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Largest veteran population, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Pennington County, SDSD116,79210,727+2%

02Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110,167−1%

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453,191+11%

04Meade County, SDSD30,7112,861+2%

05Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592,366+6%

06Brown County, SDSD37,5611,899+8%

07Codington County, SDSD29,5621,581−28%

08Yankton County, SDSD23,6351,390−24%

09Brookings County, SDSD37,6351,332−13%

10Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,226+18%

11Davison County, SDSD20,0691,079−2%

12Custer County, SDSD9,431995−16%

13Union County, SDSD17,402979−5%

14Fall River County, SDSD7,467915+9%

15Beadle County, SDSD19,624859−2%

16Lake County, SDSD10,993682−4%

17Clay County, SDSD15,031634−11%

18Roberts County, SDSD10,255561+5%

19Butte County, SDSD10,856560−36%

20Turner County, SDSD9,314556+5%

21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303520+2%

22Grant County, SDSD7,534442+4%

23Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244425−14%

24Spink County, SDSD6,155380+2%

25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413377−11%

26Day County, SDSD5,484364−29%

27Moody County, SDSD6,632338−21%

28McCook County, SDSD5,964330−2%

29Walworth County, SDSD5,217326−23%

30Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338311−29%

31Todd County, SDSD8,863298+8%

32Marshall County, SDSD4,426296−11%

33Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284264−15%

34Edmunds County, SDSD4,022263+40%

35Hamlin County, SDSD6,900254−25%

36Deuel County, SDSD4,408246−12%

37Gregory County, SDSD4,037243+15%

38Perkins County, SDSD2,853226−18%

39Clark County, SDSD4,031212+36%

40McPherson County, SDSD2,347204+20%

41Tripp County, SDSD5,708199−3%

42Hanson County, SDSD3,456195−13%

43Corson County, SDSD3,781172−29%

44Brule County, SDSD5,278171−16%

45Bennett County, SDSD3,307157+3%

46Douglas County, SDSD2,888156−20%

47Dewey County, SDSD5,419139−39%

48Lyman County, SDSD3,694137+1%

49Stanley County, SDSD3,018137−21%

50Mellette County, SDSD2,137119+32%

51Faulk County, SDSD2,178117+21%

52Ziebach County, SDSD2,389117+24%

53Buffalo County, SDSD1,802116−6%

54Hand County, SDSD3,121114−37%

55Jerauld County, SDSD1,654112−32%

56Sanborn County, SDSD2,388111−17%

57Miner County, SDSD2,281105+12%

58Aurora County, SDSD2,801103−31%

59Potter County, SDSD2,377100−47%

60Campbell County, SDSD1,37799+57%

61Haakon County, SDSD1,80287+47%

62Harding County, SDSD1,33186−7%

63Jackson County, SDSD2,66664−52%

64Hyde County, SDSD1,19140−47%

65Sully County, SDSD1,47940−47%

66Jones County, SDSD91318−58%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES