South Dakota Population By County in 2015

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the population of South Dakota was 854,663. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha[object Promise] had the highest population (183,563), followed by Pennington[object Promise] (108,212), and Lincoln[object Promise] (52,997). Jones[object Promise] was the least populated county (917).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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South Dakota Population By County in 2015
South Dakota Population By County in 2015
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2745 0.32
Beadle 18146 2.12
Bennett 3407 0.40
Bon Homme 6942 0.81
Brookings 33861 3.96
Brown 38434 4.50
Brule 5239 0.61
Buffalo 2099 0.25
Butte 10219 1.20
Campbell 1414 0.17
Charles Mix 9359 1.10
Clark 3652 0.43
Clay 13798 1.61
Codington 27907 3.27
Corson 4172 0.49
Custer 8456 0.99
Davison 19922 2.33
Day 5504 0.64
Deuel 4326 0.51
Dewey 5702 0.67
Douglas 2947 0.35
Edmunds 3998 0.47
Fall River 6809 0.80
Faulk 2310 0.27
Grant 7221 0.85
Gregory 4195 0.49
Haakon 1849 0.22
Hamlin 5977 0.70
Hand 3305 0.39
Hanson 3388 0.40
Harding 1269 0.15
Hughes 17579 2.06
Hutchinson 7270 0.85
Hyde 1387 0.16
Jackson 3281 0.38
Jerauld 2021 0.24
Jones 917 0.11
Kingsbury 4951 0.58
Lake 12350 1.45
Lawrence 24862 2.91
Lincoln 52997 6.20
Lyman 3875 0.45
McCook 5485 0.64
McPherson 2399 0.28
Marshall 4830 0.56
Meade 26794 3.14
Mellette 2027 0.24
Miner 2208 0.26
Minnehaha 183563 21.48
Moody 6454 0.76
Oglala Lakota 14364 1.68
Pennington 108212 12.66
Perkins 2983 0.35
Potter 2297 0.27
Roberts 10210 1.20
Sanborn 2348 0.28
Spink 6555 0.77
Stanley 2978 0.35
Sully 1402 0.16
Todd 10050 1.18
Tripp 5423 0.64
Turner 8133 0.95
Union 14934 1.75
Walworth 5412 0.63
Yankton 22702 2.66
Ziebach 2838 0.33