Counties in South Dakota by households

Minnehaha County had the highest households of 66 counties in 2023, at 82,394. Jones County had the lowest, at 355. The median was 2,106 and the figure for South Dakota was 358,552. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82,394Minnehaha County
Lowest355Jones County
Median2,10666 counties
South Dakota358,552History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 1,042 countBeadle County: 7,485 countBennett County: 1,024 countBon Homme County: 2,426 countBrookings County: 13,490 countBrown County: 16,364 countBrule County: 1,932 countBuffalo County: 496 countButte County: 4,230 countCampbell County: 704 countCharles Mix County: 3,006 countClark County: 1,322 countClay County: 5,561 countCodington County: 12,361 countCorson County: 1,112 countCuster County: 4,033 countDavison County: 8,714 countDay County: 2,343 countDeuel County: 1,800 countDewey County: 1,681 countDouglas County: 1,117 countEdmunds County: 1,589 countFall River County: 3,443 countFaulk County: 836 countGrant County: 2,989 countGregory County: 1,635 countHaakon County: 674 countHamlin County: 2,181 countHand County: 1,373 countHanson County: 1,134 countHarding County: 493 countHughes County: 7,316 countHutchinson County: 2,944 countHyde County: 535 countJackson County: 740 countJerauld County: 827 countJones County: 355 countKingsbury County: 2,031 countLake County: 4,632 countLawrence County: 11,812 countLincoln County: 26,645 countLyman County: 1,185 countMcCook County: 2,218 countMcPherson County: 896 countMarshall County: 1,646 countMeade County: 11,801 countMellette County: 616 countMiner County: 916 countMinnehaha County: 82,394 countMoody County: 2,504 countOglala Lakota County: 2,731 countPennington County: 45,698 countPerkins County: 1,254 countPotter County: 1,021 countRoberts County: 3,657 countSanborn County: 929 countSpink County: 2,453 countStanley County: 1,272 countSully County: 624 countTodd County: 2,474 countTripp County: 2,265 countTurner County: 3,535 countUnion County: 7,124 countWalworth County: 2,396 countYankton County: 9,792 countZiebach County: 724 count
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  • 800 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 7,300
  • 7,300 and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Minnehaha County: 82,394 countMinnehaha County82,394Pennington County: 45,698 countPennington County45,698Lincoln County: 26,645 countLincoln County26,645Brown County: 16,364 countBrown County16,364Brookings County: 13,490 countBrookings County13,490Codington County: 12,361 countCodington County12,361Lawrence County: 11,812 countLawrence County11,812Meade County: 11,801 countMeade County11,801Yankton County: 9,792 countYankton County9,792Davison County: 8,714 countDavison County8,714Beadle County: 7,485 countBeadle County7,485Hughes County: 7,316 countHughes County7,316Union County: 7,124 countUnion County7,124Clay County: 5,561 countClay County5,561Lake County: 4,632 countLake County4,632Butte County: 4,230 countButte County4,230Custer County: 4,033 countCuster County4,033Roberts County: 3,657 countRoberts County3,657Turner County: 3,535 countTurner County3,535Fall River County: 3,443 countFall River County3,443Charles Mix County: 3,006 countCharles Mix County3,006Grant County: 2,989 countGrant County2,989Hutchinson County: 2,944 countHutchinson County2,944Oglala Lakota County: 2,731 countOglala Lakota County2,731Moody County: 2,504 countMoody County2,504Todd County: 2,474 countTodd County2,474Spink County: 2,453 countSpink County2,453Bon Homme County: 2,426 countBon Homme County2,426Walworth County: 2,396 countWalworth County2,396Day County: 2,343 countDay County2,343Tripp County: 2,265 countTripp County2,265McCook County: 2,218 countMcCook County2,218Hamlin County: 2,181 countHamlin County2,181Kingsbury County: 2,031 countKingsbury County2,031Brule County: 1,932 countBrule County1,932Deuel County: 1,800 countDeuel County1,800Dewey County: 1,681 countDewey County1,681Marshall County: 1,646 countMarshall