Counties in South Dakota by households, 2024

Minnehaha County had the highest households of 66 counties in 2024, at 84,814. Jones County had the lowest, at 342. The median was 2,153 and the figure for South Dakota was 365,544. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84,814Minnehaha County
Lowest342Jones County
Median2,15366 counties
South Dakota365,544History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 1,064 countBeadle County: 7,536 countBennett County: 920 countBon Homme County: 2,418 countBrookings County: 13,798 countBrown County: 16,285 countBrule County: 1,955 countBuffalo County: 508 countButte County: 4,306 countCampbell County: 754 countCharles Mix County: 3,032 countClark County: 1,336 countClay County: 5,547 countCodington County: 12,526 countCorson County: 1,128 countCuster County: 4,451 countDavison County: 8,899 countDay County: 2,371 countDeuel County: 1,754 countDewey County: 1,692 countDouglas County: 1,138 countEdmunds County: 1,630 countFall River County: 3,632 countFaulk County: 862 countGrant County: 3,029 countGregory County: 1,609 countHaakon County: 687 countHamlin County: 2,194 countHand County: 1,405 countHanson County: 1,132 countHarding County: 498 countHughes County: 7,253 countHutchinson County: 2,908 countHyde County: 503 countJackson County: 830 countJerauld County: 785 countJones County: 342 countKingsbury County: 2,112 countLake County: 4,716 countLawrence County: 12,054 countLincoln County: 27,879 countLyman County: 1,188 countMcCook County: 2,221 countMcPherson County: 915 countMarshall County: 1,651 countMeade County: 11,968 countMellette County: 641 countMiner County: 932 countMinnehaha County: 84,814 countMoody County: 2,559 countOglala Lakota County: 2,923 countPennington County: 46,370 countPerkins County: 1,309 countPotter County: 1,066 countRoberts County: 3,625 countSanborn County: 946 countSpink County: 2,486 countStanley County: 1,290 countSully County: 637 countTodd County: 2,544 countTripp County: 2,258 countTurner County: 3,568 countUnion County: 7,310 countWalworth County: 2,415 countYankton County: 9,695 countZiebach County: 735 count
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  • 7,300 and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Minnehaha County: 84,814 countMinnehaha County84,814Pennington County: 46,370 countPennington County46,370Lincoln County: 27,879 countLincoln County27,879Brown County: 16,285 countBrown County16,285Brookings County: 13,798 countBrookings County13,798Codington County: 12,526 countCodington County12,526Lawrence County: 12,054 countLawrence County12,054Meade County: 11,968 countMeade County11,968Yankton County: 9,695 countYankton County9,695Davison County: 8,899 countDavison County8,899Beadle County: 7,536 countBeadle County7,536Union County: 7,310 countUnion County7,310Hughes County: 7,253 countHughes County7,253Clay County: 5,547 countClay County5,547Lake County: 4,716 countLake County4,716Custer County: 4,451 countCuster County4,451Butte County: 4,306 countButte County4,306Fall River County: 3,632 countFall River County3,632Roberts County: 3,625 countRoberts County3,625Turner County: 3,568 countTurner County3,568Charles Mix County: 3,032 countCharles Mix County3,032Grant County: 3,029 countGrant County3,029Oglala Lakota County: 2,923 countOglala Lakota County2,923Hutchinson County: 2,908 countHutchinson County2,908Moody County: 2,559 countMoody County2,559Todd County: 2,544 countTodd County2,544Spink County: 2,486 countSpink County2,486Bon Homme County: 2,418 countBon Homme County2,418Walworth County: 2,415 countWalworth County2,415Day County: 2,371 countDay County2,371Tripp County: 2,258 countTripp County2,258McCook County: 2,221 countMcCook County2,221Hamlin County: 2,194 countHamlin County2,194Kingsbury County: 2,112 countKingsbury County2,112Brule County: 1,955 countBrule County1,955Deuel County: 1,754 countDeuel County1,754Dewey County: 1,692 countDewey County1,692Marshall County: 