Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2011
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for South Dakota was 823.74K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (171.48K), followed by Pennington County (102.44K), and Lincoln County (46.81K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2011 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2011
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Minnehaha County | 171482 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 102443 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 46808 |
| 4 | Brown County | 36932 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 32151 |
| 6 | Codington County | 27431 |
| 7 | Meade County | 25504 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 24335 |
| 9 | Yankton County | 22507 |
| 10 | Davison County | 19723 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 17712 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 17317 |
| 13 | Union County | 14641 |
| 14 | Clay County | 13993 |
| 15 | Oglala Lakota County | 13897 |
| 16 | Lake County | 11563 |
| 17 | Butte County | 10312 |
| 18 | Roberts County | 10291 |
| 19 | Todd County | 9848 |
| 20 | Charles Mix County | 9187 |
| 21 | Turner County | 8356 |
| 22 | Custer County | 8346 |
| 23 | Grant County | 7358 |
| 24 | Hutchinson County | 7249 |
| 25 | Bon Homme County | 7016 |
| 26 | Fall River County | 6960 |
| 27 | Spink County | 6562 |
| 28 | Moody County | 6499 |
| 29 | Hamlin County | 5964 |
| 30 | Day County | 5743 |
| 31 | Tripp County | 5634 |
| 32 | Walworth County | 5561 |
| 33 | McCook County | 5539 |
| 34 | Dewey County | 5396 |
| 35 | Brule County | 5296 |
| 36 | Kingsbury County | 5167 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 4627 |
| 38 | Deuel County | 4368 |
| 39 | Gregory County | 4223 |
| 40 | Edmunds County | 4042 |
| 41 | Corson County | 4034 |
| 42 | Lyman County | 3808 |
| 43 | Clark County | 3597 |
| 44 | Bennett County | 3450 |
| 45 | Hand County | 3435 |
| 46 | Hanson County | 3375 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 3158 |
| 48 | Perkins County | 3017 |
| 49 | Stanley County | 2979 |
| 50 | Douglas County | 2970 |
| 51 | Ziebach County | 2840 |
| 52 | Aurora County | 2716 |
| 53 | McPherson County | 2451 |
| 54 | Potter County | 2370 |
| 55 | Faulk County | 2355 |
| 55 | Sanborn County | 2355 |
| 56 | Miner County | 2325 |
| 57 | Jerauld County | 2075 |
| 58 | Mellette County | 2073 |
| 59 | Buffalo County | 1979 |
| 60 | Haakon County | 1918 |
| 61 | Campbell County | 1425 |
| 62 | Hyde County | 1399 |
| 63 | Sully County | 1374 |
| 64 | Harding County | 1275 |
| 65 | Jones County | 1004 |