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South Dakota counties

Compare all 66 counties and county equivalents in South Dakota by income, housing, employment, education, health, and population.

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66 counties Publication gate: population ≥ 100,000 or largest in state
RankCountyPopulationIncome Home valueUnemploymentDegree+Life exp.Profile
#1 Minnehaha County 203,289 $76,880 $287,600 1.7% 35.2% 77 yrs Open
#2 Pennington County 113,512 $74,517 $302,200 1.8% 34.6% 76.1 yrs Open
#3 Lincoln County 70,638 $99,166 $348,300 1.5% 44.4% 83.8 yrs Data row
#4 Brown County 37,877 $70,898 $221,100 1.8% 33.8% 78.5 yrs Data row
#5 Brookings County 35,353 $70,064 $264,600 1.8% 42.5% 79.9 yrs Data row
#6 Meade County 30,546 $74,790 $310,900 1.7% 27.8% 78.5 yrs Data row
#7 Codington County 28,767 $72,727 $237,700 1.6% 21.4% 78.8 yrs Data row
#8 Lawrence County 27,233 $73,384 $346,500 1.7% 32.9% 79.4 yrs Data row
#9 Yankton County 23,414 $72,821 $225,900 1.5% 31.4% 79.2 yrs Data row
#10 Davison County 19,952 $66,208 $205,800 1.5% 22.6% 78.5 yrs Data row
#11 Beadle County 19,309 $67,681 $175,100 1.7% 27.2% 78.4 yrs Data row
#12 Hughes County 17,664 $81,395 $242,000 1.5% 39% 75.7 yrs Data row
#13 Union County 17,081 $89,636 $301,100 1.9% 37% 80.8 yrs Data row
#14 Clay County 15,219 $56,850 $232,300 1.8% 45.4% 77.2 yrs Data row
#15 Oglala Lakota County 13,491 $41,417 $52,900 5.4% 11.8% 56.9 yrs Data row
#16 Lake County 10,972 $76,808 $247,600 1.5% 34.6% 79.8 yrs Data row
#17 Butte County 10,676 $75,652 $244,600 1.6% 19.9% 78.6 yrs Data row
#18 Roberts County 10,221 $65,130 $154,500 2.7% 18.6% 72.2 yrs Data row
#19 Charles Mix County 9,281 $64,038 $170,600 1.8% 25.7% 71.4 yrs Data row
#20 Todd County 9,244 $42,075 $53,900 4.1% 16.6% 58.7 yrs Data row
#21 Custer County 8,892 $84,112 $372,100 2.2% 31.6% 81.5 yrs Data row
#22 Turner County 8,882 $75,771 $222,900 1.7% 27.3% 78 yrs Data row
#23 Grant County 7,563 $75,028 $171,000 2.4% 25.3% 78.5 yrs Data row
#24 Hutchinson County 7,404 $73,977 $163,000 1.8% 28.8% 78.7 yrs Data row
#25 Fall River County 7,258 $67,917 $193,200 2.3% 29.4% 72.9 yrs Data row
#26 Bon Homme County 7,044 $64,435 $134,100 2% 19.6% 76.6 yrs Data row
#27 Moody County 6,397 $78,427 $226,500 2.1% 30.4% 75.8 yrs Data row
#28 Hamlin County 6,373 $87,101 $208,600 1.5% 24.5% 77.3 yrs Data row
#29 Spink County 6,219 $70,139 $123,300 2% 28.2% 77.2 yrs Data row
#30 McCook County 5,751 $83,852 $230,100 1.6% 29.9% 76.7 yrs Data row
#31 Tripp County 5,611 $58,987 $132,900 1.4% 17.7% 74.5 yrs Data row
#32 Day County 5,437 $66,033 $173,600 1.9% 22% 78.3 yrs Data row
#33 Brule County 5,283 $73,720 $216,800 1.3% 28.7% 79.1 yrs Data row
