South Dakota Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of South Dakota was 863,693. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (186,562), followed by Pennington County (109,240), and Lincoln County (54,568). Jones County was the least populated county (929).

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 2016
South Dakota Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2772 0.32
Beadle 18154 2.10
Bennett 3458 0.40
Bon Homme 6939 0.80
Brookings 34371 3.98
Brown 38884 4.50
Brule 5202 0.60
Buffalo 2035 0.24
Butte 10130 1.17
Campbell 1387 0.16
Charles Mix 9363 1.08
Clark 3634 0.42
Clay 13980 1.62
Codington 28069 3.25
Corson 4098 0.47
Custer 8614 1.00
Davison 20034 2.32
Day 5515 0.64
Deuel 4244 0.49
Dewey 5787 0.67
Douglas 2911 0.34
Edmunds 3937 0.46
Fall River 6779 0.79
Faulk 2318 0.27
Grant 7223 0.84
Gregory 4157 0.48
Haakon 1884 0.22
Hamlin 5916 0.69
Hand 3275 0.38
Hanson 3385 0.39
Harding 1266 0.15
Hughes 17615 2.04
Hutchinson 7331 0.85
Hyde 1330 0.15
Jackson 3271 0.38
Jerauld 2007 0.23
Jones 929 0.11
Kingsbury 4970 0.57
Lake 12621 1.46
Lawrence 25389 2.94
Lincoln 54568 6.32
Lyman 3905 0.45
McCook 5513 0.64
McPherson 2414 0.28
Marshall 4835 0.56
Meade 27374 3.17
Mellette 2071 0.24
Miner 2233 0.26
Minnehaha 186562 21.60
Moody 6499 0.75
Oglala Lakota 14426 1.67
Pennington 109240 12.65
Perkins 2958 0.34
Potter 2261 0.26
Roberts 10192 1.18
Sanborn 2371 0.28
Spink 6483 0.75
Stanley 3016 0.35
Sully 1409 0.16
Todd 10253 1.19
Tripp 5502 0.64
Turner 8258 0.96
Union 15174 1.76
Walworth 5469 0.63
Yankton 22653 2.62
Ziebach 2870 0.33