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Highest Medicare coverage, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Highest Medicare coverage by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020
01Yankton, SDSD15,81623.6%+0.6 pts
02Madison, SDSD6,06523.0%+2.8 pts
03Mitchell, SDSD15,75622.7%+1.8 pts
04Rapid City, SDSD80,58922.2%+1.6 pts
05Spearfish, SDSD14,15421.8%−2.1 pts
06Watertown, SDSD23,73620.1%+1.1 pts
07Sturgis, SDSD6,92220.1%−1.4 pts
08Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79119.6%+0.1 pts
09Pierre, SDSD13,84819.3%+0.9 pts
10Huron, SDSD14,60719.0%+1.7 pts
11Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97518.1%+0.7 pts
12Aberdeen, SDSD27,96117.4%−1.2 pts
13Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74815.1%+0.6 pts
14Brandon, SDSD11,30614.9%+3.6 pts
15Brookings, SDSD25,35513.3%+2.4 pts
16Vermillion, SDSD11,72011.3%+0.0 pts
17Box Elder, SDSD13,93610.7%+0.0 pts
18Tea, SDSD8,0195.5%+1.1 pts
19Harrisburg, SDSD10,4054.7%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES