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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2018, at 51.9%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41.1%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Clay County
Lowest41.1Bon Homme County
Median49.666 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2018

Aurora County: 48.8 %Beadle County: 49.6 %Bennett County: 51.2 %Bon Homme County: 41.1 %Brookings County: 48.9 %Brown County: 50.4 %Brule County: 50.3 %Buffalo County: 50.2 %Butte County: 50 %Campbell County: 48.1 %Charles Mix County: 50.2 %Clark County: 48.8 %Clay County: 51.9 %Codington County: 49.7 %Corson County: 48.9 %Custer County: 50.3 %Davison County: 50 %Day County: 49.2 %Deuel County: 48.3 %Dewey County: 50 %Douglas County: 51.9 %Edmunds County: 49 %Fall River County: 49.6 %Faulk County: 50.9 %Grant County: 48.5 %Gregory County: 49.9 %Haakon County: 48.4 %Hamlin County: 49 %Hand County: 49.8 %Hanson County: 49.5 %Harding County: 47.8 %Hughes County: 51.6 %Hutchinson County: 51 %Hyde County: 48.9 %Jackson County: 49.2 %Jerauld County: 49.1 %Jones County: 48.5 %Kingsbury County: 49.1 %Lake County: 48 %Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lyman County: 47.7 %McCook County: 49.9 %McPherson County: 49.4 %Marshall County: 47.8 %Meade County: 48.3 %Mellette County: 48.2 %Miner County: 49.9 %Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Moody County: 49.4 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.7 %Pennington County: 49.8 %Perkins County: 50.4 %Potter County: 49.7 %Roberts County: 49.7 %Sanborn County: 48.4 %Spink County: 50.4 %Stanley County: 49.6 %Sully County: 46.9 %Todd County: 51.4 %Tripp County: 49.1 %Turner County: 49.6 %Union County: 49.5 %Walworth County: 50.3 %Yankton County: 48.9 %Ziebach County: 51.5 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Clay County: 51.9 %Clay County51.9Douglas County: 51.9 %Douglas County51.9Hughes County: 51.6 %Hughes County51.6Ziebach County: 51.5 %Ziebach County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Bennett County: 51.2 %Bennett County51.2Hutchinson County: 51 %Hutchinson County51Faulk County: 50.9 %Faulk County50.9Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Perkins County: 50.4 %Perkins County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Spink County: 50.4 %Spink County50.4Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Brule County: 50.3 %Brule County50.3Walworth County: 50.3 %Walworth County50.3Buffalo County: 50.2 %Buffalo County50.2Charles Mix County: 50.2 %Charles Mix County50.2Davison County: 50 %Davison County50Butte County: 50 %Butte County50Dewey County: 50 %Dewey County50Miner County: 49.9 %Miner County49.9Gregory County: 49.9 %Gregory County49.9McCook County: 49.9 %McCook County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8Hand County: 49.8 %Hand County49.8Oglala Lakota County: 49.7 %Oglala Lakota County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Potter County: 49.7 %Potter County49.7Roberts County: 49.7 %Roberts County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Beadle County: 49.6 %Beadle County49.6Stanley County: 49.6 %Stanley County49.6Fall River County: 49.6 %Fall River County49.6Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Hanson County: 49.5 %Hanson County49.5McPherson County: 49.4 %McPherson County49.4Moody County: 49.4 %Moody County49.4Day County: 49.2 %Day County49.2Clay County: 51.9 %Clay County51.9Douglas County: 51.9 %Douglas County51.9Hughes County: 51.6 %Hughes County51.6Ziebach County: 51.5 %Ziebach County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Bennett County: 51.2 %Bennett County51.2Hutchinson County: 51 %Hutchinson County51Faulk County: 50.9 %Faulk County50.9Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Perkins County: 50.4 %Perkins County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Spink County: 50.4 %Spink County50.4Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Brule County: 50.3 %Brule County50.3Walworth County: 50.3 %Walworth County50.3Buffalo County: 50.2 %Buffalo County50.2Charles Mix County: 50.2 %Charles Mix County50.2Davison County: 50 %Davison County50Butte County: 50 %Butte County50Dewey County: 50 %Dewey County50Miner County: 49.9 %Miner County49.9Gregory County: 49.9 %Gregory County49.9McCook County: 49.9 %McCook County49.9Minnehaha County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8Hand County: 49.8 %Hand County49.8Oglala Lakota County: 49.7 %Oglala Lakota County49.7Codington County: 49.7 %Codington County49.7Potter County: 49.7 %Potter County49.7Roberts County: 49.7 %Roberts County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Beadle County: 49.6 %Beadle County49.6Stanley County: 49.6 %Stanley County49.6Fall River County: 49.6 %Fall River County49.6Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Hanson County: 49.5 %Hanson County49.5McPherson County: 49.4 %McPherson County49.4Moody County: 49.4 %Moody County49.4Day County: 49.2 %Day County49.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Clay County51.9+0.2 pts
2Douglas County51.9+0.5 pts
3Hughes County51.6+0.3 pts
4Ziebach County51.5+0.2 pts
5Todd County51.4-0.1 pts
6Bennett County51.2-0.1 pts
7Hutchinson County51+0.1 pts
8Faulk County50.9+0.3 pts
9Lincoln County50.7+0.2 pts
10Lawrence County50.6+0.2 pts
11Perkins County50.4-0.3 pts
12Brown County50.4-0 pts
13Spink County50.4+0.4 pts
14Custer County50.3+0.2 pts
15Brule County50.3-0.4 pts
16Walworth County50.3-0.6 pts
17Buffalo County50.2-0.1 pts
18Charles Mix County50.2-0.2 pts
19Davison County50-0 pts
20Butte County50-0.2 pts
21Dewey County50-0.3 pts
22Miner County49.9-0.2 pts
23Gregory County49.9-0.1 pts
24McCook County49.9+0.1 pts
25Minnehaha County49.80 pts
26Pennington County49.80 pts
27Hand County49.8-0.1 pts
28Oglala Lakota County49.70 pts
29Codington County49.7+0.1 pts
30Potter County49.70 pts
31Roberts County49.7-0.1 pts
32Turner County49.6-0.1 pts
33Beadle County49.6+0.2 pts
34Stanley County49.6+0.4 pts
35Fall River County49.6-0.1 pts
36Union County49.5+0.2 pts
37Hanson County49.5-0.1 pts
38McPherson County49.4-0.3 pts
39Moody County49.4+0.2 pts
40Day County49.20 pts
41Jackson County49.2-0.2 pts
42Jerauld County49.1-0.5 pts
43Tripp County49.1-0.6 pts
44Kingsbury County49.1-0.3 pts
45Edmunds County49+0.2 pts
46Hamlin County49-0.1 pts
47Yankton County48.9-0.1 pts
48Brookings County48.9+0.1 pts
49Hyde County48.9-0.1 pts
50Corson County48.9+0.1 pts
51Aurora County48.8+0.1 pts
52Clark County48.8-0.8 pts
53Jones County48.5-0.3 pts
54Grant County48.5-0.1 pts
55Haakon County48.40 pts
56Sanborn County48.4+0.2 pts
57Meade County48.3+0.2 pts
58Deuel County48.3+0.3 pts
59Mellette County48.2-0.1 pts
60Campbell County48.1-0.3 pts
61Lake County480 pts
62Marshall County47.8+0.3 pts
63Harding County47.8-0.1 pts
64Lyman County47.7-0.1 pts
65Sully County46.9+0.2 pts
66Bon Homme County41.1+0.3 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 51.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41.1% in 2018.

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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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