South Dakota Population By County in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of South Dakota was 909,869. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (203,845), followed by Pennington (114,306), and Lincoln (71,024). Jones was the least populated county (875).

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 2022
South Dakota Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2762 0.30
Beadle 19488 2.14
Bennett 3333 0.37
Bon Homme 7064 0.78
Brookings 35491 3.90
Brown 37901 4.17
Brule 5301 0.58
Buffalo 1854 0.20
Butte 10790 1.19
Campbell 1355 0.15
Charles Mix 9232 1.01
Clark 3923 0.43
Clay 15301 1.68
Codington 28736 3.16
Corson 3817 0.42
Custer 9021 0.99
Davison 19907 2.19
Day 5475 0.60
Deuel 4361 0.48
Dewey 5142 0.56
Douglas 2787 0.31
Edmunds 4071 0.45
Fall River 7397 0.81
Faulk 2122 0.23
Grant 7486 0.82
Gregory 3999 0.44
Haakon 1834 0.20
Hamlin 6394 0.70
Hand 3112 0.34
Hanson 3479 0.38
Harding 1339 0.15
Hughes 17681 1.94
Hutchinson 7351 0.81
Hyde 1199 0.13
Jackson 2832 0.31
Jerauld 1662 0.18
Jones 875 0.10
Kingsbury 5279 0.58
Lake 10940 1.20
Lawrence 27240 2.99
Lincoln 71024 7.81
Lyman 3705 0.41
McCook 5768 0.63
McPherson 2396 0.26
Marshall 4363 0.48
Meade 30702 3.37
Mellette 1873 0.21
Miner 2285 0.25
Minnehaha 203845 22.40
Moody 6382 0.70
Oglala Lakota 13508 1.49
Pennington 114306 12.56
Perkins 2809 0.31
Potter 2446 0.27
Roberts 10139 1.11
Sanborn 2403 0.26
Spink 6228 0.68
Stanley 3017 0.33
Sully 1482 0.16
Todd 9233 1.01
Tripp 5579 0.61
Turner 8888 0.98
Union 17063 1.88
Walworth 5286 0.58
Yankton 23412 2.57
Ziebach 2394 0.26