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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2016, at 51.6%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Clay County
Lowest41Bon Homme County
Median49.566 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 49.1 %Beadle County: 49.5 %Bennett County: 51.4 %Bon Homme County: 41 %Brookings County: 48.9 %Brown County: 50.6 %Brule County: 50.8 %Buffalo County: 50 %Butte County: 50.2 %Campbell County: 49 %Charles Mix County: 50.7 %Clark County: 49.4 %Clay County: 51.6 %Codington County: 49.7 %Corson County: 49.2 %Custer County: 50.1 %Davison County: 50 %Day County: 49.1 %Deuel County: 48 %Dewey County: 50.3 %Douglas County: 51.3 %Edmunds County: 49.3 %Fall River County: 49.7 %Faulk County: 50.8 %Grant County: 48.4 %Gregory County: 49.5 %Haakon County: 48.7 %Hamlin County: 49.1 %Hand County: 49.6 %Hanson County: 49.5 %Harding County: 47.4 %Hughes County: 51.1 %Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hyde County: 49.1 %Jackson County: 49.5 %Jerauld County: 49.7 %Jones County: 49.2 %Kingsbury County: 49 %Lake County: 47.9 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lyman County: 48.4 %McCook County: 49.6 %McPherson County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 47.1 %Meade County: 48.2 %Mellette County: 47.1 %Miner County: 49.6 %Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Moody County: 49.5 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Pennington County: 49.7 %Perkins County: 50.6 %Potter County: 49.7 %Roberts County: 49.9 %Sanborn County: 47.9 %Spink County: 49.5 %Stanley County: 49.4 %Sully County: 46.1 %Todd County: 51.5 %Tripp County: 49.6 %Turner County: 49.4 %Union County: 49.4 %Walworth County: 51 %Yankton County: 48.9 %Ziebach County: 51.2 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Clay County: 51.6 %Clay County51.6Todd County: 51.5 %Todd County51.5Bennett County: 51.4 %Bennett County51.4Douglas County: 51.3 %Douglas County51.3Ziebach County: 51.2 %Ziebach County51.2Hughes County: 51.1 %Hughes County51.1Walworth County: 51 %Walworth County51Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hutchinson County50.9Brule County: 50.8 %Brule County50.8Faulk County: 50.8 %Faulk County50.8Charles Mix County: 50.7 %Charles Mix County50.7Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6Perkins County: 50.6 %Perkins County50.6Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Dewey County: 50.3 %Dewey County50.3Butte County: 50.2 %Butte County50.2Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Davison County: 50 %Davison County50Roberts County: 49.9 %Roberts County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County49.8Pennington County: 49.7 %Pennington County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Fall River County: 49.7 %Fall River County49.7Jerauld County: 49.7 %Jerauld County49.7Potter County: 49.7 %Potter County49.7McCook County: 49.6 %McCook County49.6Tripp County: 49.6 %Tripp County49.6Miner County: 49.6 %Miner County49.6Hand County: 49.6 %Hand County49.6Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Oglala Lakota County49.6Jackson County: 49.5 %Jackson County49.5Gregory County: 49.5 %Gregory County49.5Hanson County: 49.5 %Hanson County49.5Moody County: 49.5 %Moody County49.5Spink County: 49.5 %Spink County49.5Beadle County: 49.5 %Beadle County49.5Stanley County: 49.4 %Stanley County49.4Clay County: 51.6 %Clay County51.6Todd County: 51.5 %Todd County51.5Bennett County: 51.4 %Bennett County51.4Douglas County: 51.3 %Douglas County51.3Ziebach County: 51.2 %Ziebach County51.2Hughes County: 51.1 %Hughes County51.1Walworth County: 51 %Walworth County51Hutchinson County: 50.9 %Hutchinson County50.9Brule County: 50.8 %Brule County50.8Faulk County: 50.8 %Faulk County50.8Charles Mix County: 50.7 %Charles Mix County50.7Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6Perkins County: 50.6 %Perkins County50.6Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Dewey County: 50.3 %Dewey County50.3Butte County: 50.2 %Butte County50.2Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Davison County: 50 %Davison County50Roberts County: 49.9 %Roberts County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County49.8Pennington County: 49.7 %Pennington County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Fall River County: 49.7 %Fall River County49.7Jerauld County: 49.7 %Jerauld County49.7Potter County: 49.7 %Potter County49.7McCook County: 49.6 %McCook County49.6Tripp County: 49.6 %Tripp County49.6Miner County: 49.6 %Miner County49.6Hand County: 49.6 %Hand County49.6Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Oglala Lakota County49.6Jackson County: 49.5 %Jackson County49.5Gregory County: 49.5 %Gregory County49.5Hanson County: 49.5 %Hanson County49.5Moody County: 49.5 %Moody County49.5Spink County: 49.5 %Spink County49.5Beadle County: 49.5 %Beadle County49.5Stanley County: 49.4 %Stanley County49.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Clay County51.6+0.2 pts
2Todd County51.5+0.5 pts
3Bennett County51.4-0.9 pts
4Douglas County51.3+0.2 pts
5Ziebach County51.2+0.5 pts
6Hughes County51.10 pts
7Walworth County51+0.1 pts
8Hutchinson County50.9+0.2 pts
9Brule County50.8-0.1 pts
10Faulk County50.8-0.3 pts
11Charles Mix County50.7+0.2 pts
12Brown County50.6+0.1 pts
13Perkins County50.6+0.4 pts
14Lincoln County50.60 pts
15Lawrence County50.4-0.1 pts
16McPherson County50.3+0.5 pts
17Dewey County50.3-0.1 pts
18Butte County50.2+0.4 pts
19Custer County50.1-0.1 pts
20Buffalo County50+0.3 pts
21Davison County50+0.1 pts
22Roberts County49.9-0.2 pts
23Minnehaha County49.80 pts
24Pennington County49.7-0.1 pts
25Codington County49.7-0 pts
26Fall River County49.7-0 pts
27Jerauld County49.7-0.5 pts
28Potter County49.7-0.3 pts
29McCook County49.6-0.2 pts
30Tripp County49.6-0.5 pts
31Miner County49.6+0.2 pts
32Hand County49.6-0.3 pts
33Oglala Lakota County49.6-0.5 pts
34Jackson County49.5+0.4 pts
35Gregory County49.5+0.4 pts
35Hanson County49.5+0.3 pts
37Moody County49.5-0.2 pts
38Spink County49.5-0.3 pts
39Beadle County49.5+0.1 pts
40Stanley County49.4+0.3 pts
41Clark County49.4-0.5 pts
42Turner County49.4+0.1 pts
43Union County49.4-0.1 pts
44Edmunds County49.3-0.1 pts
45Corson County49.2-0.3 pts
46Jones County49.2-0.2 pts
47Day County49.1+0.1 pts
48Hamlin County49.1-0.4 pts
49Hyde County49.1+0.6 pts
50Aurora County49.1+0.2 pts
51Kingsbury County49-0.4 pts
52Campbell County49+0.5 pts
53Brookings County48.9-0.2 pts
54Yankton County48.9+0.2 pts
55Haakon County48.7+0.2 pts
56Lyman County48.40 pts
57Grant County48.4-0.3 pts
58Meade County48.2-0 pts
59Deuel County48-0.4 pts
60Lake County47.9-0.2 pts
61Sanborn County47.9+0.6 pts
62Harding County47.4-1.2 pts
63Marshall County47.1+0.1 pts
64Mellette County47.1-0.8 pts
65Sully County46.1+0.1 pts
66Bon Homme County41-0.3 pts

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 51.6% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41% in 2016.

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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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