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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2020, at 52.4%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.4Clay County
Lowest41Bon Homme County
Median49.666 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2020

Aurora County: 48.5 %Beadle County: 50 %Bennett County: 50.9 %Bon Homme County: 41 %Brookings County: 49 %Brown County: 50.3 %Brule County: 50.2 %Buffalo County: 50 %Butte County: 49.7 %Campbell County: 48.6 %Charles Mix County: 49.8 %Clark County: 48.6 %Clay County: 52.4 %Codington County: 49.5 %Corson County: 49.1 %Custer County: 49.8 %Davison County: 50 %Day County: 49 %Deuel County: 48.2 %Dewey County: 49.9 %Douglas County: 51.7 %Edmunds County: 48.8 %Fall River County: 49.7 %Faulk County: 50.7 %Grant County: 48.4 %Gregory County: 50.4 %Haakon County: 48.4 %Hamlin County: 49.1 %Hand County: 49.7 %Hanson County: 48.8 %Harding County: 48.6 %Hughes County: 51.7 %Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hyde County: 49.1 %Jackson County: 50 %Jerauld County: 49.8 %Jones County: 47.4 %Kingsbury County: 49 %Lake County: 47.8 %Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lyman County: 48.1 %McCook County: 50 %McPherson County: 48.2 %Marshall County: 47.6 %Meade County: 48.5 %Mellette County: 49.4 %Miner County: 50.9 %Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Moody County: 49.3 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.2 %Pennington County: 49.8 %Perkins County: 50.5 %Potter County: 51 %Roberts County: 49.2 %Sanborn County: 48.4 %Spink County: 50.2 %Stanley County: 50.5 %Sully County: 46.7 %Todd County: 51.3 %Tripp County: 48.9 %Turner County: 49.6 %Union County: 49.5 %Walworth County: 50.8 %Yankton County: 49 %Ziebach County: 51.4 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Clay County: 52.4 %Clay County52.4Hughes County: 51.7 %Hughes County51.7Douglas County: 51.7 %Douglas County51.7Ziebach County: 51.4 %Ziebach County51.4Todd County: 51.3 %Todd County51.3Potter County: 51 %Potter County51Bennett County: 50.9 %Bennett County50.9Miner County: 50.9 %Miner County50.9Walworth County: 50.8 %Walworth County50.8Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Faulk County: 50.7 %Faulk County50.7Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Perkins County: 50.5 %Perkins County50.5Stanley County: 50.5 %Stanley County50.5Gregory County: 50.4 %Gregory County50.4Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Spink County: 50.2 %Spink County50.2Brule County: 50.2 %Brule County50.2Beadle County: 50 %Beadle County50Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Jackson County: 50 %Jackson County50Davison County: 50 %Davison County50McCook County: 50 %McCook County50Dewey County: 49.9 %Dewey County49.9Charles Mix County: 49.8 %Charles Mix County49.8Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8Jerauld County: 49.8 %Jerauld County49.8Fall River County: 49.7 %Fall River County49.7Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Minnehaha County49.7Hand County: 49.7 %Hand County49.7Butte County: 49.7 %Butte County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Codington County: 49.5 %Codington County49.5Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Moody County: 49.3 %Moody County49.3Oglala Lakota County: 49.2 %Oglala Lakota County49.2Roberts County: 49.2 %Roberts County49.2Clay County: 52.4 %Clay County52.4Hughes County: 51.7 %Hughes County51.7Douglas County: 51.7 %Douglas County51.7Ziebach County: 51.4 %Ziebach County51.4Todd County: 51.3 %Todd County51.3Potter County: 51 %Potter County51Bennett County: 50.9 %Bennett County50.9Miner County: 50.9 %Miner County50.9Walworth County: 50.8 %Walworth County50.8Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Faulk County: 50.7 %Faulk County50.7Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Perkins County: 50.5 %Perkins County50.5Stanley County: 50.5 %Stanley County50.5Gregory County: 50.4 %Gregory County50.4Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Spink County: 50.2 %Spink County50.2Brule County: 50.2 %Brule County50.2Beadle County: 50 %Beadle County50Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Jackson County: 50 %Jackson County50Davison County: 50 %Davison County50McCook County: 50 %McCook County50Dewey County: 49.9 %Dewey County49.9Charles Mix County: 49.8 %Charles Mix County49.8Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8Jerauld County: 49.8 %Jerauld County49.8Fall River County: 49.7 %Fall River County49.7Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Minnehaha County49.7Hand County: 49.7 %Hand County49.7Butte County: 49.7 %Butte County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Codington County: 49.5 %Codington County49.5Union County: 49.5 %Union County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Moody County: 49.3 %Moody County49.3Oglala Lakota County: 49.2 %Oglala Lakota County49.2Roberts County: 49.2 %Roberts County49.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clay County52.4+0.1 pts
2Hughes County51.7+0.2 pts
3Douglas County51.7+0.1 pts
4Ziebach County51.4+0.2 pts
5Todd County51.3-0.3 pts
6Potter County51+0.9 pts
7Bennett County50.9+0.1 pts
8Miner County50.9+0.7 pts
9Walworth County50.8+0.4 pts
10Lincoln County50.7-0 pts
11Faulk County50.7-0.2 pts
12Hutchinson County50.6-0.1 pts
13Lawrence County50.6+0.1 pts
14Perkins County50.5-0.1 pts
15Stanley County50.5+0.5 pts
16Gregory County50.4+0.1 pts
17Brown County50.30 pts
18Spink County50.2-0.2 pts
19Brule County50.2-0.2 pts
20Beadle County50+0.3 pts
21Buffalo County50-0.1 pts
22Jackson County50+1.1 pts
23Davison County50-0 pts
24McCook County50-0.1 pts
25Dewey County49.9-0 pts
26Charles Mix County49.8-0.4 pts
27Custer County49.8-0.5 pts
28Pennington County49.8-0.1 pts
29Jerauld County49.8+0.1 pts
30Fall River County49.7-0.1 pts
31Minnehaha County49.7-0 pts
32Hand County49.7+0.2 pts
33Butte County49.7-0.1 pts
34Turner County49.6-0.1 pts
35Codington County49.5-0.1 pts
36Union County49.5+0.1 pts
37Mellette County49.4+0.8 pts
38Moody County49.3+0.1 pts
39Oglala Lakota County49.2-0.2 pts
40Roberts County49.2-0.1 pts
41Hyde County49.1+0.9 pts
42Corson County49.1-0 pts
43Hamlin County49.1+0.2 pts
44Brookings County490 pts
45Kingsbury County49-0.2 pts
46Day County49-0.3 pts
47Yankton County49-0 pts
48Tripp County48.9-0.3 pts
49Edmunds County48.8-0.3 pts
50Hanson County48.8-0.4 pts
51Campbell County48.6+0.9 pts
52Clark County48.6-0.3 pts
53Harding County48.6+0.8 pts
54Meade County48.5+0.2 pts
55Aurora County48.5-0.4 pts
56Sanborn County48.4+0.2 pts
57Grant County48.4-0.3 pts
58Haakon County48.4-0.4 pts
59McPherson County48.2-0.8 pts
60Deuel County48.20 pts
61Lyman County48.1-0.2 pts
62Lake County47.8-0.1 pts
63Marshall County47.6-0.4 pts
64Jones County47.4+0.6 pts
65Sully County46.7+0.1 pts
66Bon Homme County41-0 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 52.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41% in 2020.

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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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