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Fastest shrinking, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-19.7%−14.3 pts

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,389-13.9%−27.3 pts

03Hyde County, SDSD1,191-11.1%−9.7 pts

04Faulk County, SDSD2,178-10.1%−6.3 pts

05Jones County, SDSD913-8.8%+1.0 pts

06Hand County, SDSD3,121-8.3%+4.1 pts

07Marshall County, SDSD4,426-7.5%−2.0 pts

08Jackson County, SDSD2,666-7.4%−11.7 pts

09Gregory County, SDSD4,037-6.5%+4.1 pts

10Mellette County, SDSD2,137-6.3%−3.8 pts

11Campbell County, SDSD1,377-6.1%+3.2 pts

12Douglas County, SDSD2,888-5.6%+2.1 pts

13Perkins County, SDSD2,853-4.9%+9.5 pts

14Day County, SDSD5,484-4.6%+5.6 pts

15Miner County, SDSD2,281-3.8%+8.0 pts

16Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.7%−3.3 pts

17Haakon County, SDSD1,802-3.4%+13.0 pts

18Todd County, SDSD8,863-3.0%−11.4 pts

19Moody County, SDSD6,632-2.3%−3.7 pts

20Walworth County, SDSD5,217-2.3%−0.4 pts

21Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-2.1%−2.3 pts

22McPherson County, SDSD2,347-2.0%+8.1 pts

23Fall River County, SDSD7,467-1.7%−3.1 pts

24Deuel County, SDSD4,408-1.6%−1.1 pts

25Bennett County, SDSD3,307-1.5%−12.9 pts

26Lake County, SDSD10,993-1.3%−8.1 pts

27Dewey County, SDSD5,419-1.2%−9.3 pts

28Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-1.1%+4.5 pts

29Lyman County, SDSD3,694-1.0%−8.0 pts

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-0.9%−3.4 pts

31Spink County, SDSD6,155-0.8%+5.8 pts

32Tripp County, SDSD5,708-0.4%+6.8 pts

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

34Stanley County, SDSD3,018+0.5%−12.5 pts

35Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284+0.8%+2.6 pts

36McCook County, SDSD5,964+1.1%−1.4 pts

37Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413+1.1%+3.4 pts

38Custer County, SDSD9,431+1.2%−16.5 pts

39Roberts County, SDSD10,255+1.3%+0.3 pts

40Butte County, SDSD10,856+1.3%−13.6 pts

41Aurora County, SDSD2,801+1.4%+3.8 pts

42Buffalo County, SDSD1,802+1.9%−13.6 pts

43Davison County, SDSD20,069+2.3%−4.8 pts

44Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303+2.7%+0.3 pts

45Grant County, SDSD7,534+2.7%+9.0 pts

46Yankton County, SDSD23,635+3.9%−8.6 pts

47Hanson County, SDSD3,456+3.9%−0.9 pts

48Turner County, SDSD9,314+3.9%+0.7 pts

49Clark County, SDSD4,031+4.0%+9.9 pts

50Codington County, SDSD29,562+4.0%−10.1 pts

51Hughes County, SDSD17,570+4.4%−6.9 pts

52Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+4.4%−7.0 pts

53Harding County, SDSD1,331+4.5%+23.4 pts

54Brown County, SDSD37,561+4.8%+5.2 pts

55Sully County, SDSD1,479+5.3%+7.4 pts

56Potter County, SDSD2,377+6.1%+21.7 pts

57Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+6.9%+1.4 pts

58Brookings County, SDSD37,635+7.5%−4.4 pts

59Clay County, SDSD15,031+8.0%+5.3 pts

60Pennington County, SDSD116,792+8.2%−0.7 pts

61Beadle County, SDSD19,624+10.1%+16.8 pts

62Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+16.4%−3.4 pts

63Union County, SDSD17,402+16.8%−6.8 pts

64Meade County, SDSD30,711+17.4%+6.5 pts

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+45.4%−11.1 pts

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