Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Custer County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 66 counties in 2022, at 56.1 years. Todd County had the lowest, at 24.3 years. The median was 41.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.1Custer County
Lowest24.3Todd County
Median41.566 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 41.8 yearsBeadle County: 36.3 yearsBennett County: 32.3 yearsBon Homme County: 42.4 yearsBrookings County: 29.2 yearsBrown County: 38.8 yearsBrule County: 42.4 yearsBuffalo County: 26 yearsButte County: 40.6 yearsCampbell County: 52.1 yearsCharles Mix County: 37 yearsClark County: 38.6 yearsClay County: 25.1 yearsCodington County: 39.8 yearsCorson County: 30.2 yearsCuster County: 56.1 yearsDavison County: 40.3 yearsDay County: 47 yearsDeuel County: 42.6 yearsDewey County: 29.8 yearsDouglas County: 45.4 yearsEdmunds County: 43.8 yearsFall River County: 55.1 yearsFaulk County: 44.2 yearsGrant County: 45.4 yearsGregory County: 46.7 yearsHaakon County: 44.4 yearsHamlin County: 32.8 yearsHand County: 45.7 yearsHanson County: 39.4 yearsHarding County: 41.4 yearsHughes County: 40 yearsHutchinson County: 41.8 yearsHyde County: 45.4 yearsJackson County: 29.6 yearsJerauld County: 48.3 yearsJones County: 46.4 yearsKingsbury County: 44 yearsLake County: 40.8 yearsLawrence County: 44.6 yearsLincoln County: 35.9 yearsLyman County: 35.4 yearsMcCook County: 40.8 yearsMcPherson County: 51.3 yearsMarshall County: 41.5 yearsMeade County: 37.7 yearsMellette County: 32.8 yearsMiner County: 45.3 yearsMinnehaha County: 36.2 yearsMoody County: 40.9 yearsOglala Lakota County: 25.5 yearsPennington County: 39.4 yearsPerkins County: 47.3 yearsPotter County: 52.6 yearsRoberts County: 39.5 yearsSanborn County: 40.3 yearsSpink County: 43.4 yearsStanley County: 41.7 yearsSully County: 46.1 yearsTodd County: 24.3 yearsTripp County: 43.1 yearsTurner County: 41.3 yearsUnion County: 41.7 yearsWalworth County: 43.2 yearsYankton County: 42.8 yearsZiebach County: 30.8 years
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  • 46 and over
years, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Custer County: 56.1 yearsCuster County56.1Fall River County: 55.1 yearsFall River County55.1Potter County: 52.6 yearsPotter County52.6Campbell County: 52.1 yearsCampbell County52.1McPherson County: 51.3 yearsMcPherson County51.3Jerauld County: 48.3 yearsJerauld County48.3Perkins County: 47.3 yearsPerkins County47.3Day County: 47 yearsDay County47Gregory County: 46.7 yearsGregory County46.7Jones County: 46.4 yearsJones County46.4Sully County: 46.1 yearsSully County46.1Hand County: 45.7 yearsHand County45.7Douglas County: 45.4 yearsDouglas County45.4Grant County: 45.4 yearsGrant County45.4Hyde County: 45.4 yearsHyde County45.4Miner County: 45.3 yearsMiner County45.3Lawrence County: 44.6 yearsLawrence County44.6Haakon County: 44.4 yearsHaakon County44.4Faulk County: 44.2 yearsFaulk County44.2Kingsbury County: 44 yearsKingsbury County44Edmunds County: 43.8 yearsEdmunds County43.8Spink County: 43.4 yearsSpink County43.4Walworth County: 43.2 yearsWalworth County43.2Tripp County: 43.1 yearsTripp County43.1Yankton County: 42.8 yearsYankton County42.8Deuel County: 42.6 yearsDeuel County42.6Bon Homme County: 42.4 yearsBon Homme County42.4Brule County: 42.4 yearsBrule County42.4Aurora County: 41.8 yearsAurora County41.8Hutchinson County: 41.8 yearsHutchinson County41.8Stanley County: 41.7 yearsStanley County41.7Union County: 41.7 yearsUnion County41.7Marshall County: 41.5 yearsMarshall County41.5Harding County: 41.4 yearsHarding County41.4Turner County: 41.3 yearsTurner County41.3Moody County: 40.9 yearsMoody County40.9Lake County: 40.8 yearsLake County40.8McCook County: 40.8 yearsMcCook County40.8Butte County: 40.6 yearsButte County40.6Davison County: 40.3 yearsDavison County40.3Custer County: 56.1 yearsCuster County56.1Fall River County: 55.1 yearsFall River County55.1Potter County: 52.6 yearsPotter County52.6Campbell County: 52.1 yearsCampbell County52.1McPherson County: 51.3 yearsMcPherson County51.3Jerauld County: 48.3 yearsJerauld County48.3Perkins County: 47.3 yearsPerkins County47.3Day County: 47 yearsDay County47Gregory County: 46.7 yearsGregory County46.7Jones County: 46.4 yearsJones County46.4Sully County: 46.1 yearsSully County46.1Hand County: 45.7 yearsHand County45.7Douglas County: 45.4 yearsDouglas County45.4Grant County: 45.4 yearsGrant County45.4Hyde County: 45.4 yearsHyde County45.4Miner County: 45.3 yearsMiner County45.3Lawrence County: 44.6 yearsLawrence County44.6Haakon County: 44.4 yearsHaakon County44.4Faulk County: 44.2 yearsFaulk County44.2Kingsbury County: 44 yearsKingsbury County44Edmunds County: 43.8 yearsEdmunds County43.8Spink County: 43.4 yearsSpink County43.4Walworth County: 43.2 yearsWalworth County43.2Tripp County: 43.1 yearsTripp County43.1Yankton County: 42.8 yearsYankton County42.8Deuel County: 42.6 yearsDeuel County42.6Bon Homme County: 42.4 yearsBon Homme County42.4Brule County: 42.4 yearsBrule County42.4Aurora County: 41.8 yearsAurora County41.8Hutchinson County: 41.8 yearsHutchinson County41.8Stanley County: 41.7 yearsStanley County41.7Union County: 41.7 yearsUnion County41.7Marshall County: 41.5 yearsMarshall County41.5Harding County: 41.4 yearsHarding County41.4Turner County: 41.3 yearsTurner County41.3Moody County: 40.9 yearsMoody County40.9Lake County: 40.8 yearsLake County40.8McCook County: 40.8 yearsMcCook County40.8Butte County: 40.6 yearsButte County40.6Davison County: 40.3 yearsDavison County40.3
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years
Change on 2021
1Custer County56.1-0.3
2Fall River County55.10
3Potter County52.6+0.4
4Campbell County52.1-1.3
5McPherson County51.30
6Jerauld County48.3-0.7
7Perkins County47.3+0.4
8Day County47-0.3
9Gregory County46.7-0.6
10Jones County46.4+0.6
11Sully County46.1+0.8
12Hand County45.7-1.4
13Douglas County45.4-0.9
13Grant County45.4+0.1
13Hyde County45.40
16Miner County45.3+0.3
17Lawrence County44.6+0.6
18Haakon County44.4-0.3
19Faulk County44.2-0.2
20Kingsbury County44-0.3
21Edmunds County43.8-0.6
22Spink County43.4+0.1
23Walworth County43.2-0.3
24Tripp County43.1-0.2
25Yankton County42.8+0.3
26Deuel County42.6-0.6
27Bon Homme County42.4-0.3
27Brule County42.4-0.1
29Aurora County41.8-0.2
29Hutchinson County41.8-0.1
31Stanley County41.7+0.4
31Union County41.7+0.3
33Marshall County41.5-0.3
34Harding County41.4-0.1
35Turner County41.3-0.5
36Moody County40.9+0.1
37Lake County40.8+0.2
37McCook County40.8-0.4
39Butte County40.6-0.3
40Davison County40.3+0.2
40Sanborn County40.3-0.8
42Hughes County40+0.3
43Codington County39.8+0.3
44Roberts County39.5+0.2
45Hanson County39.4-0.5
45Pennington County39.4+0.5
47Brown County38.8+0.4
48Clark County38.6-0.5
49Meade County37.7+0.3
50Charles Mix County370
51Beadle County36.3+0.1
52Minnehaha County36.2+0.1
53Lincoln County35.9+0.3
54Lyman County35.4-0.2
55Hamlin County32.8-0.5
55Mellette County32.8+0.3
57Bennett County32.3-0.2
58Ziebach County30.8+0.7
59Corson County30.2-0.1
60Dewey County29.8-0.4
61Jackson County29.6-0.2
62Brookings County29.2-0.2
63Buffalo County26+0.5
64Oglala Lakota County25.5+0.2
65Clay County25.10
66Todd County24.3+0.1

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Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in South Dakota by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Custer County, with 56.1 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Todd County, with 24.3 years in 2022.

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