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Largest households, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by average household size (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEVS 2000

01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3384.46–

02Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.59–

03Todd County, SDSD8,8633.57–

04Buffalo County, SDSD1,8023.56–

05Corson County, SDSD3,7813.37–

06Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.33–

07Ziebach County, SDSD2,3893.23–

08Lyman County, SDSD3,6943.07–

09Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.03–

10Hanson County, SDSD3,4563.02–

11Mellette County, SDSD2,1372.96–

12Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.95–

13Jones County, SDSD9132.94–

14Hamlin County, SDSD6,9002.83–

15Clark County, SDSD4,0312.82–

16Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.76–

17Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.55–

18Brule County, SDSD5,2782.52–

19Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.52–

20McCook County, SDSD5,9642.51–

21Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.48–

22Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.47–

23Meade County, SDSD30,7112.46–

24Moody County, SDSD6,6322.46–

25Deuel County, SDSD4,4082.45–

26Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.45–

27Butte County, SDSD10,8562.44–

28Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.43–

29Edmunds County, SDSD4,0222.42–

30Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2842.42–

31Turner County, SDSD9,3142.42–

32Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.40–

33Miner County, SDSD2,2812.40–

34Grant County, SDSD7,5342.39–

35Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4132.39–

36Spink County, SDSD6,1552.39–

37Sully County, SDSD1,4792.39–

38Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.39–

39Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.37–

40Douglas County, SDSD2,8882.36–

41Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.34–

42Brookings County, SDSD37,6352.33–

43Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.33–

44Union County, SDSD17,4022.32–

45Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.30–

46Clay County, SDSD15,0312.29–

47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.28–

48Hyde County, SDSD1,1912.27–

49Brown County, SDSD37,5612.26–

50Codington County, SDSD29,5622.25–

51Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.25–

52Day County, SDSD5,4842.24–

53Perkins County, SDSD2,8532.23–

54Harding County, SDSD1,3312.22–

55Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.22–

56Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.21–

57Lake County, SDSD10,9932.21–

58Hand County, SDSD3,1212.18–

59Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592.18–

60Potter County, SDSD2,3772.18–

61Davison County, SDSD20,0692.16–

62Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.12–

63Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.11–

64McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.99–

65Custer County, SDSD9,4311.95–

66Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.92–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES