Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for South Dakota was 919.32K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (206.93K), followed by Pennington County (115.90K), and Lincoln County (73.24K).

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 2023
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2023
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1 Minnehaha County 206930
2 Pennington County 115903
3 Lincoln County 73238
4 Brown County 37733
5 Brookings County 35980
6 Meade County 30954
7 Codington County 28971
8 Lawrence County 28053
9 Yankton County 23517
10 Davison County 19922
11 Beadle County 19591
12 Hughes County 17624
13 Union County 17183
14 Clay County 15431
15 Oglala Lakota County 13434
16 Lake County 11031
17 Butte County 10863
18 Roberts County 10206
19 Charles Mix County 9240
20 Todd County 9199
21 Custer County 9117
22 Turner County 9027
23 Grant County 7553
24 Hutchinson County 7394
25 Fall River County 7393
26 Bon Homme County 7065
27 Hamlin County 6451
28 Moody County 6450
29 Spink County 6166
30 McCook County 5809
31 Tripp County 5621
32 Day County 5451
33 Brule County 5311
34 Kingsbury County 5276
35 Walworth County 5269
36 Dewey County 5208
37 Marshall County 4390
38 Deuel County 4354
39 Edmunds County 4057
40 Gregory County 4018
41 Clark County 3948
42 Corson County 3782
43 Lyman County 3705
44 Hanson County 3471
45 Bennett County 3305
46 Hand County 3107
47 Stanley County 3043
48 Douglas County 2838
49 Perkins County 2834
50 Aurora County 2782
51 Jackson County 2776
52 Potter County 2413
53 Sanborn County 2399
54 McPherson County 2334
55 Ziebach County 2322
56 Miner County 2280
57 Faulk County 2151
58 Buffalo County 1884
59 Haakon County 1851
59 Mellette County 1851
60 Jerauld County 1660
61 Sully County 1494
62 Campbell County 1340
63 Harding County 1324
64 Hyde County 1186
65 Jones County 855