Total Population in South Dakota

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
907,428
Rank #47 of 52
10th %ile

How South Dakota Compares

South Dakota
907,428
National
330M
99.7% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#44 Montana 1,116,875
#45 Rhode Island 1,101,801
#46 Delaware 1,021,191
#47 South Dakota 907,428
#48 North Dakota 784,841
#49 Alaska 735,706
#50 District of Columbia 681,294
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Highest Population Counties in South Dakota

# County Population
1 Minnehaha County 203,289
2 Pennington County 113,512
3 Lincoln County 70,638
4 Brown County 37,877
5 Brookings County 35,353
6 Meade County 30,546
7 Codington County 28,767
8 Lawrence County 27,233
9 Yankton County 23,414
10 Davison County 19,952

Lowest Population Counties in South Dakota

# County Population
66 Jones County 1,004
65 Harding County 1,148
64 Hyde County 1,191
63 Sully County 1,526
62 Campbell County 1,593
61 Haakon County 1,722
60 Jerauld County 1,772
59 Buffalo County 1,808
58 Mellette County 1,943
57 Faulk County 2,126

Total Population in South Dakota

South Dakota has a total population of 907,428, ranking #47 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.7% below the national value of 330M.

Across South Dakota's 66 counties, total population ranges from 1,004 to 203,289. The county with the highest value is Minnehaha County at 203,289.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.