Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for South Dakota was 854.66K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (183.56K), followed by Pennington County (108.21K), and Lincoln County (53.00K).

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 2015
Minnehaha
183.56K
Pennington
108.21K
Lincoln
53.00K
Brown
38.43K
Brookings
33.86K
Codington
27.91K
Meade
26.79K
Lawrence
24.86K
Yankton
22.70K
Davison
19.92K
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2015
Rank
County
Population
1 Minnehaha County 183,563
2 Pennington County 108,212
3 Lincoln County 52,997
4 Brown County 38,434
5 Brookings County 33,861
6 Codington County 27,907
7 Meade County 26,794
8 Lawrence County 24,862
9 Yankton County 22,702
10 Davison County 19,922
11 Beadle County 18,146
12 Hughes County 17,579
13 Union County 14,934
14 Oglala Lakota County 14,364
15 Clay County 13,798
16 Lake County 12,350
17 Butte County 10,219
18 Roberts County 10,210
19 Todd County 10,050
20 Charles Mix County 9,359
21 Custer County 8,456
22 Turner County 8,133
23 Hutchinson County 7,270
24 Grant County 7,221
25 Bon Homme County 6,942
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