South Dakota Population By County in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the population of South Dakota was 919,318. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (206,930), followed by Pennington (115,903), and Lincoln (73,238). Jones was the least populated county (855).

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 2023
South Dakota Population By County in 2023
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2782 0.30
Beadle 19591 2.13
Bennett 3305 0.36
Bon Homme 7065 0.77
Brookings 35980 3.91
Brown 37733 4.10
Brule 5311 0.58
Buffalo 1884 0.21
Butte 10863 1.18
Campbell 1340 0.15
Charles Mix 9240 1.00
Clark 3948 0.43
Clay 15431 1.68
Codington 28971 3.15
Corson 3782 0.41
Custer 9117 0.99
Davison 19922 2.17
Day 5451 0.59
Deuel 4354 0.47
Dewey 5208 0.57
Douglas 2838 0.31
Edmunds 4057 0.44
Fall River 7393 0.80
Faulk 2151 0.23
Grant 7553 0.82
Gregory 4018 0.44
Haakon 1851 0.20
Hamlin 6451 0.70
Hand 3107 0.34
Hanson 3471 0.38
Harding 1324 0.14
Hughes 17624 1.92
Hutchinson 7394 0.80
Hyde 1186 0.13
Jackson 2776 0.30
Jerauld 1660 0.18
Jones 855 0.09
Kingsbury 5276 0.57
Lake 11031 1.20
Lawrence 28053 3.05
Lincoln 73238 7.97
Lyman 3705 0.40
McCook 5809 0.63
McPherson 2334 0.25
Marshall 4390 0.48
Meade 30954 3.37
Mellette 1851 0.20
Miner 2280 0.25
Minnehaha 206930 22.51
Moody 6450 0.70
Oglala Lakota 13434 1.46
Pennington 115903 12.61
Perkins 2834 0.31
Potter 2413 0.26
Roberts 10206 1.11
Sanborn 2399 0.26
Spink 6166 0.67
Stanley 3043 0.33
Sully 1494 0.16
Todd 9199 1.00
Tripp 5621 0.61
Turner 9027 0.98
Union 17183 1.87
Walworth 5269 0.57
Yankton 23517 2.56
Ziebach 2322 0.25