Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for South Dakota was 863.69K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (186.56K), followed by Pennington County (109.24K), and Lincoln County (54.57K).

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 2016
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2016
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1 Minnehaha County 186562
2 Pennington County 109240
3 Lincoln County 54568
4 Brown County 38884
5 Brookings County 34371
6 Codington County 28069
7 Meade County 27374
8 Lawrence County 25389
9 Yankton County 22653
10 Davison County 20034
11 Beadle County 18154
12 Hughes County 17615
13 Union County 15174
14 Oglala Lakota County 14426
15 Clay County 13980
16 Lake County 12621
17 Todd County 10253
18 Roberts County 10192
19 Butte County 10130
20 Charles Mix County 9363
21 Custer County 8614
22 Turner County 8258
23 Hutchinson County 7331
24 Grant County 7223
25 Bon Homme County 6939
26 Fall River County 6779
27 Moody County 6499
28 Spink County 6483
29 Hamlin County 5916
30 Dewey County 5787
31 Day County 5515
32 McCook County 5513
33 Tripp County 5502
34 Walworth County 5469
35 Brule County 5202
36 Kingsbury County 4970
37 Marshall County 4835
38 Deuel County 4244
39 Gregory County 4157
40 Corson County 4098
41 Edmunds County 3937
42 Lyman County 3905
43 Clark County 3634
44 Bennett County 3458
45 Hanson County 3385
46 Hand County 3275
47 Jackson County 3271
48 Stanley County 3016
49 Perkins County 2958
50 Douglas County 2911
51 Ziebach County 2870
52 Aurora County 2772
53 McPherson County 2414
54 Sanborn County 2371
55 Faulk County 2318
56 Potter County 2261
57 Miner County 2233
58 Mellette County 2071
59 Buffalo County 2035
60 Jerauld County 2007
61 Haakon County 1884
62 Sully County 1409
63 Campbell County 1387
64 Hyde County 1330
65 Harding County 1266
66 Jones County 929