#34 Walworth County 5,271 $65,026 $136,600 2.4% 29.6% 76.9 yrs Data row
#35 Kingsbury County 5,244 $74,000 $169,500 1.8% 23.1% 79.4 yrs Data row
#36 Dewey County 5,205 $54,104 $69,600 4.8% 18.8% 56.7 yrs Data row
#37 Marshall County 4,344 $78,156 $156,500 1.9% 25.4% 79.3 yrs Data row
#38 Deuel County 4,328 $83,112 $205,900 2% 25.1% 79.2 yrs Data row
#39 Edmunds County 4,048 $81,630 $163,300 1.8% 28.2% 79.1 yrs Data row
#40 Gregory County 4,016 $62,917 $139,900 1.6% 22.2% 73.7 yrs Data row
#41 Clark County 3,917 $70,726 $158,400 2% 19.7% 81 yrs Data row
#42 Corson County 3,806 $46,406 $69,800 3.5% 19% 58.7 yrs Data row
#43 Lyman County 3,724 $67,143 $165,800 2.2% 24.5% 68.3 yrs Data row
#44 Hanson County 3,472 $81,071 $191,200 2.2% 22.5% 78.1 yrs Data row
#45 Bennett County 3,345 $53,750 $156,400 3.1% 18.3% 67.9 yrs Data row
#46 Hand County 3,140 $74,635 $159,300 1.3% 28.4% 78.5 yrs Data row
#47 Stanley County 3,015 $87,712 $203,500 1.5% 28.2% 78.6 yrs Data row
#48 Perkins County 3,001 $66,908 $114,600 1.4% 24.9% 78.7 yrs Data row
#49 Douglas County 2,828 $86,442 $166,900 1.8% 24.9% 80.9 yrs Data row
#50 Jackson County 2,802 $35,417 $117,300 3.4% 12.4% 64.1 yrs Data row
#51 Aurora County 2,642 $72,885 $151,900 1.6% 21.4% 75.9 yrs Data row
#52 Potter County 2,388 $72,045 $121,300 2% 27.2% 80.7 yrs Data row
#53 Sanborn County 2,384 $78,750 $135,600 1.5% 21.3% 77.4 yrs Data row
#54 Ziebach County 2,377 $53,958 $99,600 3.4% 15.2% 65.8 yrs Data row
#55 Miner County 2,300 $76,140 $142,600 2.7% 16.7% 77.9 yrs Data row
#56 McPherson County 2,145 $66,906 $85,600 2% 26.5% 81.7 yrs Data row
#57 Faulk County 2,126 $57,750 $147,500 1.5% 22.6% 77.2 yrs Data row
#58 Mellette County 1,943 $54,076 $84,100 2.9% 19.1% 61.6 yrs Data row
#59 Buffalo County 1,808 $47,045 $117,800 4.6% 9.9% 54 yrs Data row
#60 Jerauld County 1,772 $73,750 $150,800 1.8% 21.3% 83 yrs Data row
#61 Haakon County 1,722 $65,625 $164,200 1.7% 21.5% 80.1 yrs Data row
#62 Campbell County 1,593 $68,929 $115,900 2.3% 36% — Data row
#63 Sully County 1,526 $72,578 $205,400 1.6% 24.1% — Data row
#64 Hyde County 1,191 $73,472 $181,600 2% 20.3% — Data row
#65 Harding County 1,148 $80,441 $166,100 1.4% 30.4% — Data row
#66 Jones County 1,004 $65,119 $139,600 3.3% 27.4% — Data row

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Every county stays available in this directory, but a standalone profile is published only when population is at least 100,000 or the county is the largest in its state. This keeps smaller counties comparable without producing thousands of thin pages.

Five-digit FIPS—not the county name—is the join key. ACS supplies income, housing, population, and education; BLS LAUS supplies annual employment; County Health Rankings supplies health outcomes and access.