1,651 countMarshall County1,651Edmunds County: 1,630 countEdmunds County1,630Gregory County: 1,609 countGregory County1,609Minnehaha County: 84,814 countMinnehaha County84,814Pennington County: 46,370 countPennington County46,370Lincoln County: 27,879 countLincoln County27,879Brown County: 16,285 countBrown County16,285Brookings County: 13,798 countBrookings County13,798Codington County: 12,526 countCodington County12,526Lawrence County: 12,054 countLawrence County12,054Meade County: 11,968 countMeade County11,968Yankton County: 9,695 countYankton County9,695Davison County: 8,899 countDavison County8,899Beadle County: 7,536 countBeadle County7,536Union County: 7,310 countUnion County7,310Hughes County: 7,253 countHughes County7,253Clay County: 5,547 countClay County5,547Lake County: 4,716 countLake County4,716Custer County: 4,451 countCuster County4,451Butte County: 4,306 countButte County4,306Fall River County: 3,632 countFall River County3,632Roberts County: 3,625 countRoberts County3,625Turner County: 3,568 countTurner County3,568Charles Mix County: 3,032 countCharles Mix County3,032Grant County: 3,029 countGrant County3,029Oglala Lakota County: 2,923 countOglala Lakota County2,923Hutchinson County: 2,908 countHutchinson County2,908Moody County: 2,559 countMoody County2,559Todd County: 2,544 countTodd County2,544Spink County: 2,486 countSpink County2,486Bon Homme County: 2,418 countBon Homme County2,418Walworth County: 2,415 countWalworth County2,415Day County: 2,371 countDay County2,371Tripp County: 2,258 countTripp County2,258McCook County: 2,221 countMcCook County2,221Hamlin County: 2,194 countHamlin County2,194Kingsbury County: 2,112 countKingsbury County2,112Brule County: 1,955 countBrule County1,955Deuel County: 1,754 countDeuel County1,754Dewey County: 1,692 countDewey County1,692Marshall County: 1,651 countMarshall County1,651Edmunds County: 1,630 countEdmunds County1,630Gregory County: 1,609 countGregory County1,609
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Minnehaha County84,814+2.9%
2Pennington County46,370+1.5%
3Lincoln County27,879+4.6%
4Brown County16,285-0.5%
5Brookings County13,798+2.3%
6Codington County12,526+1.3%
7Lawrence County12,054+2%
8Meade County11,968+1.4%
9Yankton County9,695-1%
10Davison County8,899+2.1%
11Beadle County7,536+0.7%
12Union County7,310+2.6%
13Hughes County7,253-0.9%
14Clay County5,547-0.3%
15Lake County4,716+1.8%
16Custer County4,451+10.4%
17Butte County4,306+1.8%
18Fall River County3,632+5.5%
19Roberts County3,625-0.9%
20Turner County3,568+0.9%
21Charles Mix County3,032+0.9%
22Grant County3,029+1.3%
23Oglala Lakota County2,923+7%
24Hutchinson County2,908-1.2%
25Moody County2,559+2.2%
26Todd County2,544+2.8%
27Spink County2,486+1.3%
28Bon Homme County2,418-0.3%
29Walworth County2,415+0.8%
30Day County2,371+1.2%
31Tripp County2,258-0.3%
32McCook County2,221+0.1%
33Hamlin County2,194+0.6%
34Kingsbury County2,112+4%
35Brule County1,955+1.2%
36Deuel County1,754-2.6%
37Dewey County1,692+0.7%
38Marshall County1,651+0.3%
39Edmunds County1,630+2.6%
40Gregory County1,609-1.6%
41Hand County1,405+2.3%
42Clark County1,336+1.1%
43Perkins County1,309+4.4%
44Stanley County1,290+1.4%
45Lyman County1,188+0.3%
46Douglas County1,138+1.9%
47Hanson County1,132-0.2%
48Corson County1,128+1.4%
49Potter County1,066+4.4%
50Aurora County1,064+2.1%
51Sanborn County946+1.8%
52Miner County932+1.7%
53Bennett County920-10.2%
54McPherson County915+2.1%
55Faulk County862+3.1%
56Jackson County830+12.2%
57Jerauld County785-5.1%
58Campbell County754+7.1%
59Ziebach County735+1.5%
60Haakon County687+1.9%
61Mellette County641+4.1%
62Sully County637+2.1%
63Buffalo County508+2.4%
64Hyde County503-6%
65Harding County498+1%
66Jones County342-3.7%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in South Dakota by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in South Dakota by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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