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Counties in South Dakota by housing units

Minnehaha County had the highest housing units of 66 counties in 2022, at 84,770. Jones County had the lowest, at 510. The median was 2,551 and the figure for South Dakota was 396,623. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84,770Minnehaha County
Lowest510Jones County
Median2,55166 counties
South Dakota396,623History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 1,216 countBeadle County: 8,436 countBennett County: 1,241 countBon Homme County: 2,817 countBrookings County: 14,882 countBrown County: 17,948 countBrule County: 2,365 countBuffalo County: 588 countButte County: 4,725 countCampbell County: 926 countCharles Mix County: 3,668 countClark County: 1,619 countClay County: 6,152 countCodington County: 13,257 countCorson County: 1,369 countCuster County: 4,979 countDavison County: 9,506 countDay County: 3,428 countDeuel County: 2,136 countDewey County: 1,934 countDouglas County: 1,347 countEdmunds County: 1,948 countFall River County: 4,094 countFaulk County: 1,046 countGrant County: 3,444 countGregory County: 2,211 countHaakon County: 914 countHamlin County: 2,788 countHand County: 1,705 countHanson County: 1,280 countHarding County: 711 countHughes County: 7,953 countHutchinson County: 3,220 countHyde County: 641 countJackson County: 1,017 countJerauld County: 1,016 countJones County: 510 countKingsbury County: 2,636 countLake County: 5,714 countLawrence County: 14,289 countLincoln County: 26,398 countLyman County: 1,560 countMcCook County: 2,465 countMcPherson County: 1,255 countMarshall County: 2,412 countMeade County: 12,429 countMellette County: 766 countMiner County: 1,214 countMinnehaha County: 84,770 countMoody County: 2,739 countOglala Lakota County: 3,473 countPennington County: 49,747 countPerkins County: 1,725 countPotter County: 1,583 countRoberts County: 4,818 countSanborn County: 1,134 countSpink County: 3,007 countStanley County: 1,468 countSully County: 889 countTodd County: 2,888 countTripp County: 2,794 countTurner County: 3,876 countUnion County: 7,298 countWalworth County: 2,939 countYankton County: 10,405 countZiebach County: 895 count
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  • 8,000 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Minnehaha County: 84,770 countMinnehaha County84,770Pennington County: 49,747 countPennington County49,747Lincoln County: 26,398 countLincoln County26,398Brown County: 17,948 countBrown County17,948Brookings County: 14,882 countBrookings County14,882Lawrence County: 14,289 countLawrence County14,289Codington County: 13,257 countCodington County13,257Meade County: 12,429 countMeade County12,429Yankton County: 10,405 countYankton County10,405Davison County: 9,506 countDavison County9,506Beadle County: 8,436 countBeadle County8,436Hughes County: 7,953 countHughes County7,953Union County: 7,298 countUnion County7,298Clay County: 6,152 countClay County6,152Lake County: 5,714 countLake County5,714Custer County: 4,979 countCuster County4,979Roberts County: 4,818 countRoberts County4,818Butte County: 4,725 countButte County4,725Fall River County: 4,094 countFall River County4,094Turner County: 3,876 countTurner County3,876Charles Mix County: 3,668 countCharles Mix County3,668Oglala Lakota County: 3,473 countOglala Lakota County3,473Grant County: 3,444 countGrant County3,444Day County: 3,428 countDay County3,428Hutchinson County: 3,220 countHutchinson County3,220Spink County: 3,007 countSpink County3,007Walworth County: 2,939 countWalworth County2,939Todd County: 2,888 countTodd County2,888Bon Homme County: 2,817 countBon Homme County2,817Tripp County: 2,794 countTripp County2,794Hamlin County: 2,788 countHamlin County2,788Moody County: 2,739 countMoody County2,739Kingsbury County: 2,636 countKingsbury County2,636McCook County: 2,465 countMcCook County2,465Marshall County: 2,412 countMarshall County2,412Brule County: 2,365 countBrule County2,365Gregory