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Fastest shrinking, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-19.7%+267%

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,389-13.9%−203%

03Hyde County, SDSD1,191-11.1%+655%

04Faulk County, SDSD2,178-10.1%+167%

05Jones County, SDSD913-8.8%−11%

06Hand County, SDSD3,121-8.3%−33%

07Marshall County, SDSD4,426-7.5%+36%

08Jackson County, SDSD2,666-7.4%−275%

09Gregory County, SDSD4,037-6.5%−39%

10Mellette County, SDSD2,137-6.3%+151%

11Campbell County, SDSD1,377-6.1%−35%

12Douglas County, SDSD2,888-5.6%−28%

13Perkins County, SDSD2,853-4.9%−66%

14Day County, SDSD5,484-4.6%−55%

15Miner County, SDSD2,281-3.8%−68%

16Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.7%+995%

17Haakon County, SDSD1,802-3.4%−79%

18Todd County, SDSD8,863-3.0%−136%

19Moody County, SDSD6,632-2.3%−271%

20Walworth County, SDSD5,217-2.3%+22%

21Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-2.1%−927%

22McPherson County, SDSD2,347-2.0%−81%

23Fall River County, SDSD7,467-1.7%−225%

24Deuel County, SDSD4,408-1.6%+198%

25Bennett County, SDSD3,307-1.5%−113%

26Lake County, SDSD10,993-1.3%−118%

27Dewey County, SDSD5,419-1.2%−114%

28Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-1.1%−81%

29Lyman County, SDSD3,694-1.0%−114%

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-0.9%−139%

31Spink County, SDSD6,155-0.8%−87%

32Tripp County, SDSD5,708-0.4%−95%

33Brule County, SDSD5,278-0.2%−93%

34Stanley County, SDSD3,018+0.5%−96%

35Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284+0.8%−141%

36McCook County, SDSD5,964+1.1%−55%

37Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413+1.1%−151%

38Custer County, SDSD9,431+1.2%−93%

39Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.3%+25%

40Butte County, SDSD10,856+1.3%−91%

41Aurora County, SDSD2,801+1.4%−156%

42Buffalo County, SDSD1,802+1.9%−88%

43Davison County, SDSD20,069+2.3%−67%

44Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303+2.7%+11%

45Grant County, SDSD7,534+2.7%−143%

46Yankton County, SDSD23,635+3.9%−69%

47Hanson County, SDSD3,456+3.9%−19%

48Turner County, SDSD9,314+3.9%+23%

49Clark County, SDSD4,031+4.0%−167%

50Codington County, SDSD29,562+4.0%−71%

51Hughes County, SDSD17,570+4.4%−61%

52Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+4.4%−61%

53Harding County, SDSD1,331+4.5%−124%

54Brown County, SDSD37,561+4.8%−1537%

55Sully County, SDSD1,479+5.3%−356%

56Potter County, SDSD2,377+6.1%−139%

57Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+6.9%+25%

58Brookings County, SDSD37,635+7.5%−37%

59Clay County, SDSD15,031+8.0%+199%

60Pennington County, SDSD116,792+8.2%−8%

61Beadle County, SDSD19,624+10.1%−249%

62Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+16.4%−17%

63Union County, SDSD17,402+16.8%−29%

64Meade County, SDSD30,711+17.4%+60%

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+45.4%−20%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES