Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2014

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Population for South Dakota was 849.67K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (180.93K), followed by Pennington County (107.61K), and Lincoln County (51.60K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2014
Minnehaha
180.93K
Pennington
107.61K
Lincoln
51.60K
Brown
38.28K
Brookings
33.30K
Codington
27.96K
Meade
26.74K
Lawrence
24.76K
Yankton
22.70K
Davison
19.97K
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2014
Rank
County
Population
1 Minnehaha County 180,925
2 Pennington County 107,613
3 Lincoln County 51,601
4 Brown County 38,278
5 Brookings County 33,304
6 Codington County 27,958
7 Meade County 26,737
8 Lawrence County 24,759
9 Yankton County 22,695
10 Davison County 19,974
11 Beadle County 18,073
12 Hughes County 17,647
13 Union County 14,996
14 Oglala Lakota County 14,217
15 Clay County 13,907
16 Lake County 12,101
17 Roberts County 10,280
18 Butte County 10,254
19 Todd County 9,958
20 Charles Mix County 9,238
21 Custer County 8,435
22 Turner County 8,193
23 Grant County 7,315
24 Hutchinson County 7,229
25 Bon Homme County 6,977
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