South Dakota Population By County in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of South Dakota was 909,723. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (203,675), followed by Pennington (114,269), and Lincoln (71,156). Jones was the least populated county (870).

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South Dakota Population By County in 2022
South Dakota Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2772 0.31
Beadle 19356 2.13
Bennett 3339 0.37
Bon Homme 7088 0.78
Brookings 35442 3.90
Brown 37915 4.17
Brule 5324 0.59
Buffalo 1848 0.20
Butte 10788 1.19
Campbell 1367 0.15
Charles Mix 9237 1.01
Clark 3945 0.43
Clay 15277 1.68
Codington 28756 3.16
Corson 3797 0.42
Custer 9024 0.99
Davison 20025 2.20
Day 5478 0.60
Deuel 4357 0.48
Dewey 5078 0.56
Douglas 2797 0.31
Edmunds 4103 0.45
Fall River 7373 0.81
Faulk 2117 0.23
Grant 7535 0.83
Gregory 3993 0.44
Haakon 1830 0.20
Hamlin 6395 0.70
Hand 3123 0.34
Hanson 3461 0.38
Harding 1329 0.15
Hughes 17674 1.94
Hutchinson 7375 0.81
Hyde 1196 0.13
Jackson 2833 0.31
Jerauld 1645 0.18
Jones 870 0.10
Kingsbury 5282 0.58
Lake 10945 1.20
Lawrence 27234 2.99
Lincoln 71156 7.82
Lyman 3717 0.41
McCook 5775 0.64
McPherson 2401 0.26
Marshall 4354 0.48
Meade 30679 3.37
Mellette 1867 0.21
Miner 2289 0.25
Minnehaha 203675 22.39
Moody 6366 0.70
Oglala Lakota 13482 1.48
Pennington 114269 12.56
Perkins 2807 0.31
Potter 2450 0.27
Roberts 10157 1.12
Sanborn 2413 0.27
Spink 6232 0.69
Stanley 3014 0.33
Sully 1478 0.16
Todd 9256 1.02
Tripp 5548 0.61
Turner 8890 0.98
Union 17083 1.88
Walworth 5266 0.58
Yankton 23407 2.57
Ziebach 2369 0.26