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Counties in South Dakota by female population share

Clay County had the highest female population share of 66 counties in 2024, at 52%. Bon Homme County had the lowest, at 41%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for South Dakota was 49.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Clay County
Lowest41Bon Homme County
Median49.466 counties
South Dakota49.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 48.8 %Beadle County: 51 %Bennett County: 50.5 %Bon Homme County: 41 %Brookings County: 48.8 %Brown County: 50.5 %Brule County: 50.7 %Buffalo County: 50.2 %Butte County: 49.5 %Campbell County: 48.7 %Charles Mix County: 49.7 %Clark County: 48.8 %Clay County: 52 %Codington County: 49.2 %Corson County: 49.1 %Custer County: 49.6 %Davison County: 49.9 %Day County: 49.3 %Deuel County: 49.2 %Dewey County: 49.2 %Douglas County: 51.5 %Edmunds County: 49.2 %Fall River County: 49.6 %Faulk County: 51.8 %Grant County: 49 %Gregory County: 51 %Haakon County: 49 %Hamlin County: 48.7 %Hand County: 50.1 %Hanson County: 48.4 %Harding County: 49.6 %Hughes County: 51.2 %Hutchinson County: 50.8 %Hyde County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Jerauld County: 49 %Jones County: 50.2 %Kingsbury County: 49.1 %Lake County: 48.1 %Lawrence County: 50.1 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lyman County: 48 %McCook County: 49.4 %McPherson County: 48.4 %Marshall County: 47.8 %Meade County: 48.2 %Mellette County: 49.4 %Miner County: 50 %Minnehaha County: 49.4 %Moody County: 49.1 %Oglala Lakota County: 49.8 %Pennington County: 49.4 %Perkins County: 51.3 %Potter County: 49.9 %Roberts County: 49.8 %Sanborn County: 48.6 %Spink County: 49.4 %Stanley County: 49.7 %Sully County: 46.4 %Todd County: 51.4 %Tripp County: 48.7 %Turner County: 49.4 %Union County: 49.6 %Walworth County: 50.4 %Yankton County: 49.1 %Ziebach County: 50.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Clay County: 52 %Clay County52Faulk County: 51.8 %Faulk County51.8Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Perkins County: 51.3 %Perkins County51.3Hughes County: 51.2 %Hughes County51.2Beadle County: 51 %Beadle County51Gregory County: 51 %Gregory County51Hutchinson County: 50.8 %Hutchinson County50.8Ziebach County: 50.8 %Ziebach County50.8Brule County: 50.7 %Brule County50.7Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Bennett County: 50.5 %Bennett County50.5Brown County: 50.5 %Brown County50.5Walworth County: 50.4 %Walworth County50.4Jones County: 50.2 %Jones County50.2Buffalo County: 50.2 %Buffalo County50.2Lawrence County: 50.1 %Lawrence County50.1Hand County: 50.1 %Hand County50.1Miner County: 50 %Miner County50Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Potter County: 49.9 %Potter County49.9Roberts County: 49.8 %Roberts County49.8Oglala Lakota County: 49.8 %Oglala Lakota County49.8Stanley County: 49.7 %Stanley County49.7Charles Mix County: 49.7 %Charles Mix County49.7Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Harding County: 49.6 %Harding County49.6Fall River County: 49.6 %Fall River County49.6Custer County: 49.6 %Custer County49.6Butte County: 49.5 %Butte County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Pennington County: 49.4 %Pennington County49.4Spink County: 49.4 %Spink County49.4Turner County: 49.4 %Turner County49.4McCook County: 49.4 %McCook County49.4Hyde County: 49.4 %Hyde County49.4Minnehaha County: 49.4 %Minnehaha County49.4Day County: 49.3 %Day County49.3Clay County: 52 %Clay County52Faulk County: 51.8 %Faulk County51.8Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Todd County: 51.4 %Todd County51.4Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Perkins