RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 19 SHOWN OF 19

Highest Medicare coverage, South Dakota cities · 2020

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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 18.4%.

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01Spearfish, SDSD14,15423.9%–

02Yankton, SDSD15,81623.0%–

03Sturgis, SDSD6,92221.5%–

04Mitchell, SDSD15,75620.9%–

05Rapid City, SDSD80,58920.6%–

06Madison, SDSD6,06520.2%–

07Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79119.5%–

08Watertown, SDSD23,73619.0%–

09Aberdeen, SDSD27,96118.6%–

10Pierre, SDSD13,84818.4%–

11Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97517.4%–

12Huron, SDSD14,60717.3%–

13Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74814.5%–

14Vermillion, SDSD11,72011.3%–

15Brandon, SDSD11,30611.3%–

16Brookings, SDSD25,35510.9%–

17Box Elder, SDSD13,93610.7%–

18Harrisburg, SDSD10,4056.1%–

19Tea, SDSD8,0194.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS