Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for South Dakota was 924.67K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (208.64K), followed by Pennington County (115.98K), and Lincoln County (75.24K).

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 2024
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population in 2024
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1 Minnehaha County 208639
2 Pennington County 115979
3 Lincoln County 75244
4 Brown County 37495
5 Brookings County 36359
6 Meade County 30918
7 Codington County 29278
8 Lawrence County 28809
9 Yankton County 23509
10 Davison County 19907
11 Beadle County 19459
12 Hughes County 17526
13 Union County 17402
14 Clay County 15245
15 Oglala Lakota County 13360
16 Lake County 11006
17 Butte County 10891
18 Roberts County 10283
19 Charles Mix County 9343
20 Custer County 9330
21 Todd County 9172
22 Turner County 9087
23 Grant County 7618
24 Hutchinson County 7416
25 Fall River County 7359
26 Bon Homme County 7071
27 Hamlin County 6596
28 Moody County 6529
29 Spink County 6108
30 McCook County 5771
31 Tripp County 5717
32 Day County 5408
33 Dewey County 5322
34 Walworth County 5270
35 Brule County 5261
35 Kingsbury County 5261
36 Marshall County 4395
37 Deuel County 4335
38 Gregory County 4110
39 Edmunds County 4027
40 Clark County 3974
41 Corson County 3747
42 Lyman County 3721
43 Hanson County 3477
44 Bennett County 3289
45 Hand County 3097
46 Stanley County 3015
47 Douglas County 2849
48 Perkins County 2832
49 Aurora County 2752
50 Jackson County 2737
51 Ziebach County 2418
52 Potter County 2402
53 Sanborn County 2392
54 McPherson County 2307
55 Miner County 2303
56 Faulk County 2136
57 Haakon County 1834
57 Mellette County 1834
58 Buffalo County 1825
59 Jerauld County 1689
60 Sully County 1468
61 Campbell County 1342
62 Harding County 1325
63 Hyde County 1215
64 Jones County 874