South Dakota Population By County in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the population of South Dakota was 918,305. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha had the highest population (206,464), followed by Pennington (115,834), and Lincoln (73,142). Jones was the least populated county (862).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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South Dakota Population By County in 2023
South Dakota Population By County in 2023
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County Population % of State Population
Aurora 2796 0.30
Beadle 19380 2.11
Bennett 3312 0.36
Bon Homme 7088 0.77
Brookings 35912 3.91
Brown 37650 4.10
Brule 5326 0.58
Buffalo 1884 0.21
Butte 10868 1.18
Campbell 1357 0.15
Charles Mix 9271 1.01
Clark 3945 0.43
Clay 15398 1.68
Codington 28952 3.15
Corson 3756 0.41
Custer 9117 0.99
Davison 19973 2.17
Day 5445 0.59
Deuel 4345 0.47
Dewey 5179 0.56
Douglas 2844 0.31
Edmunds 4067 0.44
Fall River 7369 0.80
Faulk 2135 0.23
Grant 7571 0.82
Gregory 4023 0.44
Haakon 1855 0.20
Hamlin 6450 0.70
Hand 3114 0.34
Hanson 3457 0.38
Harding 1314 0.14
Hughes 17617 1.92
Hutchinson 7423 0.81
Hyde 1190 0.13
Jackson 2772 0.30
Jerauld 1650 0.18
Jones 862 0.09
Kingsbury 5262 0.57
Lake 11033 1.20
Lawrence 28106 3.06
Lincoln 73142 7.97
Lyman 3720 0.41
McCook 5809 0.63
McPherson 2335 0.25
Marshall 4358 0.48
Meade 30931 3.37
Mellette 1843 0.20
Miner 2293 0.25
Minnehaha 206464 22.48
Moody 6444 0.70
Oglala Lakota 13407 1.46
Pennington 115834 12.61
Perkins 2823 0.31
Potter 2416 0.26
Roberts 10222 1.11
Sanborn 2407 0.26
Spink 6149 0.67
Stanley 3040 0.33
Sully 1485 0.16
Todd 9175 1.00
Tripp 5607 0.61
Turner 9052 0.99
Union 17186 1.87
Walworth 5264 0.57
Yankton 23509 2.56
Ziebach 2322 0.25