Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for South Dakota was 873.73K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (189.79K), followed by Pennington County (110.69K), and Lincoln County (56.73K).

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 2017
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2017
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 189786
2 Pennington County 110686
3 Lincoln County 56732
4 Brown County 39332
5 Brookings County 34871
6 Codington County 28219
7 Meade County 28007
8 Lawrence County 25736
9 Yankton County 22691
10 Davison County 19893
11 Beadle County 18397
12 Hughes County 17697
13 Union County 15311
14 Oglala Lakota County 14392
15 Clay County 14075
16 Lake County 12814
17 Todd County 10332
18 Roberts County 10269
19 Butte County 10128
20 Charles Mix County 9402
21 Custer County 8747
22 Turner County 8290
23 Hutchinson County 7347
24 Grant County 7179
25 Bon Homme County 6955
26 Fall River County 6698
27 Spink County 6516
28 Moody County 6483
29 Hamlin County 6032
30 Dewey County 5854
31 McCook County 5549
32 Day County 5498
33 Walworth County 5480
34 Tripp County 5448
35 Brule County 5300
36 Kingsbury County 4922
37 Marshall County 4898
38 Deuel County 4302
39 Gregory County 4207
40 Corson County 4187
41 Edmunds County 3915
42 Lyman County 3869
43 Clark County 3677
44 Bennett County 3447
45 Hanson County 3411
46 Jackson County 3277
47 Hand County 3273
48 Stanley County 2987
49 Perkins County 2962
50 Douglas County 2914
51 Aurora County 2759
52 Ziebach County 2747
53 Sanborn County 2437
54 McPherson County 2403
55 Faulk County 2324
56 Potter County 2216
57 Miner County 2200
58 Mellette County 2066
59 Jerauld County 2020
60 Buffalo County 2014
61 Haakon County 1919
62 Sully County 1400
63 Campbell County 1373
64 Hyde County 1299
65 Harding County 1243
66 Jones County 918