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Counties in South Dakota by housing units

Minnehaha County had the highest housing units of 66 counties in 2021, at 82,955. Jones County had the lowest, at 513. The median was 2,540 and the figure for South Dakota was 391,857. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82,955Minnehaha County
Lowest513Jones County
Median2,54066 counties
South Dakota391,857History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 1,226 countBeadle County: 8,404 countBennett County: 1,225 countBon Homme County: 2,828 countBrookings County: 14,696 countBrown County: 17,875 countBrule County: 2,370 countBuffalo County: 615 countButte County: 4,697 countCampbell County: 927 countCharles Mix County: 3,660 countClark County: 1,629 countClay County: 6,091 countCodington County: 13,149 countCorson County: 1,381 countCuster County: 4,879 countDavison County: 9,469 countDay County: 3,446 countDeuel County: 2,143 countDewey County: 1,941 countDouglas County: 1,348 countEdmunds County: 1,945 countFall River County: 4,098 countFaulk County: 1,052 countGrant County: 3,444 countGregory County: 2,218 countHaakon County: 917 countHamlin County: 2,762 countHand County: 1,684 countHanson County: 1,262 countHarding County: 717 countHughes County: 7,920 countHutchinson County: 3,233 countHyde County: 676 countJackson County: 1,049 countJerauld County: 1,012 countJones County: 513 countKingsbury County: 2,624 countLake County: 5,669 countLawrence County: 14,082 countLincoln County: 25,355 countLyman County: 1,571 countMcCook County: 2,456 countMcPherson County: 1,262 countMarshall County: 2,427 countMeade County: 12,258 countMellette County: 745 countMiner County: 1,236 countMinnehaha County: 82,955 countMoody County: 2,736 countOglala Lakota County: 3,484 countPennington County: 49,020 countPerkins County: 1,725 countPotter County: 1,611 countRoberts County: 4,815 countSanborn County: 1,114 countSpink County: 3,010 countStanley County: 1,475 countSully County: 838 countTodd County: 2,903 countTripp County: 2,806 countTurner County: 3,885 countUnion County: 7,143 countWalworth County: 2,942 countYankton County: 10,307 countZiebach County: 902 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Minnehaha County: 82,955 countMinnehaha County82,955Pennington County: 49,020 countPennington County49,020Lincoln County: 25,355 countLincoln County25,355Brown County: 17,875 countBrown County17,875Brookings County: 14,696 countBrookings County14,696Lawrence County: 14,082 countLawrence County14,082Codington County: 13,149 countCodington County13,149Meade County: 12,258 countMeade County12,258Yankton County: 10,307 countYankton County10,307Davison County: 9,469 countDavison County9,469Beadle County: 8,404 countBeadle County8,404Hughes County: 7,920 countHughes County7,920Union County: 7,143 countUnion County7,143Clay County: 6,091 countClay County6,091Lake County: 5,669 countLake County5,669Custer County: 4,879 countCuster County4,879Roberts County: 4,815 countRoberts County4,815Butte County: 4,697 countButte County4,697Fall River County: 4,098 countFall River County4,098Turner County: 3,885 countTurner County3,885Charles Mix County: 3,660 countCharles Mix County3,660Oglala Lakota County: 3,484 countOglala Lakota County3,484Day County: 3,446 countDay County3,446Grant County: 3,444 countGrant County3,444Hutchinson County: 3,233 countHutchinson County3,233Spink County: 3,010 countSpink County3,010Walworth County: 2,942 countWalworth County2,942Todd County: 2,903 countTodd County2,903Bon Homme County: 2,828 countBon Homme County2,828Tripp County: 2,806 countTripp County2,806Hamlin County: 2,762 countHamlin County2,762Moody County: 2,736 countMoody County2,736Kingsbury County: 2,624 countKingsbury County2,624McCook County: 2,456 countMcCook County2,456Marshall County: 2,427 countMarshall County2,427Brule