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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2021, at 52.2%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41.2%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Clay County
Lowest41.2Bon Homme County
Median49.666 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 49.1 %Beadle County: 50.4 %Bennett County: 50.6 %Bon Homme County: 41.2 %Brookings County: 49 %Brown County: 50.3 %Brule County: 49.8 %Buffalo County: 50.1 %Butte County: 49.9 %Campbell County: 48.7 %Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Clark County: 48.5 %Clay County: 52.2 %Codington County: 49.6 %Corson County: 49.1 %Custer County: 49.8 %Davison County: 50.2 %Day County: 48.7 %Deuel County: 48.7 %Dewey County: 50.2 %Douglas County: 51.9 %Edmunds County: 48.7 %Fall River County: 50 %Faulk County: 50.9 %Grant County: 48.5 %Gregory County: 50.4 %Haakon County: 48.6 %Hamlin County: 48.8 %Hand County: 49.8 %Hanson County: 48.6 %Harding County: 48.8 %Hughes County: 51.8 %Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hyde County: 48.6 %Jackson County: 50.4 %Jerauld County: 50.8 %Jones County: 46.8 %Kingsbury County: 49 %Lake County: 47.8 %Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lyman County: 48.2 %McCook County: 49.8 %McPherson County: 48.6 %Marshall County: 48.1 %Meade County: 48.3 %Mellette County: 48.7 %Miner County: 50.3 %Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Moody County: 48.9 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Pennington County: 49.6 %Perkins County: 51 %Potter County: 50.9 %Roberts County: 49.1 %Sanborn County: 48.2 %Spink County: 49.9 %Stanley County: 50.2 %Sully County: 46.8 %Todd County: 51.4 %Tripp County: 49.1 %Turner County: 49.4 %Union County: 49.6 %Walworth County: 50.5 %Yankton County: 49 %Ziebach County: 51.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Clay County: 52.2 %Clay County52.2Douglas County: 51.9 %Douglas County51.9Hughes County: 51.8 %Hughes County51.8Ziebach County: 51.5 %Ziebach County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Perkins County: 51 %Perkins County51Faulk County: 50.9 %Faulk County50.9Potter County: 50.9 %Potter County50.9Jerauld County: 50.8 %Jerauld County50.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Bennett County: 50.6 %Bennett County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Walworth County: 50.5 %Walworth County50.5Jackson County: 50.4 %Jackson County50.4Beadle County: 50.4 %Beadle County50.4Gregory County: 50.4 %Gregory County50.4Miner County: 50.3 %Miner County50.3Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Dewey County: 50.2 %Dewey County50.2Davison County: 50.2 %Davison County50.2Stanley County: 50.2 %Stanley County50.2Buffalo County: 50.1 %Buffalo County50.1Fall River County: 50 %Fall River County50Spink County: 49.9 %Spink County49.9Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Charles Mix County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9McCook County: 49.8 %McCook County49.8Brule County: 49.8 %Brule County49.8Hand County: 49.8 %Hand County49.8Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Minnehaha County49.7Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Codington County: 49.6 %Codington County49.6Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Turner County: 49.4 %Turner County49.4Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Oglala Lakota County49.4Corson County: 49.1 %Corson County49.1Tripp County: 49.1 %Tripp County49.1Aurora County: 49.1 %Aurora County49.1Clay County: 52.2 %Clay County52.2Douglas County: 51.9 %Douglas County51.9Hughes County: 51.8 %Hughes County51.8Ziebach County: 51.5 %Ziebach County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Perkins County: 51 %Perkins County51Faulk County: 50.9 %Faulk County50.9Potter County: 50.9 %Potter County50.9Jerauld County: 50.8 %Jerauld County50.8Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Bennett County: 50.6 %Bennett County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Walworth County: 50.5 %Walworth County50.5Jackson County: 50.4 %Jackson County50.4Beadle County: 50.4 %Beadle County50.4Gregory County: 50.4 %Gregory County50.4Miner County: 50.3 %Miner County50.3Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Dewey County: 50.2 %Dewey County50.2Davison County: 50.2 %Davison County50.2Stanley County: 50.2 %Stanley County50.2Buffalo County: 50.1 %Buffalo County50.1Fall River County: 50 %Fall River County50Spink County: 49.9 %Spink County49.9Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Charles Mix County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9McCook County: 49.8 %McCook County49.8Brule County: 49.8 %Brule County49.8Hand County: 49.8 %Hand County49.8Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Minnehaha County: 49.7 %Minnehaha County49.7Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Codington County: 49.6 %Codington County49.6Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Turner County: 49.4 %Turner County49.4Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Oglala Lakota County49.4Corson County: 49.1 %Corson County49.1Tripp County: 49.1 %Tripp County49.1Aurora County: 49.1 %Aurora County49.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Clay County52.2-0.2 pts
2Douglas County51.9+0.2 pts
3Hughes County51.8+0.1 pts
4Ziebach County51.50 pts
5Todd County51.4+0.1 pts
6Perkins County51+0.4 pts
7Faulk County50.9+0.2 pts
8Potter County50.9-0.1 pts
9Jerauld County50.8+1.1 pts
10Lincoln County50.6-0.1 pts
11Hutchinson County50.60 pts
12Bennett County50.6-0.4 pts
13Lawrence County50.6-0 pts
14Walworth County50.5-0.3 pts
15Jackson County50.4+0.4 pts
16Beadle County50.4+0.4 pts
17Gregory County50.40 pts
18Miner County50.3-0.6 pts
19Brown County50.30 pts
20Dewey County50.2+0.4 pts
21Davison County50.2+0.2 pts
22Stanley County50.2-0.3 pts
23Buffalo County50.1+0.1 pts
24Fall River County50+0.2 pts
25Spink County49.9-0.2 pts
26Charles Mix County49.90 pts
27Butte County49.9+0.2 pts
28McCook County49.8-0.1 pts
29Brule County49.8-0.3 pts
30Hand County49.8+0.1 pts
31Custer County49.8-0 pts
32Minnehaha County49.7-0.1 pts
33Pennington County49.6-0.1 pts
34Codington County49.6+0.1 pts
35Union County49.60 pts
36Turner County49.4-0.2 pts
37Oglala Lakota County49.4+0.2 pts
38Corson County49.10 pts
39Tripp County49.1+0.2 pts
40Aurora County49.1+0.6 pts
41Roberts County49.1-0.1 pts
42Kingsbury County490 pts
43Brookings County490 pts
44Yankton County49-0 pts
45Moody County48.9-0.4 pts
46Hamlin County48.8-0.3 pts
47Harding County48.8+0.2 pts
48Day County48.7-0.3 pts
49Deuel County48.7+0.5 pts
50Edmunds County48.7-0.1 pts
51Campbell County48.70 pts
52Mellette County48.7-0.7 pts
53Haakon County48.6+0.3 pts
54Hyde County48.6-0.5 pts
55McPherson County48.6+0.4 pts
56Hanson County48.6-0.2 pts
57Grant County48.5+0.1 pts
58Clark County48.5-0.1 pts
59Meade County48.3-0.2 pts
60Sanborn County48.2-0.2 pts
61Lyman County48.20 pts
62Marshall County48.1+0.5 pts
63Lake County47.8-0 pts
64Jones County46.8-0.5 pts
64Sully County46.8+0.1 pts
66Bon Homme County41.2+0.2 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 52.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41.2% in 2021.

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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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