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Counties in South Dakota by housing units

Minnehaha County had the highest housing units of 66 counties in 2023, at 87,043. Jones County had the lowest, at 478. The median was 2,557 and the figure for South Dakota was 402,364. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87,043Minnehaha County
Lowest478Jones County
Median2,55766 counties
South Dakota402,364History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 1,227 countBeadle County: 8,453 countBennett County: 1,232 countBon Homme County: 2,823 countBrookings County: 15,025 countBrown County: 18,009 countBrule County: 2,371 countBuffalo County: 577 countButte County: 4,737 countCampbell County: 921 countCharles Mix County: 3,664 countClark County: 1,609 countClay County: 6,243 countCodington County: 13,388 countCorson County: 1,360 countCuster County: 5,126 countDavison County: 9,550 countDay County: 3,434 countDeuel County: 2,147 countDewey County: 1,927 countDouglas County: 1,354 countEdmunds County: 1,892 countFall River County: 4,101 countFaulk County: 1,080 countGrant County: 3,441 countGregory County: 2,199 countHaakon County: 872 countHamlin County: 2,831 countHand County: 1,698 countHanson County: 1,289 countHarding County: 702 countHughes County: 7,957 countHutchinson County: 3,227 countHyde County: 632 countJackson County: 1,018 countJerauld County: 1,001 countJones County: 478 countKingsbury County: 2,647 countLake County: 5,747 countLawrence County: 14,545 countLincoln County: 27,552 countLyman County: 1,561 countMcCook County: 2,467 countMcPherson County: 1,247 countMarshall County: 2,430 countMeade County: 12,648 countMellette County: 779 countMiner County: 1,210 countMinnehaha County: 87,043 countMoody County: 2,752 countOglala Lakota County: 3,461 countPennington County: 50,655 countPerkins County: 1,729 countPotter County: 1,569 countRoberts County: 4,823 countSanborn County: 1,134 countSpink County: 2,989 countStanley County: 1,541 countSully County: 908 countTodd County: 2,885 countTripp County: 2,777 countTurner County: 3,899 countUnion County: 7,438 countWalworth County: 2,941 countYankton County: 10,497 countZiebach County: 895 count
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  • 1,100 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,400
  • 3,400 to 8,000
  • 8,000 and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Minnehaha County: 87,043 countMinnehaha County87,043Pennington County: 50,655 countPennington County50,655Lincoln County: 27,552 countLincoln County27,552Brown County: 18,009 countBrown County18,009Brookings County: 15,025 countBrookings County15,025Lawrence County: 14,545 countLawrence County14,545Codington County: 13,388 countCodington County13,388Meade County: 12,648 countMeade County12,648Yankton County: 10,497 countYankton County10,497Davison County: 9,550 countDavison County9,550Beadle County: 8,453 countBeadle County8,453Hughes County: 7,957 countHughes County7,957Union County: 7,438 countUnion County7,438Clay County: 6,243 countClay County6,243Lake County: 5,747 countLake County5,747Custer County: 5,126 countCuster County5,126Roberts County: 4,823 countRoberts County4,823Butte County: 4,737 countButte County4,737Fall River County: 4,101 countFall River County4,101Turner County: 3,899 countTurner County3,899Charles Mix County: 3,664 countCharles Mix County3,664Oglala Lakota County: 3,461 countOglala Lakota County3,461Grant County: 3,441 countGrant County3,441Day County: 3,434 countDay County3,434Hutchinson County: 3,227 countHutchinson County3,227Spink County: 2,989 countSpink County2,989Walworth County: 2,941 countWalworth County2,941Todd County: 2,885 countTodd County2,885Hamlin County: 2,831 countHamlin County2,831Bon Homme County: 2,823 countBon Homme County2,823Tripp County: 2,777 countTripp County2,777Moody County: 2,752 countMoody County2,752Kingsbury County: 2,647 countKingsbury County2,647McCook County: 2,467 countMcCook County2,467Marshall County: 2,430 countMarshall County2,430Brule County: 2,371 countBrule County2,371Gregory County: 2,199 countGregory County2,199Deuel