South Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for South Dakota was 802,650 and represented 98.38% of the total South Dakota population.

Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest citizen population (164.06K), followed by Pennington (100.24K), and Lincoln (44.80K).

In terms of percentages, Bennett had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Brule (100.00%), and Buffalo (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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South Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2012

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Minnehaha	164055	96.31
Pennington	100235	99.01
Lincoln	44795	99.42
Brown	36115	98.78
Brookings	30985	96.90
Codington	27125	99.41
Meade	25310	99.43
Lawrence	23785	98.84
Yankton	22115	98.57
Davison	19315	98.98
Hughes	16970	99.44
Beadle	16235	93.47
Union	14255	99.17
Shannon	13680	99.96
Clay	13675	97.92
Lake	11210	98.64
Roberts	10115	99.56
Butte	10065	99.46
Todd	9695	99.85
Charles Mix	9115	99.89
Turner	8325	99.76
Custer	8205	99.82
Hutchinson	7245	99.45
Grant	7185	98.09
Fall River	7010	99.72
Bon Homme	6985	99.22
Spink	6455	99.54
Moody	6405	98.92
Hamlin	5790	98.55
Day	5645	99.47
Tripp	5600	99.82
McCook	5525	98.84
Walworth	5405	99.27
Dewey	5355	99.91
Brule	5235	100.00
Kingsbury	5095	98.74
Marshall	4570	98.70
Deuel	4310	98.51
Gregory	4240	99.77
Corson	4040	99.88
Edmunds	4030	99.51
Lyman	3735	99.60
Clark	3605	98.63
Bennett	3430	100.00
Hand	3390	99.85
Hanson	3360	99.85
Jackson	3045	99.35
Douglas	2975	99.50
Stanley	2940	100.00
Perkins	2880	99.65
Ziebach	2790	99.82
Aurora	2670	97.98
McPherson	2470	99.40
Faulk	2370	99.79
Miner	2360	99.79
Sanborn	2335	99.15
Potter	2320	99.79
Mellette	2055	100.00
Jerauld	2005	98.04
Buffalo	1950	100.00
Haakon	1845	99.73
Hyde	1430	99.65
Campbell	1405	98.94
Sully	1350	97.83
Harding	1345	98.54
Jones	1080	99.54