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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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 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 |
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