South Dakota Population By County in 2010

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the population of South Dakota was 816,193. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (169,964), followed by Pennington (101,253), and Lincoln (45,185). Jones was the least populated county (1,011).

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South Dakota Population By County in 2010
South Dakota Population By County in 2010
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2701 0.33
Beadle 17406 2.13
Bennett 3451 0.42
Bon Homme 7061 0.87
Brookings 32003 3.92
Brown 36655 4.49
Brule 5282 0.65
Buffalo 1934 0.24
Butte 10144 1.24
Campbell 1471 0.18
Charles Mix 9153 1.12
Clark 3698 0.45
Clay 13830 1.69
Codington 27212 3.33
Corson 4064 0.50
Custer 8275 1.01
Davison 19484 2.39
Day 5710 0.70
Deuel 4350 0.53
Dewey 5325 0.65
Douglas 2991 0.37
Edmunds 4066 0.50
Fall River 7115 0.87
Faulk 2368 0.29
Grant 7351 0.90
Gregory 4270 0.52
Haakon 1930 0.24
Hamlin 5915 0.73
Hand 3434 0.42
Hanson 3331 0.41
Harding 1246 0.15
Hughes 17077 2.09
Hutchinson 7339 0.90
Hyde 1422 0.17
Jackson 3049 0.37
Jerauld 2091 0.26
Jones 1011 0.12
Kingsbury 5132 0.63
Lake 11278 1.38
Lawrence 24204 2.97
Lincoln 45185 5.54
Lyman 3761 0.46
McCook 5609 0.69
McPherson 2455 0.30
Marshall 4643 0.57
Meade 25478 3.12
Mellette 2026 0.25
Miner 2374 0.29
Minnehaha 169964 20.82
Moody 6493 0.80
Oglala Lakota 13636 1.67
Pennington 101253 12.41
Perkins 2988 0.37
Potter 2351 0.29
Roberts 10189 1.25
Sanborn 2354 0.29
Spink 6421 0.79
Stanley 2972 0.36
Sully 1377 0.17
Todd 9643 1.18
Tripp 5647 0.69
Turner 8352 1.02
Union 14488 1.78
Walworth 5443 0.67
Yankton 22436 2.75
Ziebach 2826 0.35