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Fastest shrinking, South Dakota counties · 2010

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

01Campbell County, SDSD1,377-17.7%+90%

02Miner County, SDSD2,281-17.2%+45%

03Jones County, SDSD913-15.7%+58%

04McPherson County, SDSD2,347-15.3%+53%

05Hyde County, SDSD1,191-15.0%+919%

06Spink County, SDSD6,155-13.9%+111%

07Potter County, SDSD2,377-13.5%−13%

08Douglas County, SDSD2,888-13.2%+72%

09Tripp County, SDSD5,708-12.2%+71%

10Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-12.0%+114%

11Haakon County, SDSD1,802-11.8%−28%

12Sully County, SDSD1,479-11.8%+466%

13Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284-11.5%+518%

14Aurora County, SDSD2,801-11.4%+363%

15Perkins County, SDSD2,853-11.3%−22%

16Dewey County, SDSD5,419-11.2%−238%

17Clark County, SDSD4,031-10.9%+85%

18Gregory County, SDSD4,037-10.9%+3%

19Faulk County, SDSD2,178-10.5%+176%

20Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-9.8%+82%

21Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413-9.1%+301%

22Walworth County, SDSD5,217-9.0%+383%

23Day County, SDSD5,484-8.9%−13%

24Hand County, SDSD3,121-8.3%−33%

25Harding County, SDSD1,331-7.2%−62%

26Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-6.8%−2784%

27Grant County, SDSD7,534-6.3%−0%

28Buffalo County, SDSD1,802-5.9%−138%

29Turner County, SDSD9,314-5.7%−278%

30Fall River County, SDSD7,467-4.8%−454%

31Bennett County, SDSD3,307-4.0%−135%

32McCook County, SDSD5,964-3.7%−245%

33Lyman County, SDSD3,694-3.6%−151%

34Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.1%+839%

35Deuel County, SDSD4,408-3.0%+461%

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-2.6%−208%

37Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303-2.4%−199%

38Brule County, SDSD5,278-2.0%−8%

39Mellette County, SDSD2,137-1.7%−34%

40Moody County, SDSD6,632-1.7%−222%

41Lake County, SDSD10,993-0.7%−110%

42Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.3%+29%

43Marshall County, SDSD4,426+1.7%−132%

44Beadle County, SDSD19,624+2.2%−133%

45Clay County, SDSD15,031+2.4%−9%

46Brown County, SDSD37,561+3.0%−996%

47Hughes County, SDSD17,570+3.3%−71%

48Jackson County, SDSD2,666+3.4%−19%

49Yankton County, SDSD23,635+3.6%−71%

50Davison County, SDSD20,069+4.1%−42%

51Meade County, SDSD30,711+4.9%−55%

52Codington County, SDSD29,562+5.1%−64%

53Hanson County, SDSD3,456+6.1%+26%

54Todd County, SDSD8,863+6.2%−26%

55Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+6.6%−42%

56Stanley County, SDSD3,018+7.0%−46%

57Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+10.5%+90%

58Butte County, SDSD10,856+11.2%−25%

59Ziebach County, SDSD2,389+11.2%−17%

60Custer County, SDSD9,431+12.9%−27%

61Brookings County, SDSD37,635+13.3%+11%

62Pennington County, SDSD116,792+14.0%+57%

63Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+14.3%−28%

64Union County, SDSD17,402+14.4%−39%

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+85.8%+52%

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