Southeast South Dakota News

38.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mitchell in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.5 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 15,566.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Mitchell residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	986	9.5
Regular high school diploma	2,191	21.2
GED or alternative credential	617	6
Some college less than 1 year	853	8.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,688	16.3
Associate's degree	1,456	14.1
Bachelor's degree	1,812	17.5
Master's degree	546	5.3
Professional school degree	141	1.4
Doctorate degree	38	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.