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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Bennett County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2014, at 52.6%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41.5%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Bennett County
Lowest41.5Bon Homme County
Median49.766 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 48.9 %Beadle County: 49.5 %Bennett County: 52.6 %Bon Homme County: 41.5 %Brookings County: 48.9 %Brown County: 50.5 %Brule County: 51 %Buffalo County: 50 %Butte County: 49.9 %Campbell County: 49.1 %Charles Mix County: 50.6 %Clark County: 49.3 %Clay County: 51.4 %Codington County: 49.7 %Corson County: 48.9 %Custer County: 50 %Davison County: 49.9 %Day County: 49.3 %Deuel County: 48.2 %Dewey County: 50.9 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Edmunds County: 49.3 %Fall River County: 49.5 %Faulk County: 51.2 %Grant County: 48.7 %Gregory County: 48.9 %Haakon County: 49 %Hamlin County: 49.7 %Hand County: 49.7 %Hanson County: 48.9 %Harding County: 48.9 %Hughes County: 51.3 %Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hyde County: 49 %Jackson County: 49.2 %Jerauld County: 50.1 %Jones County: 49.9 %Kingsbury County: 49.2 %Lake County: 48.1 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lyman County: 47.7 %McCook County: 49.9 %McPherson County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 46 %Meade County: 48 %Mellette County: 48.2 %Miner County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County: 49.9 %Moody County: 49.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 50.5 %Pennington County: 49.9 %Perkins County: 49.7 %Potter County: 50.4 %Roberts County: 50 %Sanborn County: 47.7 %Spink County: 49.4 %Stanley County: 49.4 %Sully County: 46.3 %Todd County: 51.4 %Tripp County: 50.5 %Turner County: 49.3 %Union County: 49.5 %Walworth County: 50.8 %Yankton County: 48.7 %Ziebach County: 50.3 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Bennett County: 52.6 %Bennett County52.6Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Hughes County: 51.3 %Hughes County51.3Faulk County: 51.2 %Faulk County51.2Brule County: 51 %Brule County51Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hutchinson County50.9Dewey County: 50.9 %Dewey County50.9Walworth County: 50.8 %Walworth County50.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Charles Mix County: 50.6 %Charles Mix County50.6Oglala Lakota County: 50.5 %Oglala Lakota County50.5Tripp County: 50.5 %Tripp County50.5Brown County: 50.5 %Brown County50.5Potter County: 50.4 %Potter County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Ziebach County: 50.3 %Ziebach County50.3Jerauld County: 50.1 %Jerauld County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Roberts County: 50 %Roberts County50Jones County: 49.9 %Jones County49.9McCook County: 49.9 %McCook County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.9 %Minnehaha County49.9Pennington County: 49.9 %Pennington County49.9Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9Miner County: 49.8 %Miner County49.8Hamlin County: 49.7 %Hamlin County49.7Hand County: 49.7 %Hand County49.7Perkins County: 49.7 %Perkins County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Moody County: 49.6 %Moody County49.6Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Beadle County: 49.5 %Beadle County49.5Fall River County: 49.5 %Fall River County49.5Stanley County: 49.4 %Stanley County49.4Spink County: 49.4 %Spink County49.4Bennett County: 52.6 %Bennett County52.6Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Hughes County: 51.3 %Hughes County51.3Faulk County: 51.2 %Faulk County51.2Brule County: 51 %Brule County51Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hutchinson County50.9Dewey County: 50.9 %Dewey County50.9Walworth County: 50.8 %Walworth County50.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Charles Mix County: 50.6 %Charles Mix County50.6Oglala Lakota County: 50.5 %Oglala Lakota County50.5Tripp County: 50.5 %Tripp County50.5Brown County: 50.5 %Brown County50.5Potter County: 50.4 %Potter County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Ziebach County: 50.3 %Ziebach County50.3Jerauld County: 50.1 %Jerauld County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Roberts County: 50 %Roberts County50Jones County: 49.9 %Jones County49.9McCook County: 49.9 %McCook County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.9 %Minnehaha County49.9Pennington County: 49.9 %Pennington County49.9Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9Miner County: 49.8 %Miner County49.8Hamlin County: 49.7 %Hamlin County49.7Hand County: 49.7 %Hand County49.7Perkins County: 49.7 %Perkins County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Moody County: 49.6 %Moody County49.6Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Beadle County: 49.5 %Beadle County49.5Fall River County: 49.5 %Fall River County49.5Stanley County: 49.4 %Stanley County49.4Spink County: 49.4 %Spink County49.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bennett County52.6+1.2 pts
2Clay County51.4-0.1 pts
3Todd County51.4+0.2 pts
4Hughes County51.3-0 pts
5Faulk County51.2+0.4 pts
6Brule County51-0.1 pts
7Hutchinson County50.90 pts
8Dewey County50.9+0.1 pts
9Walworth County50.8+0.1 pts
10Lincoln County50.60 pts
11Charles Mix County50.6+0.2 pts
12Oglala Lakota County50.5-0.4 pts
13Tripp County50.5-0.1 pts
14Brown County50.5-0.2 pts
15Potter County50.4-0.3 pts
16Douglas County50.40 pts
17Lawrence County50.4-0.3 pts
18McPherson County50.3-0 pts
19Ziebach County50.3-0.6 pts
20Jerauld County50.1-0.7 pts
21Buffalo County50-0.6 pts
21Custer County50+0.5 pts
21Roberts County500 pts
24Jones County49.9-0.3 pts
25McCook County49.9+0.3 pts
26Minnehaha County49.9-0.1 pts
27Pennington County49.9-0.1 pts
28Davison County49.90 pts
29Butte County49.9+0.1 pts
30Miner County49.8+0.3 pts
31Hamlin County49.7+0.4 pts
32Hand County49.7+0.2 pts
32Perkins County49.7+0.2 pts
34Codington County49.70 pts
35Moody County49.6+0.4 pts
36Union County49.5+0.1 pts
37Beadle County49.5+0.3 pts
38Fall River County49.5+0.1 pts
39Stanley County49.4+0.2 pts
40Spink County49.4+0.2 pts
41Turner County49.3-0.1 pts
42Day County49.3+0.1 pts
43Clark County49.3+0.1 pts
44Edmunds County49.3-0.2 pts
45Jackson County49.2+0.3 pts
46Kingsbury County49.2-0.1 pts
47Campbell County49.1+0.2 pts
48Hyde County49-0 pts
49Haakon County49+0.2 pts
50Hanson County48.9-0 pts
51Brookings County48.90 pts
52Aurora County48.9-0.1 pts
53Corson County48.9+0.3 pts
54Gregory County48.9-0.5 pts
55Harding County48.9+0.9 pts
56Grant County48.7-0 pts
57Yankton County48.7+0.3 pts
58Deuel County48.2-0.1 pts
59Mellette County48.2+0.2 pts
60Lake County48.1-0.3 pts
61Meade County48-0.1 pts
62Sanborn County47.7+0.3 pts
63Lyman County47.7+0.1 pts
64Sully County46.3-0.2 pts
65Marshall County460 pts
66Bon Homme County41.5-0 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in South Dakota by female population share, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Dakota by female population share, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-dakota-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in South Dakota by female population share, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-dakota-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Dakota by female population share, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-dakota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Bennett County, with 52.6% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41.5% in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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