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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2023, at 52.1%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 40.9%. 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
Lowest40.9Bon Homme County
Median49.666 counties
South Dakota49.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 49 %Beadle County: 50.8 %Bennett County: 50.6 %Bon Homme County: 40.9 %Brookings County: 48.8 %Brown County: 50.4 %Brule County: 50.6 %Buffalo County: 50.1 %Butte County: 49.7 %Campbell County: 49.2 %Charles Mix County: 49.6 %Clark County: 49 %Clay County: 52.1 %Codington County: 49.4 %Corson County: 49.3 %Custer County: 49.8 %Davison County: 49.9 %Day County: 49.1 %Deuel County: 48.8 %Dewey County: 49.2 %Douglas County: 51.5 %Edmunds County: 48.9 %Fall River County: 50 %Faulk County: 51.1 %Grant County: 48.9 %Gregory County: 50.5 %Haakon County: 48.8 %Hamlin County: 48.8 %Hand County: 49.5 %Hanson County: 48.5 %Harding County: 49.6 %Hughes County: 51.4 %Hutchinson County: 50.5 %Hyde County: 49 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jerauld County: 50.3 %Jones County: 48.8 %Kingsbury County: 49.2 %Lake County: 48.1 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lyman County: 47.8 %McCook County: 49.7 %McPherson County: 48.4 %Marshall County: 48 %Meade County: 48.2 %Mellette County: 49.4 %Miner County: 49.9 %Minnehaha County: 49.5 %Moody County: 49.1 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Pennington County: 49.6 %Perkins County: 51 %Potter County: 50.3 %Roberts County: 49.9 %Sanborn County: 48.7 %Spink County: 49.9 %Stanley County: 50.1 %Sully County: 46.5 %Todd County: 51.6 %Tripp County: 48.9 %Turner County: 49.6 %Union County: 49.6 %Walworth County: 50.5 %Yankton County: 49.1 %Ziebach County: 51.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Todd County: 51.6 %Todd County51.6Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Hughes County: 51.4 %Hughes County51.4Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Ziebach County: 51.2 %Ziebach County51.2Faulk County: 51.1 %Faulk County51.1Perkins County: 51 %Perkins County51Beadle County: 50.8 %Beadle County50.8Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Brule County: 50.6 %Brule County50.6Bennett County: 50.6 %Bennett County50.6Hutchinson County: 50.5 %Hutchinson County50.5Gregory County: 50.5 %Gregory County50.5Walworth County: 50.5 %Walworth County50.5Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Jerauld County: 50.3 %Jerauld County50.3Potter County: 50.3 %Potter County50.3Stanley County: 50.1 %Stanley County50.1Buffalo County: 50.1 %Buffalo County50.1Fall River County: 50 %Fall River County50Miner County: 49.9 %Miner County49.9Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Spink County: 49.9 %Spink County49.9Roberts County: 49.9 %Roberts County49.9Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Butte County: 49.7 %Butte County49.7McCook County: 49.7 %McCook County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Oglala Lakota County49.6Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Harding County: 49.6 %Harding County49.6Charles Mix County: 49.6 %Charles Mix County49.6Minnehaha County: 49.5 %Minnehaha County49.5Hand County: 49.5 %Hand County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Codington County: 49.4 %Codington County49.4Corson County: 49.3 %Corson County49.3Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Todd County: 51.6 %Todd County51.6Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Hughes County: 51.4 %Hughes County51.4Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Ziebach County: 51.2 %Ziebach County51.2Faulk County: 51.1 %Faulk County51.1Perkins County: 51 %Perkins County51Beadle County: 50.8 %Beadle County50.8Lincoln County: 50.7 %Lincoln County50.7Brule County: 50.6 %Brule County50.6Bennett County: 50.6 %Bennett County50.6Hutchinson County: 50.5 %Hutchinson County50.5Gregory County: 50.5 %Gregory County50.5Walworth County: 50.5 %Walworth County50.5Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lawrence County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Jerauld County: 50.3 %Jerauld County50.3Potter County: 50.3 %Potter County50.3Stanley County: 50.1 %Stanley County50.1Buffalo County: 50.1 %Buffalo County50.1Fall River County: 50 %Fall River County50Miner County: 49.9 %Miner County49.9Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Spink County: 49.9 %Spink County49.9Roberts County: 49.9 %Roberts County49.9Custer County: 49.8 %Custer County49.8Butte County: 49.7 %Butte County49.7McCook County: 49.7 %McCook County49.7Turner County: 49.6 %Turner County49.6Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Oglala Lakota County: 49.6 %Oglala Lakota County49.6Pennington County: 49.6 %Pennington County49.6Harding County: 49.6 %Harding County49.6Charles Mix County: 49.6 %Charles Mix County49.6Minnehaha County: 49.5 %Minnehaha County49.5Hand County: 49.5 %Hand County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Codington County: 49.4 %Codington County49.4Corson County: 49.3 %Corson County49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay County52.1-0 pts
2Todd County51.6+0.3 pts
3Douglas County51.5-0.1 pts
4Hughes County51.4-0.3 pts
5Jackson County51.4+0.8 pts
6Ziebach County51.2+0.6 pts
7Faulk County51.1+0.7 pts
8Perkins County51+0.2 pts
9Beadle County50.8+0.1 pts
10Lincoln County50.7+0.1 pts
11Brule County50.6+0.3 pts
12Bennett County50.6-0.2 pts
13Hutchinson County50.5-0.1 pts
14Gregory County50.5-0.2 pts
15Walworth County50.5+0.1 pts
16Lawrence County50.4-0.2 pts
17Brown County50.4+0.1 pts
18Jerauld County50.3-0.3 pts
19Potter County50.3-0.2 pts
20Stanley County50.1+0.4 pts
21Buffalo County50.1+0.1 pts
22Fall River County50-0.1 pts
23Miner County49.9+0.2 pts
24Davison County49.90 pts
25Spink County49.9-0.2 pts
26Roberts County49.9+0.4 pts
27Custer County49.8-0.2 pts
28Butte County49.7+0.1 pts
29McCook County49.7-0.3 pts
30Turner County49.6-0.1 pts
31Union County49.6-0.2 pts
32Oglala Lakota County49.6+0.2 pts
33Pennington County49.60 pts
34Harding County49.6+0.5 pts
35Charles Mix County49.6-0.3 pts
36Minnehaha County49.5-0.1 pts
37Hand County49.50 pts
38Mellette County49.4-0.1 pts
39Codington County49.4-0.2 pts
40Corson County49.3+0.2 pts
41Dewey County49.2-0.4 pts
42Kingsbury County49.2-0 pts
43Campbell County49.2+0.2 pts
44Moody County49.1+0.4 pts
45Yankton County49.1+0.1 pts
46Day County49.1+0.2 pts
47Hyde County49-0 pts
48Aurora County49-0.1 pts
49Clark County49+0.2 pts
50Grant County48.9+0.2 pts
51Edmunds County48.9+0.1 pts
52Tripp County48.9-0.3 pts
53Brookings County48.8-0.1 pts
54Jones County48.8+1.6 pts
55Deuel County48.80 pts
56Hamlin County48.8+0.1 pts
57Haakon County48.8-0.3 pts
58Sanborn County48.7+0.3 pts
59Hanson County48.5-0.4 pts
60McPherson County48.4-0.2 pts
61Meade County48.2-0.1 pts
62Lake County48.10 pts
63Marshall County480 pts
64Lyman County47.8+0.1 pts
65Sully County46.5-0.4 pts
66Bon Homme County40.9-0.3 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 52.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 40.9% in 2023.

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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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