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Counties in South Dakota by share of population aged 65 and over

Custer County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 66 counties in 2024, at 35.5%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 22.5% and the figure for South Dakota was 19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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• 2023
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• 2020

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Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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