County: 2,147 countDeuel County2,147Dewey County: 1,927 countDewey County1,927Edmunds County: 1,892 countEdmunds County1,892Minnehaha County: 87,043 countMinnehaha County87,043Pennington County: 50,655 countPennington County50,655Lincoln County: 27,552 countLincoln County27,552Brown County: 18,009 countBrown County18,009Brookings County: 15,025 countBrookings County15,025Lawrence County: 14,545 countLawrence County14,545Codington County: 13,388 countCodington County13,388Meade County: 12,648 countMeade County12,648Yankton County: 10,497 countYankton County10,497Davison County: 9,550 countDavison County9,550Beadle County: 8,453 countBeadle County8,453Hughes County: 7,957 countHughes County7,957Union County: 7,438 countUnion County7,438Clay County: 6,243 countClay County6,243Lake County: 5,747 countLake County5,747Custer County: 5,126 countCuster County5,126Roberts County: 4,823 countRoberts County4,823Butte County: 4,737 countButte County4,737Fall River County: 4,101 countFall River County4,101Turner County: 3,899 countTurner County3,899Charles Mix County: 3,664 countCharles Mix County3,664Oglala Lakota County: 3,461 countOglala Lakota County3,461Grant County: 3,441 countGrant County3,441Day County: 3,434 countDay County3,434Hutchinson County: 3,227 countHutchinson County3,227Spink County: 2,989 countSpink County2,989Walworth County: 2,941 countWalworth County2,941Todd County: 2,885 countTodd County2,885Hamlin County: 2,831 countHamlin County2,831Bon Homme County: 2,823 countBon Homme County2,823Tripp County: 2,777 countTripp County2,777Moody County: 2,752 countMoody County2,752Kingsbury County: 2,647 countKingsbury County2,647McCook County: 2,467 countMcCook County2,467Marshall County: 2,430 countMarshall County2,430Brule County: 2,371 countBrule County2,371Gregory County: 2,199 countGregory County2,199Deuel County: 2,147 countDeuel County2,147Dewey County: 1,927 countDewey County1,927Edmunds County: 1,892 countEdmunds County1,892
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Minnehaha County87,043+2.7%
2Pennington County50,655+1.8%
3Lincoln County27,552+4.4%
4Brown County18,009+0.3%
5Brookings County15,025+1%
6Lawrence County14,545+1.8%
7Codington County13,388+1%
8Meade County12,648+1.8%
9Yankton County10,497+0.9%
10Davison County9,550+0.5%
11Beadle County8,453+0.2%
12Hughes County7,957+0.1%
13Union County7,438+1.9%
14Clay County6,243+1.5%
15Lake County5,747+0.6%
16Custer County5,126+3%
17Roberts County4,823+0.1%
18Butte County4,737+0.3%
19Fall River County4,101+0.2%
20Turner County3,899+0.6%
21Charles Mix County3,664-0.1%
22Oglala Lakota County3,461-0.3%
23Grant County3,441-0.1%
24Day County3,434+0.2%
25Hutchinson County3,227+0.2%
26Spink County2,989-0.6%
27Walworth County2,941+0.1%
28Todd County2,885-0.1%
29Hamlin County2,831+1.5%
30Bon Homme County2,823+0.2%
31Tripp County2,777-0.6%
32Moody County2,752+0.5%
33Kingsbury County2,647+0.4%
34McCook County2,467+0.1%
35Marshall County2,430+0.7%
36Brule County2,371+0.3%
37Gregory County2,199-0.5%
38Deuel County2,147+0.5%
39Dewey County1,927-0.4%
40Edmunds County1,892-2.9%
41Perkins County1,729+0.2%
42Hand County1,698-0.4%
43Clark County1,609-0.6%
44Potter County1,569-0.9%
45Lyman County1,561+0.1%
46Stanley County1,541+5%
47Corson County1,360-0.7%
48Douglas County1,354+0.5%
49Hanson County1,289+0.7%
50McPherson County1,247-0.6%
51Bennett County1,232-0.7%
52Aurora County1,227+0.9%
53Miner County1,210-0.3%
54Sanborn County1,1340%
55Faulk County1,080+3.3%
56Jackson County1,018+0.1%
57Jerauld County1,001-1.5%
58Campbell County921-0.5%
59Sully County908+2.1%
60Ziebach County8950%
61Haakon County872-4.6%
62Mellette County779+1.7%
63Harding County702-1.3%
64Hyde County632-1.4%
65Buffalo County577-1.9%
66Jones County478-6.3%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/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 B25001: total housing units. Counties in South Dakota by housing units, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Minnehaha County, with 87,043 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jones County, with 478 in 2023.

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