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Fastest shrinking, South Dakota counties · 2000

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

01Harding County, SDSD1,331-18.9%+0%

02Haakon County, SDSD1,802-16.3%+0%

03Potter County, SDSD2,377-15.6%+0%

04Perkins County, SDSD2,853-14.5%+0%

05Hand County, SDSD3,121-12.4%+0%

06Miner County, SDSD2,281-11.9%+0%

07Gregory County, SDSD4,037-10.6%+0%

08Day County, SDSD5,484-10.2%+0%

09McPherson County, SDSD2,347-10.0%+0%

10Jones County, SDSD913-9.9%+0%

11Campbell County, SDSD1,377-9.3%+0%

12Douglas County, SDSD2,888-7.7%+0%

13Tripp County, SDSD5,708-7.1%+0%

14Beadle County, SDSD19,624-6.7%+0%

15Spink County, SDSD6,155-6.6%+0%

16Grant County, SDSD7,534-6.3%+0%

17Clark County, SDSD4,031-5.9%+0%

18Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-5.6%+0%

19Marshall County, SDSD4,426-5.5%+0%

20Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-5.4%+0%

21Faulk County, SDSD2,178-3.8%+0%

22Mellette County, SDSD2,137-2.5%+0%

23Aurora County, SDSD2,801-2.5%+0%

24Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413-2.3%+0%

25Brule County, SDSD5,278-2.2%+0%

26Sully County, SDSD1,479-2.1%+0%

27Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284-1.9%+0%

28Walworth County, SDSD5,217-1.9%+0%

29Hyde County, SDSD1,191-1.5%+0%

30Deuel County, SDSD4,408-0.5%+0%

31Brown County, SDSD37,561-0.3%+0%

32Corson County, SDSD3,781-0.3%+0%

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,022+0.3%+0%

34Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.0%+0%

35Moody County, SDSD6,632+1.4%+0%

36Fall River County, SDSD7,467+1.4%+0%

37Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303+2.4%+0%

38Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244+2.4%+0%

39McCook County, SDSD5,964+2.5%+0%

40Clay County, SDSD15,031+2.7%+0%

41Turner County, SDSD9,314+3.2%+0%

42Jackson County, SDSD2,666+4.2%+0%

43Hanson County, SDSD3,456+4.8%+0%

44Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+5.6%+0%

45Lake County, SDSD10,993+6.9%+0%

46Lyman County, SDSD3,694+7.1%+0%

47Davison County, SDSD20,069+7.1%+0%

48Dewey County, SDSD5,419+8.1%+0%

49Todd County, SDSD8,863+8.4%+0%

50Pennington County, SDSD116,792+8.9%+0%

51Meade County, SDSD30,711+10.9%+0%

52Hughes County, SDSD17,570+11.2%+0%

53Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+11.4%+0%

54Bennett County, SDSD3,307+11.5%+0%

55Brookings County, SDSD37,635+12.0%+0%

56Yankton County, SDSD23,635+12.5%+0%

57Stanley County, SDSD3,018+13.0%+0%

58Ziebach County, SDSD2,389+13.5%+0%

59Codington County, SDSD29,562+14.1%+0%

60Butte County, SDSD10,856+14.9%+0%

61Buffalo County, SDSD1,802+15.5%+0%

62Custer County, SDSD9,431+17.7%+0%

63Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+19.8%+0%

64Union County, SDSD17,402+23.5%+0%

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+56.4%+0%

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