Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for South Dakota was 854.66K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (183.56K), followed by Pennington County (108.21K), and Lincoln County (53.00K).

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 2015
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2015
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 183563
2 Pennington County 108212
3 Lincoln County 52997
4 Brown County 38434
5 Brookings County 33861
6 Codington County 27907
7 Meade County 26794
8 Lawrence County 24862
9 Yankton County 22702
10 Davison County 19922
11 Beadle County 18146
12 Hughes County 17579
13 Union County 14934
14 Oglala Lakota County 14364
15 Clay County 13798
16 Lake County 12350
17 Butte County 10219
18 Roberts County 10210
19 Todd County 10050
20 Charles Mix County 9359
21 Custer County 8456
22 Turner County 8133
23 Hutchinson County 7270
24 Grant County 7221
25 Bon Homme County 6942
26 Fall River County 6809
27 Spink County 6555
28 Moody County 6454
29 Hamlin County 5977
30 Dewey County 5702
31 Day County 5504
32 McCook County 5485
33 Tripp County 5423
34 Walworth County 5412
35 Brule County 5239
36 Kingsbury County 4951
37 Marshall County 4830
38 Deuel County 4326
39 Gregory County 4195
40 Corson County 4172
41 Edmunds County 3998
42 Lyman County 3875
43 Clark County 3652
44 Bennett County 3407
45 Hanson County 3388
46 Hand County 3305
47 Jackson County 3281
48 Perkins County 2983
49 Stanley County 2978
50 Douglas County 2947
51 Ziebach County 2838
52 Aurora County 2745
53 McPherson County 2399
54 Sanborn County 2348
55 Faulk County 2310
56 Potter County 2297
57 Miner County 2208
58 Buffalo County 2099
59 Mellette County 2027
60 Jerauld County 2021
61 Haakon County 1849
62 Campbell County 1414
63 Sully County 1402
64 Hyde County 1387
65 Harding County 1269
66 Jones County 917