Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for South Dakota was 887.13K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (194.15K), followed by Pennington County (114.41K), and Lincoln County (61.24K).

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 2019
Minnehaha
194.15K
Pennington
114.41K
Lincoln
61.24K
Brown
38.88K
Brookings
35.46K
Meade
28.47K
Codington
28.09K
Lawrence
25.91K
Yankton
22.84K
Davison
19.86K
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2019
Rank
County
Population
1 Minnehaha County 194,153
2 Pennington County 114,407
3 Lincoln County 61,235
4 Brown County 38,883
5 Brookings County 35,463
6 Meade County 28,469
7 Codington County 28,092
8 Lawrence County 25,908
9 Yankton County 22,837
10 Davison County 19,865
11 Beadle County 18,389
12 Hughes County 17,487
13 Union County 16,003
14 Oglala Lakota County 14,171
15 Clay County 14,096
16 Lake County 12,769
17 Butte County 10,418
18 Roberts County 10,399
19 Todd County 10,303
20 Charles Mix County 9,286
21 Custer County 8,929
22 Turner County 8,316
23 Hutchinson County 7,287
24 Grant County 7,102
25 Bon Homme County 6,911
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