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Fastest shrinking, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties with the steepest population decline from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Campbell County, SDSD1,377-17.7%−8.4 pts

02Miner County, SDSD2,281-17.2%−5.3 pts

03Jones County, SDSD913-15.7%−5.8 pts

04McPherson County, SDSD2,347-15.3%−5.3 pts

05Hyde County, SDSD1,191-15.0%−13.5 pts

06Spink County, SDSD6,155-13.9%−7.3 pts

07Potter County, SDSD2,377-13.5%+2.1 pts

08Douglas County, SDSD2,888-13.2%−5.5 pts

09Tripp County, SDSD5,708-12.2%−5.1 pts

10Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-12.0%−6.4 pts

11Haakon County, SDSD1,802-11.8%+4.5 pts

12Sully County, SDSD1,479-11.8%−9.7 pts

13Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284-11.5%−9.6 pts

14Aurora County, SDSD2,801-11.4%−8.9 pts

15Perkins County, SDSD2,853-11.3%+3.1 pts

16Dewey County, SDSD5,419-11.2%−19.4 pts

17Clark County, SDSD4,031-10.9%−5.0 pts

18Gregory County, SDSD4,037-10.9%−0.3 pts

19Faulk County, SDSD2,178-10.5%−6.7 pts

20Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-9.8%−4.4 pts

21Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413-9.1%−6.8 pts

22Walworth County, SDSD5,217-9.0%−7.1 pts

23Day County, SDSD5,484-8.9%+1.3 pts

24Hand County, SDSD3,121-8.3%+4.1 pts

25Harding County, SDSD1,331-7.2%+11.7 pts

26Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-6.8%−7.0 pts

27Grant County, SDSD7,534-6.3%+0.0 pts

28Buffalo County, SDSD1,802-5.9%−21.4 pts

29Turner County, SDSD9,314-5.7%−8.9 pts

30Fall River County, SDSD7,467-4.8%−6.2 pts

31Bennett County, SDSD3,307-4.0%−15.5 pts

32McCook County, SDSD5,964-3.7%−6.2 pts

33Lyman County, SDSD3,694-3.6%−10.7 pts

34Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.1%−2.8 pts

35Deuel County, SDSD4,408-3.0%−2.4 pts

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-2.6%−5.0 pts

37Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303-2.4%−4.8 pts

38Brule County, SDSD5,278-2.0%+0.2 pts

39Mellette County, SDSD2,137-1.7%+0.8 pts

40Moody County, SDSD6,632-1.7%−3.0 pts

41Lake County, SDSD10,993-0.7%−7.6 pts

42Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.3%+0.3 pts

43Marshall County, SDSD4,426+1.7%+7.3 pts

44Beadle County, SDSD19,624+2.2%+8.9 pts

45Clay County, SDSD15,031+2.4%−0.2 pts

46Brown County, SDSD37,561+3.0%+3.4 pts

47Hughes County, SDSD17,570+3.3%−7.9 pts

48Jackson County, SDSD2,666+3.4%−0.8 pts

49Yankton County, SDSD23,635+3.6%−8.8 pts

50Davison County, SDSD20,069+4.1%−3.0 pts

51Meade County, SDSD30,711+4.9%−6.0 pts

52Codington County, SDSD29,562+5.1%−9.0 pts

53Hanson County, SDSD3,456+6.1%+1.3 pts

54Todd County, SDSD8,863+6.2%−2.1 pts

55Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+6.6%−4.8 pts

56Stanley County, SDSD3,018+7.0%−6.0 pts

57Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+10.5%+5.0 pts

58Butte County, SDSD10,856+11.2%−3.7 pts

59Ziebach County, SDSD2,389+11.2%−2.3 pts

60Custer County, SDSD9,431+12.9%−4.8 pts

61Brookings County, SDSD37,635+13.3%+1.3 pts

62Pennington County, SDSD116,792+14.0%+5.1 pts

63Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+14.3%−5.5 pts

64Union County, SDSD17,402+14.4%−9.1 pts

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+85.8%+29.3 pts

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