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Fastest growing, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+45.4%−11.1 pts

02Meade County, SDSD30,711+17.4%+6.5 pts

03Union County, SDSD17,402+16.8%−6.8 pts

04Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+16.4%−3.4 pts

05Beadle County, SDSD19,624+10.1%+16.8 pts

06Pennington County, SDSD116,792+8.2%−0.7 pts

07Clay County, SDSD15,031+8.0%+5.3 pts

08Brookings County, SDSD37,635+7.5%−4.4 pts

09Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+6.9%+1.4 pts

10Potter County, SDSD2,377+6.1%+21.7 pts

11Sully County, SDSD1,479+5.3%+7.4 pts

12Brown County, SDSD37,561+4.8%+5.2 pts

13Harding County, SDSD1,331+4.5%+23.4 pts

14Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+4.4%−7.0 pts

15Hughes County, SDSD17,570+4.4%−6.9 pts

16Codington County, SDSD29,562+4.0%−10.1 pts

17Clark County, SDSD4,031+4.0%+9.9 pts

18Turner County, SDSD9,314+3.9%+0.7 pts

19Hanson County, SDSD3,456+3.9%−0.9 pts

20Yankton County, SDSD23,635+3.9%−8.6 pts

21Grant County, SDSD7,534+2.7%+9.0 pts

22Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303+2.7%+0.3 pts

23Davison County, SDSD20,069+2.3%−4.8 pts

24Buffalo County, SDSD1,802+1.9%−13.6 pts

25Aurora County, SDSD2,801+1.4%+3.8 pts

26Butte County, SDSD10,856+1.3%−13.6 pts

27Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.3%+0.3 pts

28Custer County, SDSD9,431+1.2%−16.5 pts

29Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413+1.1%+3.4 pts

30McCook County, SDSD5,964+1.1%−1.4 pts

31Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284+0.8%+2.6 pts

32Stanley County, SDSD3,018+0.5%−12.5 pts

33Brule County, SDSD5,278-0.2%+2.1 pts

34Tripp County, SDSD5,708-0.4%+6.8 pts

35Spink County, SDSD6,155-0.8%+5.8 pts

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-0.9%−3.4 pts

37Lyman County, SDSD3,694-1.0%−8.0 pts

38Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-1.1%+4.5 pts

39Dewey County, SDSD5,419-1.2%−9.3 pts

40Lake County, SDSD10,993-1.3%−8.1 pts

41Bennett County, SDSD3,307-1.5%−12.9 pts

42Deuel County, SDSD4,408-1.6%−1.1 pts

43Fall River County, SDSD7,467-1.7%−3.1 pts

44McPherson County, SDSD2,347-2.0%+8.1 pts

45Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-2.1%−2.3 pts

46Walworth County, SDSD5,217-2.3%−0.4 pts

47Moody County, SDSD6,632-2.3%−3.7 pts

48Todd County, SDSD8,863-3.0%−11.4 pts

49Haakon County, SDSD1,802-3.4%+13.0 pts

50Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.7%−3.3 pts

51Miner County, SDSD2,281-3.8%+8.0 pts

52Day County, SDSD5,484-4.6%+5.6 pts

53Perkins County, SDSD2,853-4.9%+9.5 pts

54Douglas County, SDSD2,888-5.6%+2.1 pts

55Campbell County, SDSD1,377-6.1%+3.2 pts

56Mellette County, SDSD2,137-6.3%−3.8 pts

57Gregory County, SDSD4,037-6.5%+4.1 pts

58Jackson County, SDSD2,666-7.4%−11.7 pts

59Marshall County, SDSD4,426-7.5%−2.0 pts

60Hand County, SDSD3,121-8.3%+4.1 pts

61Jones County, SDSD913-8.8%+1.0 pts

62Faulk County, SDSD2,178-10.1%−6.3 pts

63Hyde County, SDSD1,191-11.1%−9.7 pts

64Ziebach County, SDSD2,389-13.9%−27.3 pts

65Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-19.7%−14.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS