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Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2024

Minnehaha County had the highest housing units of 66 counties in 2024, at 89,418. Jones County had the lowest, at 479. The median was 2,568 and the figure for South Dakota was 408,584. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89,418Minnehaha County
Lowest479Jones County
Median2,56866 counties
South Dakota408,584History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 1,261 countBeadle County: 8,474 countBennett County: 1,151 countBon Homme County: 2,842 countBrookings County: 15,179 countBrown County: 18,090 countBrule County: 2,367 countBuffalo County: 578 countButte County: 4,783 countCampbell County: 920 countCharles Mix County: 3,668 countClark County: 1,609 countClay County: 6,262 countCodington County: 13,533 countCorson County: 1,359 countCuster County: 5,291 countDavison County: 9,579 countDay County: 3,440 countDeuel County: 2,155 countDewey County: 1,931 countDouglas County: 1,338 countEdmunds County: 1,898 countFall River County: 4,093 countFaulk County: 1,085 countGrant County: 3,456 countGregory County: 2,188 countHaakon County: 895 countHamlin County: 2,860 countHand County: 1,719 countHanson County: 1,291 countHarding County: 688 countHughes County: 7,997 countHutchinson County: 3,236 countHyde County: 617 countJackson County: 1,086 countJerauld County: 963 countJones County: 479 countKingsbury County: 2,663 countLake County: 5,797 countLawrence County: 14,840 countLincoln County: 28,710 countLyman County: 1,553 countMcCook County: 2,473 countMcPherson County: 1,205 countMarshall County: 2,436 countMeade County: 12,871 countMellette County: 779 countMiner County: 1,180 countMinnehaha County: 89,418 countMoody County: 2,759 countOglala Lakota County: 3,470 countPennington County: 51,681 countPerkins County: 1,744 countPotter County: 1,567 countRoberts County: 4,848 countSanborn County: 1,168 countSpink County: 3,010 countStanley County: 1,542 countSully County: 934 countTodd County: 2,879 countTripp County: 2,762 countTurner County: 3,913 countUnion County: 7,588 countWalworth County: 2,932 countYankton County: 10,616 countZiebach County: 885 count
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  • 1,100 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 8,100
  • 8,100 and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Minnehaha County: 89,418 countMinnehaha County89,418Pennington County: 51,681 countPennington County51,681Lincoln County: 28,710 countLincoln County28,710Brown County: 18,090 countBrown County18,090Brookings County: 15,179 countBrookings County15,179Lawrence County: 14,840 countLawrence County14,840Codington County: 13,533 countCodington County13,533Meade County: 12,871 countMeade County12,871Yankton County: 10,616 countYankton County10,616Davison County: 9,579 countDavison County9,579Beadle County: 8,474 countBeadle County8,474Hughes County: 7,997 countHughes County7,997Union County: 7,588 countUnion County7,588Clay County: 6,262 countClay County6,262Lake County: 5,797 countLake County5,797Custer County: 5,291 countCuster County5,291Roberts County: 4,848 countRoberts County4,848Butte County: 4,783 countButte County4,783Fall River County: 4,093 countFall River County4,093Turner County: 3,913 countTurner County3,913Charles Mix County: 3,668 countCharles Mix County3,668Oglala Lakota County: 3,470 countOglala Lakota County3,470Grant County: 3,456 countGrant County3,456Day County: 3,440 countDay County3,440Hutchinson County: 3,236 countHutchinson County3,236Spink County: 3,010 countSpink County3,010Walworth County: 2,932 countWalworth County2,932Todd County: 2,879 countTodd County2,879Hamlin County: 2,860 countHamlin County2,860Bon Homme County: 2,842 countBon Homme County2,842Tripp County: 2,762 countTripp County2,762Moody County: 2,759 countMoody County2,759Kingsbury County: 2,663 countKingsbury County2,663McCook County: 2,473 countMcCook County2,473Marshall County: 2,436 countMarshall County2,436Brule County: 2,367 countBrule County2,367Gregory County: 