Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for South Dakota was 918.31K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (206.46K), followed by Pennington County (115.83K), and Lincoln County (73.14K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Minnehaha County | 206464 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 115834 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 73142 |
| 4 | Brown County | 37650 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 35912 |
| 6 | Meade County | 30931 |
| 7 | Codington County | 28952 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 28106 |
| 9 | Yankton County | 23509 |
| 10 | Davison County | 19973 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 19380 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 17617 |
| 13 | Union County | 17186 |
| 14 | Clay County | 15398 |
| 15 | Oglala Lakota County | 13407 |
| 16 | Lake County | 11033 |
| 17 | Butte County | 10868 |
| 18 | Roberts County | 10222 |
| 19 | Charles Mix County | 9271 |
| 20 | Todd County | 9175 |
| 21 | Custer County | 9117 |
| 22 | Turner County | 9052 |
| 23 | Grant County | 7571 |
| 24 | Hutchinson County | 7423 |
| 25 | Fall River County | 7369 |
| 26 | Bon Homme County | 7088 |
| 27 | Hamlin County | 6450 |
| 28 | Moody County | 6444 |
| 29 | Spink County | 6149 |
| 30 | McCook County | 5809 |
| 31 | Tripp County | 5607 |
| 32 | Day County | 5445 |
| 33 | Brule County | 5326 |
| 34 | Walworth County | 5264 |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | 5262 |
| 36 | Dewey County | 5179 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 4358 |
| 38 | Deuel County | 4345 |
| 39 | Edmunds County | 4067 |
| 40 | Gregory County | 4023 |
| 41 | Clark County | 3945 |
| 42 | Corson County | 3756 |
| 43 | Lyman County | 3720 |
| 44 | Hanson County | 3457 |
| 45 | Bennett County | 3312 |
| 46 | Hand County | 3114 |
| 47 | Stanley County | 3040 |
| 48 | Douglas County | 2844 |
| 49 | Perkins County | 2823 |
| 50 | Aurora County | 2796 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 2772 |
| 52 | Potter County | 2416 |
| 53 | Sanborn County | 2407 |
| 54 | McPherson County | 2335 |
| 55 | Ziebach County | 2322 |
| 56 | Miner County | 2293 |
| 57 | Faulk County | 2135 |
| 58 | Buffalo County | 1884 |
| 59 | Haakon County | 1855 |
| 60 | Mellette County | 1843 |
| 61 | Jerauld County | 1650 |
| 62 | Sully County | 1485 |
| 63 | Campbell County | 1357 |
| 64 | Harding County | 1314 |
| 65 | Hyde County | 1190 |
| 66 | Jones County | 862 |