South Dakota 2020 Census Population Density By County Map

Updated on October 16, 2023.

The population density of South Dakota from the 2020 Census was 11.7, based on data from the US Census Bureau.

Minnehaha County had the highest population density (244.43), followed by Lincoln County (112.87), and then Davison County (45.81). On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest population density were: Harding County (0.49), Jones County (0.95), and Perkins County (0.99).

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

South Dakota 2020 Census Population Density By County
South Dakota 2020 Census Population Density By County
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County Population Density
Aurora 3.88
Beadle 15.21
Bennett 2.85
Bon Homme 12.43
Brookings 43.39
Brown 22.36
Brule 6.42
Buffalo 4.13
Butte 4.55
Campbell 1.88
Charles Mix 8.54
Clark 4.01
Clay 36.33
Codington 41.20
Corson 1.58
Custer 5.34
Davison 45.81
Day 5.30
Deuel 6.90
Dewey 2.28
Douglas 6.57
Edmunds 3.54
Fall River 4.01
Faulk 2.17
Grant 11.09
Gregory 3.94
Haakon 1.03
Hamlin 12.16
Hand 2.19
Hanson 7.96
Harding 0.49
Hughes 23.96
Hutchinson 9.14
Hyde 1.47
Jackson 1.51
Jerauld 3.16
Jones 0.95
Kingsbury 6.23
Lake 19.65
Lawrence 32.21
Lincoln 112.87
Lyman 2.26
McCook 9.90
McPherson 2.12
Marshall 5.14
Meade 8.60
Mellette 1.47
Miner 4.03
Minnehaha 244.43
Moody 12.20
Oglala Lakota 6.53
Pennington 39.33
Perkins 0.99
Potter 2.87
Roberts 9.34
Sanborn 4.09
Spink 4.23
Stanley 2.06
Sully 1.44
Todd 6.71
Tripp 3.49
Turner 14.06
Union 36.49
Walworth 7.50
Yankton 44.73
Ziebach 1.23