2,188 countGregory County2,188Deuel County: 2,155 countDeuel County2,155Dewey County: 1,931 countDewey County1,931Edmunds County: 1,898 countEdmunds County1,898Minnehaha County: 89,418 countMinnehaha County89,418Pennington County: 51,681 countPennington County51,681Lincoln County: 28,710 countLincoln County28,710Brown County: 18,090 countBrown County18,090Brookings County: 15,179 countBrookings County15,179Lawrence County: 14,840 countLawrence County14,840Codington County: 13,533 countCodington County13,533Meade County: 12,871 countMeade County12,871Yankton County: 10,616 countYankton County10,616Davison County: 9,579 countDavison County9,579Beadle County: 8,474 countBeadle County8,474Hughes County: 7,997 countHughes County7,997Union County: 7,588 countUnion County7,588Clay County: 6,262 countClay County6,262Lake County: 5,797 countLake County5,797Custer County: 5,291 countCuster County5,291Roberts County: 4,848 countRoberts County4,848Butte County: 4,783 countButte County4,783Fall River County: 4,093 countFall River County4,093Turner County: 3,913 countTurner County3,913Charles Mix County: 3,668 countCharles Mix County3,668Oglala Lakota County: 3,470 countOglala Lakota County3,470Grant County: 3,456 countGrant County3,456Day County: 3,440 countDay County3,440Hutchinson County: 3,236 countHutchinson County3,236Spink County: 3,010 countSpink County3,010Walworth County: 2,932 countWalworth County2,932Todd County: 2,879 countTodd County2,879Hamlin County: 2,860 countHamlin County2,860Bon Homme County: 2,842 countBon Homme County2,842Tripp County: 2,762 countTripp County2,762Moody County: 2,759 countMoody County2,759Kingsbury County: 2,663 countKingsbury County2,663McCook County: 2,473 countMcCook County2,473Marshall County: 2,436 countMarshall County2,436Brule County: 2,367 countBrule County2,367Gregory County: 2,188 countGregory County2,188Deuel County: 2,155 countDeuel County2,155Dewey County: 1,931 countDewey County1,931Edmunds County: 1,898 countEdmunds County1,898
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Minnehaha County89,418+2.7%
2Pennington County51,681+2%
3Lincoln County28,710+4.2%
4Brown County18,090+0.4%
5Brookings County15,179+1%
6Lawrence County14,840+2%
7Codington County13,533+1.1%
8Meade County12,871+1.8%
9Yankton County10,616+1.1%
10Davison County9,579+0.3%
11Beadle County8,474+0.2%
12Hughes County7,997+0.5%
13Union County7,588+2%
14Clay County6,262+0.3%
15Lake County5,797+0.9%
16Custer County5,291+3.2%
17Roberts County4,848+0.5%
18Butte County4,783+1%
19Fall River County4,093-0.2%
20Turner County3,913+0.4%
21Charles Mix County3,668+0.1%
22Oglala Lakota County3,470+0.3%
23Grant County3,456+0.4%
24Day County3,440+0.2%
25Hutchinson County3,236+0.3%
26Spink County3,010+0.7%
27Walworth County2,932-0.3%
28Todd County2,879-0.2%
29Hamlin County2,860+1%
30Bon Homme County2,842+0.7%
31Tripp County2,762-0.5%
32Moody County2,759+0.3%
33Kingsbury County2,663+0.6%
34McCook County2,473+0.2%
35Marshall County2,436+0.2%
36Brule County2,367-0.2%
37Gregory County2,188-0.5%
38Deuel County2,155+0.4%
39Dewey County1,931+0.2%
40Edmunds County1,898+0.3%
41Perkins County1,744+0.9%
42Hand County1,719+1.2%
43Clark County1,6090%
44Potter County1,567-0.1%
45Lyman County1,553-0.5%
46Stanley County1,542+0.1%
47Corson County1,359-0.1%
48Douglas County1,338-1.2%
49Hanson County1,291+0.2%
50Aurora County1,261+2.8%
51McPherson County1,205-3.4%
52Miner County1,180-2.5%
53Sanborn County1,168+3%
54Bennett County1,151-6.6%
55Jackson County1,086+6.7%
56Faulk County1,085+0.5%
57Jerauld County963-3.8%
58Sully County934+2.9%
59Campbell County920-0.1%
60Haakon County895+2.6%
61Ziebach County885-1.1%
62Mellette County7790%
63Harding County688-2%
64Hyde County617-2.4%
65Buffalo County578+0.2%
66Jones County479+0.2%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. 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 B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Minnehaha County, with 89,418 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jones County, with 479 in 2024.

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