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Population in Rapid City, SD

Population in Rapid City, SD was 80,589 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 14 cities in 2025.

2025, persons80,589
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank2nd of 14Cities in South Dakota ranked
Series high80,5892025
Series low74,9472020

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Population in Rapid City, SD, 2020 to 2025

74K76K78K80K82K2020202120222023202420252020: 74,947 persons2021: 76,799 persons2022: 78,739 persons2023: 79,420 persons2024: 80,144 persons2025: 80,589 persons74K76K78K80K82K2020202220252020: 74,947 persons2021: 76,799 persons2022: 78,739 persons2023: 79,420 persons2024: 80,144 persons2025: 80,589 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202580,589
202480,144
202379,420
202278,739
202176,799
202074,947

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Rapid City, SD80,589
South Dakota935,094
United States341,784,857

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Definition

Resident population. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Rapid City, SD, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Rapid City, SD, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/rapid-city-sd. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Rapid City, SD, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/rapid-city-sd.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Rapid City, SD, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/rapid-city-sd (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the population in Rapid City, SD?

Population in Rapid City, SD was 80,589 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 14 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Rapid City, SD?

80,589 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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