County1,646Gregory County: 1,635 countGregory County1,635Edmunds County: 1,589 countEdmunds County1,589Minnehaha County: 82,394 countMinnehaha County82,394Pennington County: 45,698 countPennington County45,698Lincoln County: 26,645 countLincoln County26,645Brown County: 16,364 countBrown County16,364Brookings County: 13,490 countBrookings County13,490Codington County: 12,361 countCodington County12,361Lawrence County: 11,812 countLawrence County11,812Meade County: 11,801 countMeade County11,801Yankton County: 9,792 countYankton County9,792Davison County: 8,714 countDavison County8,714Beadle County: 7,485 countBeadle County7,485Hughes County: 7,316 countHughes County7,316Union County: 7,124 countUnion County7,124Clay County: 5,561 countClay County5,561Lake County: 4,632 countLake County4,632Butte County: 4,230 countButte County4,230Custer County: 4,033 countCuster County4,033Roberts County: 3,657 countRoberts County3,657Turner County: 3,535 countTurner County3,535Fall River County: 3,443 countFall River County3,443Charles Mix County: 3,006 countCharles Mix County3,006Grant County: 2,989 countGrant County2,989Hutchinson County: 2,944 countHutchinson County2,944Oglala Lakota County: 2,731 countOglala Lakota County2,731Moody County: 2,504 countMoody County2,504Todd County: 2,474 countTodd County2,474Spink County: 2,453 countSpink County2,453Bon Homme County: 2,426 countBon Homme County2,426Walworth County: 2,396 countWalworth County2,396Day County: 2,343 countDay County2,343Tripp County: 2,265 countTripp County2,265McCook County: 2,218 countMcCook County2,218Hamlin County: 2,181 countHamlin County2,181Kingsbury County: 2,031 countKingsbury County2,031Brule County: 1,932 countBrule County1,932Deuel County: 1,800 countDeuel County1,800Dewey County: 1,681 countDewey County1,681Marshall County: 1,646 countMarshall County1,646Gregory County: 1,635 countGregory County1,635Edmunds County: 1,589 countEdmunds County1,589
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Minnehaha County82,394+3.1%
2Pennington County45,698+1.9%
3Lincoln County26,645+3.7%
4Brown County16,364+2.1%
5Brookings County13,490+0.9%
6Codington County12,361+1.6%
7Lawrence County11,812+3.7%
8Meade County11,801+3.3%
9Yankton County9,7920%
10Davison County8,714+3.1%
11Beadle County7,485+0.6%
12Hughes County7,316-1.1%
13Union County7,124+2.3%
14Clay County5,561+2.7%
15Lake County4,632+1.8%
16Butte County4,230+2.9%
17Custer County4,033+4.4%
18Roberts County3,657-0.1%
19Turner County3,535+2.7%
20Fall River County3,443+6.9%
21Charles Mix County3,006+1.5%
22Grant County2,989-1.4%
23Hutchinson County2,944+0.4%
24Oglala Lakota County2,731+1.8%
25Moody County2,504-0.7%
26Todd County2,474+2.8%
27Spink County2,453-2.9%
28Bon Homme County2,426+0.5%
29Walworth County2,396+0.7%
30Day County2,343-0.2%
31Tripp County2,265+3.9%
32McCook County2,2180%
33Hamlin County2,181+1.4%
34Kingsbury County2,031+1.4%
35Brule County1,932-1.3%
36Deuel County1,800+0.3%
37Dewey County1,681+0.4%
38Marshall County1,646-1.4%
39Gregory County1,635+2.6%
40Edmunds County1,589+3%
41Hand County1,373-0.9%
42Clark County1,322-2.8%
43Stanley County1,272+2.7%
44Perkins County1,254+1.4%
45Lyman County1,185-1.6%
46Hanson County1,134+2.5%
47Douglas County1,117+3.7%
48Corson County1,112+3.8%
49Aurora County1,042-1%
50Bennett County1,024+1%
51Potter County1,021-1.3%
52Sanborn County929-1.1%
53Miner County916+0.7%
54McPherson County896+2.8%
55Faulk County836+9.3%
56Jerauld County827-3.7%
57Jackson County740+0.7%
58Ziebach County724+6%
59Campbell County704+1.9%
60Haakon County674-4.9%
61Sully County624+4.2%
62Mellette County616-0.8%
63Hyde County535-1.1%
64Buffalo County496+0.8%
65Harding County493-4.8%
66Jones County355-6.8%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in South Dakota by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in South Dakota by households, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Minnehaha County, with 82,394 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jones County, with 355 in 2023.

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