Total Population in South Dakota, by County
Total Population for every county in South Dakota, ranked. The highest is Minnehaha County at 203,289 and the lowest is Jones County at 1,004.
South Dakota: 907,428 · United States:
334,922,499 · median county in South Dakota: 5,271
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| # | County |
Total Population |
|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 203,289 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 113,512 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 70,638 |
| 4 | Brown County | 37,877 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 35,353 |
| 6 | Meade County | 30,546 |
| 7 | Codington County | 28,767 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 27,233 |
| 9 | Yankton County | 23,414 |
| 10 | Davison County | 19,952 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 19,309 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 17,664 |
| 13 | Union County | 17,081 |
| 14 | Clay County | 15,219 |
| 15 | Oglala Lakota County | 13,491 |
| 16 | Lake County | 10,972 |
| 17 | Butte County | 10,676 |
| 18 | Roberts County | 10,221 |
| 19 | Charles Mix County | 9,281 |
| 20 | Todd County | 9,244 |
| 21 | Custer County | 8,892 |
| 22 | Turner County | 8,882 |
| 23 | Grant County | 7,563 |
| 24 | Hutchinson County | 7,404 |
| 25 | Fall River County | 7,258 |
| 26 | Bon Homme County | 7,044 |
| 27 | Moody County | 6,397 |
| 28 | Hamlin County | 6,373 |
| 29 | Spink County | 6,219 |
| 30 | McCook County | 5,751 |
| 31 | Tripp County | 5,611 |
| 32 | Day County | 5,437 |
| 33 | Brule County | 5,283 |
| 34 | Walworth County | 5,271 |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | 5,244 |
| 36 | Dewey County | 5,205 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 4,344 |
| 38 | Deuel County | 4,328 |
| 39 | Edmunds County | 4,048 |
| 40 | Gregory County | 4,016 |
| 41 | Clark County | 3,917 |
| 42 | Corson County | 3,806 |
| 43 | Lyman County | 3,724 |
| 44 | Hanson County | 3,472 |
| 45 | Bennett County | 3,345 |
| 46 | Hand County | 3,140 |
| 47 | Stanley County | 3,015 |
| 48 | Perkins County | 3,001 |
| 49 | Douglas County | 2,828 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 2,802 |
| 51 | Aurora County | 2,642 |
| 52 | Potter County | 2,388 |
| 53 | Sanborn County | 2,384 |
| 54 | Ziebach County | 2,377 |
| 55 | Miner County | 2,300 |
| 56 | McPherson County | 2,145 |
| 57 | Faulk County | 2,126 |
| 58 | Mellette County | 1,943 |
| 59 | Buffalo County | 1,808 |
| 60 | Jerauld County | 1,772 |
| 61 | Haakon County | 1,722 |
| 62 | Campbell County | 1,593 |
| 63 | Sully County | 1,526 |
| 64 | Hyde County | 1,191 |
| 65 | Harding County | 1,148 |
| 66 | Jones County | 1,004 |
Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.
Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.
South Dakota ranks 47th of 52 states for total population.
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