South Dakota Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of South Dakota was 823,740. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (171,482), followed by Pennington (102,443), and Lincoln (46,808). Jones was the least populated county (1,004).

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South Dakota Population By County in 2011
South Dakota Population By County in 2011
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2716 0.33
Beadle 17712 2.15
Bennett 3450 0.42
Bon Homme 7016 0.85
Brookings 32151 3.90
Brown 36932 4.48
Brule 5296 0.64
Buffalo 1979 0.24
Butte 10312 1.25
Campbell 1425 0.17
Charles Mix 9187 1.12
Clark 3597 0.44
Clay 13993 1.70
Codington 27431 3.33
Corson 4034 0.49
Custer 8346 1.01
Davison 19723 2.39
Day 5743 0.70
Deuel 4368 0.53
Dewey 5396 0.66
Douglas 2970 0.36
Edmunds 4042 0.49
Fall River 6960 0.85
Faulk 2355 0.29
Grant 7358 0.89
Gregory 4223 0.51
Haakon 1918 0.23
Hamlin 5964 0.72
Hand 3435 0.42
Hanson 3375 0.41
Harding 1275 0.16
Hughes 17317 2.10
Hutchinson 7249 0.88
Hyde 1399 0.17
Jackson 3158 0.38
Jerauld 2075 0.25
Jones 1004 0.12
Kingsbury 5167 0.63
Lake 11563 1.40
Lawrence 24335 2.95
Lincoln 46808 5.68
Lyman 3808 0.46
McCook 5539 0.67
McPherson 2451 0.30
Marshall 4627 0.56
Meade 25504 3.10
Mellette 2073 0.25
Miner 2325 0.28
Minnehaha 171482 20.82
Moody 6499 0.79
Oglala Lakota 13897 1.69
Pennington 102443 12.44
Perkins 3017 0.37
Potter 2370 0.29
Roberts 10291 1.25
Sanborn 2355 0.29
Spink 6562 0.80
Stanley 2979 0.36
Sully 1374 0.17
Todd 9848 1.20
Tripp 5634 0.68
Turner 8356 1.01
Union 14641 1.78
Walworth 5561 0.68
Yankton 22507 2.73
Ziebach 2840 0.35