County: 51.3 %Perkins County51.3Hughes County: 51.2 %Hughes County51.2Beadle County: 51 %Beadle County51Gregory County: 51 %Gregory County51Hutchinson County: 50.8 %Hutchinson County50.8Ziebach County: 50.8 %Ziebach County50.8Brule County: 50.7 %Brule County50.7Lincoln County: 50.6 %Lincoln County50.6Bennett County: 50.5 %Bennett County50.5Brown County: 50.5 %Brown County50.5Walworth County: 50.4 %Walworth County50.4Jones County: 50.2 %Jones County50.2Buffalo County: 50.2 %Buffalo County50.2Lawrence County: 50.1 %Lawrence County50.1Hand County: 50.1 %Hand County50.1Miner County: 50 %Miner County50Davison County: 49.9 %Davison County49.9Potter County: 49.9 %Potter County49.9Roberts County: 49.8 %Roberts County49.8Oglala Lakota County: 49.8 %Oglala Lakota County49.8Stanley County: 49.7 %Stanley County49.7Charles Mix County: 49.7 %Charles Mix County49.7Union County: 49.6 %Union County49.6Harding County: 49.6 %Harding County49.6Fall River County: 49.6 %Fall River County49.6Custer County: 49.6 %Custer County49.6Butte County: 49.5 %Butte County49.5Mellette County: 49.4 %Mellette County49.4Pennington County: 49.4 %Pennington County49.4Spink County: 49.4 %Spink County49.4Turner County: 49.4 %Turner County49.4McCook County: 49.4 %McCook County49.4Hyde County: 49.4 %Hyde County49.4Minnehaha County: 49.4 %Minnehaha County49.4Day County: 49.3 %Day County49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clay County52-0.1 pts
2Faulk County51.8+0.7 pts
3Douglas County51.5-0 pts
4Todd County51.4-0.2 pts
5Jackson County51.3-0.1 pts
6Perkins County51.3+0.3 pts
7Hughes County51.2-0.2 pts
8Beadle County51+0.2 pts
9Gregory County51+0.5 pts
10Hutchinson County50.8+0.3 pts
11Ziebach County50.8-0.4 pts
12Brule County50.7+0.1 pts
13Lincoln County50.6-0 pts
14Bennett County50.5-0 pts
15Brown County50.5+0.1 pts
16Walworth County50.4-0.1 pts
17Jones County50.2+1.4 pts
18Buffalo County50.2+0.1 pts
19Lawrence County50.1-0.3 pts
20Hand County50.1+0.6 pts
21Miner County50+0.1 pts
22Davison County49.9+0.1 pts
23Potter County49.9-0.4 pts
24Roberts County49.8-0 pts
25Oglala Lakota County49.8+0.2 pts
26Stanley County49.7-0.4 pts
27Charles Mix County49.7+0.1 pts
28Union County49.60 pts
29Harding County49.60 pts
30Fall River County49.6-0.4 pts
31Custer County49.6-0.2 pts
32Butte County49.5-0.2 pts
33Mellette County49.4+0.1 pts
34Pennington County49.4-0.2 pts
35Spink County49.4-0.4 pts
36Turner County49.4-0.2 pts
37McCook County49.4-0.3 pts
38Hyde County49.4+0.4 pts
39Minnehaha County49.4-0.1 pts
40Day County49.3+0.3 pts
41Deuel County49.2+0.3 pts
42Edmunds County49.2+0.2 pts
43Dewey County49.2-0.1 pts
44Codington County49.2-0.2 pts
45Moody County49.1-0 pts
46Corson County49.1-0.2 pts
47Kingsbury County49.1-0.1 pts
48Yankton County49.1-0 pts
49Jerauld County49-1.3 pts
50Grant County490 pts
51Haakon County49+0.2 pts
52Aurora County48.8-0.2 pts
53Clark County48.8-0.1 pts
54Brookings County48.8-0.1 pts
55Tripp County48.7-0.2 pts
56Campbell County48.7-0.5 pts
57Hamlin County48.7-0.2 pts
58Sanborn County48.6-0.1 pts
59Hanson County48.4-0 pts
60McPherson County48.4-0 pts
61Meade County48.2-0 pts
62Lake County48.10 pts
63Lyman County48+0.1 pts
64Marshall County47.8-0.1 pts
65Sully County46.4-0.1 pts
66Bon Homme County410 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2024}},
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  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clay County, with 52% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bon Homme County, with 41% in 2024.

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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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