South Dakota Population By County in 2019

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the population of South Dakota was 887,127. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (194,153), followed by Pennington (114,407), and Lincoln (61,235). Jones was the least populated county (911).

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 2019
South Dakota Population By County in 2019
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2749 0.31
Beadle 18389 2.07
Bennett 3364 0.38
Bon Homme 6911 0.78
Brookings 35463 4.00
Brown 38883 4.38
Brule 5222 0.59
Buffalo 1982 0.22
Butte 10418 1.17
Campbell 1380 0.16
Charles Mix 9286 1.05
Clark 3740 0.42
Clay 14096 1.59
Codington 28092 3.17
Corson 4076 0.46
Custer 8929 1.01
Davison 19865 2.24
Day 5414 0.61
Deuel 4334 0.49
Dewey 5872 0.66
Douglas 2911 0.33
Edmunds 3857 0.44
Fall River 6688 0.75
Faulk 2307 0.26
Grant 7102 0.80
Gregory 4183 0.47
Haakon 1866 0.21
Hamlin 6224 0.70
Hand 3170 0.36
Hanson 3463 0.39
Harding 1307 0.15
Hughes 17487 1.97
Hutchinson 7287 0.82
Hyde 1295 0.15
Jackson 3335 0.38
Jerauld 2014 0.23
Jones 911 0.10
Kingsbury 4907 0.55
Lake 12769 1.44
Lawrence 25908 2.92
Lincoln 61235 6.90
Lyman 3787 0.43
McCook 5560 0.63
McPherson 2388 0.27
Marshall 4913 0.55
Meade 28469 3.21
Mellette 2068 0.23
Miner 2221 0.25
Minnehaha 194153 21.89
Moody 6555 0.74
Oglala Lakota 14171 1.60
Pennington 114407 12.90
Perkins 2833 0.32
Potter 2149 0.24
Roberts 10399 1.17
Sanborn 2345 0.26
Spink 6401 0.72
Stanley 3129 0.35
Sully 1377 0.16
Todd 10303 1.16
Tripp 5430 0.61
Turner 8316 0.94
Union 16003 1.80
Walworth 5421 0.61
Yankton 22837 2.57
Ziebach 2801 0.32