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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2022, at 52.1%. 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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Highest52.1Clay County
Lowest41.2Bon Homme County
Median49.666 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 49.1 %Beadle County: 50.7 %Bennett County: 50.7 %Bon Homme County: 41.2 %Brookings County: 49 %Brown County: 50.3 %Brule County: 50.3 %Buffalo County: 50 %Butte County: 49.6 %Campbell County: 49 %Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Clark County: 48.8 %Clay County: 52.1 %Codington County: 49.5 %Corson County: 49.1 %Custer County: 50 %Davison County: 49.8 %Day County: 48.8 %Deuel County: 48.8 %Dewey County: 49.6 %Douglas County: 51.6 %Edmunds County: 48.9 %Fall River County: 50.1 %Faulk County: 50.5 %Grant County: 48.7 %Gregory County: 50.7 %Haakon County: 49.1 %Hamlin County: 48.7 %Hand County: 49.5 %Hanson County: 48.9 %Harding County: 49.1 %Hughes County: 51.7 %Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hyde County: 49.1 %Jackson County: 50.5 %Jerauld County: 50.6 %Jones County: 47.2 %Kingsbury County: 49.3 %Lake County: 48.1 %Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lyman County: 47.8 %McCook County: 50 %McPherson County: 48.6 %Marshall County: 47.9 %Meade County: 48.3 %Mellette County: 49.5 %Miner County: 49.8 %Minnehaha County: 49.6 %Moody County: 48.8 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Pennington County: 49.6 %Perkins County: 50.8 %Potter County: 50.5 %Roberts County: 49.4 %Sanborn County: 48.4 %Spink County: 50.1 %Stanley County: 49.7 %Sully County: 46.8 %Todd County: 51.3 %Tripp County: 49.2 %Turner County: 49.8 %Union County: 49.8 %Walworth County: 50.4 %Yankton County: 49 %Ziebach County: 50.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Hughes County: 51.7 %Hughes County51.7Douglas County: 51.6 %Douglas County51.6Todd County: 51.3 %Todd County51.3Perkins County: 50.8 %Perkins County50.8Beadle County: 50.7 %Beadle County50.7Bennett County: 50.7 %Bennett County50.7Gregory County: 50.7 %Gregory County50.7Ziebach County: 50.7 %Ziebach County50.7Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Jerauld County: 50.6 %Jerauld County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Potter County: 50.5 %Potter County50.5Faulk County: 50.5 %Faulk County50.5Walworth County: 50.4 %Walworth County50.4Brule County: 50.3 %Brule County50.3Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Spink County: 50.1 %Spink County50.1Fall River County: 50.1 %Fall River County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50McCook County: 50 %McCook County50Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Charles Mix County49.9Davison County: 49.8 %Davison County49.8Union County: 49.8 %Union County49.8Miner County: 49.8 %Miner County49.8Turner County: 49.8 %Turner County49.8Stanley County: 49.7 %Stanley County49.7Dewey County: 49.6 %Dewey County49.6Minnehaha County: 49.6 %Minnehaha County49.6Butte County: 49.6 %Butte County49.6Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Codington County: 49.5 %Codington County49.5Hand County: 49.5 %Hand County49.5Mellette County: 49.5 %Mellette County49.5Roberts County: 49.4 %Roberts County49.4Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Oglala Lakota County49.4Kingsbury County: 49.3 %Kingsbury County49.3Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Hughes County: 51.7 %Hughes County51.7Douglas County: 51.6 %Douglas County51.6Todd County: 51.3 %Todd County51.3Perkins County: 50.8 %Perkins County50.8Beadle County: 50.7 %Beadle County50.7Bennett County: 50.7 %Bennett County50.7Gregory County: 50.7 %Gregory County50.7Ziebach County: 50.7 %Ziebach County50.7Hutchinson County: 50.6 %Hutchinson County50.6Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Jerauld County: 50.6 %Jerauld County50.6Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lawrence County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Potter County: 50.5 %Potter County50.5Faulk County: 50.5 %Faulk County50.5Walworth County: 50.4 %Walworth County50.4Brule County: 50.3 %Brule County50.3Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Spink County: 50.1 %Spink County50.1Fall River County: 50.1 %Fall River County50.1Buffalo County: 50 %Buffalo County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50McCook County: 50 %McCook County50Charles Mix County: 49.9 %Charles Mix County49.9Davison County: 49.8 %Davison County49.8Union County: 49.8 %Union County49.8Miner County: 49.8 %Miner County49.8Turner County: 49.8 %Turner County49.8Stanley County: 49.7 %Stanley County49.7Dewey County: 49.6 %Dewey County49.6Minnehaha County: 49.6 %Minnehaha County49.6Butte County: 49.6 %Butte County49.6Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Codington County: 49.5 %Codington County49.5Hand County: 49.5 %Hand County49.5Mellette County: 49.5 %Mellette County49.5Roberts County: 49.4 %Roberts County49.4Oglala Lakota County: 49.4 %Oglala Lakota County49.4Kingsbury County: 49.3 %Kingsbury County49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clay County52.1-0.1 pts
2Hughes County51.7-0 pts
3Douglas County51.6-0.3 pts
4Todd County51.3-0.1 pts
5Perkins County50.8-0.1 pts
6Beadle County50.7+0.3 pts
7Bennett County50.7+0.2 pts
8Gregory County50.7+0.3 pts
9Ziebach County50.7-0.8 pts
10Hutchinson County50.6-0 pts
11Lincoln County50.6-0 pts
12Jerauld County50.6-0.2 pts
13Lawrence County50.60 pts
14Jackson County50.5+0.1 pts
15Potter County50.5-0.4 pts
16Faulk County50.5-0.4 pts
17Walworth County50.4-0.2 pts
18Brule County50.3+0.5 pts
19Brown County50.3-0 pts
20Spink County50.1+0.2 pts
21Fall River County50.1+0.1 pts
22Buffalo County50-0.1 pts
22Custer County50+0.2 pts
24McCook County50+0.1 pts
25Charles Mix County49.9-0 pts
26Davison County49.8-0.4 pts
27Union County49.8+0.3 pts
28Miner County49.8-0.5 pts
29Turner County49.8+0.3 pts
30Stanley County49.7-0.5 pts
31Dewey County49.6-0.6 pts
32Minnehaha County49.6-0 pts
33Butte County49.6-0.3 pts
34Pennington County49.6-0.1 pts
35Codington County49.5-0 pts
36Hand County49.5-0.3 pts
37Mellette County49.5+0.8 pts
38Roberts County49.4+0.4 pts
39Oglala Lakota County49.4-0 pts
40Kingsbury County49.3+0.2 pts
41Tripp County49.2+0.1 pts
42Haakon County49.1+0.5 pts
43Corson County49.1-0 pts
44Hyde County49.1+0.5 pts
45Aurora County49.1-0 pts
45Harding County49.1+0.3 pts
47Yankton County490 pts
48Campbell County49+0.3 pts
49Brookings County49-0.1 pts
50Hanson County48.9+0.4 pts
51Edmunds County48.9+0.2 pts
52Day County48.8+0.1 pts
53Deuel County48.8+0.1 pts
54Clark County48.8+0.3 pts
55Moody County48.8-0.1 pts
56Hamlin County48.7-0.1 pts
57Grant County48.7+0.2 pts
58McPherson County48.6-0 pts
59Sanborn County48.4+0.3 pts
60Meade County48.30 pts
61Lake County48.1+0.2 pts
62Marshall County47.9-0.1 pts
63Lyman County47.8-0.4 pts
64Jones County47.2+0.4 pts
65Sully County46.80 pts
66Bon Homme County41.20 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 52.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41.2% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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