County: 2,211 countGregory County2,211Deuel County: 2,136 countDeuel County2,136Edmunds County: 1,948 countEdmunds County1,948Dewey County: 1,934 countDewey County1,934Minnehaha County: 84,770 countMinnehaha County84,770Pennington County: 49,747 countPennington County49,747Lincoln County: 26,398 countLincoln County26,398Brown County: 17,948 countBrown County17,948Brookings County: 14,882 countBrookings County14,882Lawrence County: 14,289 countLawrence County14,289Codington County: 13,257 countCodington County13,257Meade County: 12,429 countMeade County12,429Yankton County: 10,405 countYankton County10,405Davison County: 9,506 countDavison County9,506Beadle County: 8,436 countBeadle County8,436Hughes County: 7,953 countHughes County7,953Union County: 7,298 countUnion County7,298Clay County: 6,152 countClay County6,152Lake County: 5,714 countLake County5,714Custer County: 4,979 countCuster County4,979Roberts County: 4,818 countRoberts County4,818Butte County: 4,725 countButte County4,725Fall River County: 4,094 countFall River County4,094Turner County: 3,876 countTurner County3,876Charles Mix County: 3,668 countCharles Mix County3,668Oglala Lakota County: 3,473 countOglala Lakota County3,473Grant County: 3,444 countGrant County3,444Day County: 3,428 countDay County3,428Hutchinson County: 3,220 countHutchinson County3,220Spink County: 3,007 countSpink County3,007Walworth County: 2,939 countWalworth County2,939Todd County: 2,888 countTodd County2,888Bon Homme County: 2,817 countBon Homme County2,817Tripp County: 2,794 countTripp County2,794Hamlin County: 2,788 countHamlin County2,788Moody County: 2,739 countMoody County2,739Kingsbury County: 2,636 countKingsbury County2,636McCook County: 2,465 countMcCook County2,465Marshall County: 2,412 countMarshall County2,412Brule County: 2,365 countBrule County2,365Gregory County: 2,211 countGregory County2,211Deuel County: 2,136 countDeuel County2,136Edmunds County: 1,948 countEdmunds County1,948Dewey County: 1,934 countDewey County1,934
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Minnehaha County84,770+2.2%
2Pennington County49,747+1.5%
3Lincoln County26,398+4.1%
4Brown County17,948+0.4%
5Brookings County14,882+1.3%
6Lawrence County14,289+1.5%
7Codington County13,257+0.8%
8Meade County12,429+1.4%
9Yankton County10,405+1%
10Davison County9,506+0.4%
11Beadle County8,436+0.4%
12Hughes County7,953+0.4%
13Union County7,298+2.2%
14Clay County6,152+1%
15Lake County5,714+0.8%
16Custer County4,979+2%
17Roberts County4,818+0.1%
18Butte County4,725+0.6%
19Fall River County4,094-0.1%
20Turner County3,876-0.2%
21Charles Mix County3,668+0.2%
22Oglala Lakota County3,473-0.3%
23Grant County3,4440%
24Day County3,428-0.5%
25Hutchinson County3,220-0.4%
26Spink County3,007-0.1%
27Walworth County2,939-0.1%
28Todd County2,888-0.5%
29Bon Homme County2,817-0.4%
30Tripp County2,794-0.4%
31Hamlin County2,788+0.9%
32Moody County2,739+0.1%
33Kingsbury County2,636+0.5%
34McCook County2,465+0.4%
35Marshall County2,412-0.6%
36Brule County2,365-0.2%
37Gregory County2,211-0.3%
38Deuel County2,136-0.3%
39Edmunds County1,948+0.2%
40Dewey County1,934-0.4%
41Perkins County1,7250%
42Hand County1,705+1.2%
43Clark County1,619-0.6%
44Potter County1,583-1.7%
45Lyman County1,560-0.7%
46Stanley County1,468-0.5%
47Corson County1,369-0.9%
48Douglas County1,347-0.1%
49Hanson County1,280+1.4%
50McPherson County1,255-0.6%
51Bennett County1,241+1.3%
52Aurora County1,216-0.8%
53Miner County1,214-1.8%
54Sanborn County1,134+1.8%
55Faulk County1,046-0.6%
56Jackson County1,017-3.1%
57Jerauld County1,016+0.4%
58Campbell County926-0.1%
59Haakon County914-0.3%
60Ziebach County895-0.8%
61Sully County889+6.1%
62Mellette County766+2.8%
63Harding County711-0.8%
64Hyde County641-5.2%
65Buffalo County588-4.4%
66Jones County510-0.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Minnehaha County, with 84,770 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jones County, with 510 in 2022.

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