County: 2,370 countBrule County2,370Gregory County: 2,218 countGregory County2,218Deuel County: 2,143 countDeuel County2,143Edmunds County: 1,945 countEdmunds County1,945Dewey County: 1,941 countDewey County1,941Minnehaha County: 82,955 countMinnehaha County82,955Pennington County: 49,020 countPennington County49,020Lincoln County: 25,355 countLincoln County25,355Brown County: 17,875 countBrown County17,875Brookings County: 14,696 countBrookings County14,696Lawrence County: 14,082 countLawrence County14,082Codington County: 13,149 countCodington County13,149Meade County: 12,258 countMeade County12,258Yankton County: 10,307 countYankton County10,307Davison County: 9,469 countDavison County9,469Beadle County: 8,404 countBeadle County8,404Hughes County: 7,920 countHughes County7,920Union County: 7,143 countUnion County7,143Clay County: 6,091 countClay County6,091Lake County: 5,669 countLake County5,669Custer County: 4,879 countCuster County4,879Roberts County: 4,815 countRoberts County4,815Butte County: 4,697 countButte County4,697Fall River County: 4,098 countFall River County4,098Turner County: 3,885 countTurner County3,885Charles Mix County: 3,660 countCharles Mix County3,660Oglala Lakota County: 3,484 countOglala Lakota County3,484Day County: 3,446 countDay County3,446Grant County: 3,444 countGrant County3,444Hutchinson County: 3,233 countHutchinson County3,233Spink County: 3,010 countSpink County3,010Walworth County: 2,942 countWalworth County2,942Todd County: 2,903 countTodd County2,903Bon Homme County: 2,828 countBon Homme County2,828Tripp County: 2,806 countTripp County2,806Hamlin County: 2,762 countHamlin County2,762Moody County: 2,736 countMoody County2,736Kingsbury County: 2,624 countKingsbury County2,624McCook County: 2,456 countMcCook County2,456Marshall County: 2,427 countMarshall County2,427Brule County: 2,370 countBrule County2,370Gregory County: 2,218 countGregory County2,218Deuel County: 2,143 countDeuel County2,143Edmunds County: 1,945 countEdmunds County1,945Dewey County: 1,941 countDewey County1,941
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Minnehaha County82,955
2Pennington County49,020
3Lincoln County25,355
4Brown County17,875
5Brookings County14,696
6Lawrence County14,082
7Codington County13,149
8Meade County12,258
9Yankton County10,307
10Davison County9,469
11Beadle County8,404
12Hughes County7,920
13Union County7,143
14Clay County6,091
15Lake County5,669
16Custer County4,879
17Roberts County4,815
18Butte County4,697
19Fall River County4,098
20Turner County3,885
21Charles Mix County3,660
22Oglala Lakota County3,484
23Day County3,446
24Grant County3,444
25Hutchinson County3,233
26Spink County3,010
27Walworth County2,942
28Todd County2,903
29Bon Homme County2,828
30Tripp County2,806
31Hamlin County2,762
32Moody County2,736
33Kingsbury County2,624
34McCook County2,456
35Marshall County2,427
36Brule County2,370
37Gregory County2,218
38Deuel County2,143
39Edmunds County1,945
40Dewey County1,941
41Perkins County1,725
42Hand County1,684
43Clark County1,629
44Potter County1,611
45Lyman County1,571
46Stanley County1,475
47Corson County1,381
48Douglas County1,348
49Hanson County1,262
49McPherson County1,262
51Miner County1,236
52Aurora County1,226
53Bennett County1,225
54Sanborn County1,114
55Faulk County1,052
56Jackson County1,049
57Jerauld County1,012
58Campbell County927
59Haakon County917
60Ziebach County902
61Sully County838
62Mellette County745
63Harding County717
64Hyde County676
65Buffalo County615
66Jones County513

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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.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Minnehaha County, with 82,955 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Jones County, with 513 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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