RANKING · 2024 ACS · 19 SHOWN OF 19

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. The median across all 19 is 19.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲1Yankton, SDSD15,81623.6%+0.6 pts

02▲4Madison, SDSD6,06523.0%+2.8 pts

03▲1Mitchell, SDSD15,75622.7%+1.8 pts

04▲1Rapid City, SDSD80,58922.2%+1.6 pts

05▼4Spearfish, SDSD14,15421.8%−2.1 pts

06▼3Sturgis, SDSD6,92220.1%−1.4 pts

07▲1Watertown, SDSD23,73620.1%+1.1 pts

08▼1Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79119.6%+0.1 pts

09▲1Pierre, SDSD13,84819.3%+0.9 pts

10▲2Huron, SDSD14,60719.0%+1.7 pts

11Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97518.1%+0.7 pts

12▼3Aberdeen, SDSD27,96117.4%−1.2 pts

13Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74815.1%+0.6 pts

14▲1Brandon, SDSD11,30614.9%+3.6 pts

15▲1Brookings, SDSD25,35513.3%+2.4 pts

16▼2Vermillion, SDSD11,72011.3%0.0 pts

17Box Elder, SDSD13,93610.7%0.0 pts

18▲1Tea, SDSD8,0195.5%+1.1 pts

19▼1Harrisburg, SDSD10,4054.7%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES