Southeast South Dakota News

32.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jefferson in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 677.

93.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	30	6.7
Regular high school diploma	121	27.2
GED or alternative credential	23	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	25	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	100	22.5
Associate's degree	72	16.2
Bachelor's degree	60	13.5
Master's degree	14	3.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.