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Tightest housing markets, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2010

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.9%−1.9 pts

02Union County, SDSD17,4023.7%−2.4 pts

03Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6915.1%−1.2 pts

04Meade County, SDSD30,7117.0%−4.7 pts

05Davison County, SDSD20,0697.1%−0.9 pts

06Moody County, SDSD6,6327.2%−0.6 pts

07Codington County, SDSD29,5627.4%−0.3 pts

08Yankton County, SDSD23,6358.7%−0.1 pts

09Turner County, SDSD9,3148.8%−4.6 pts

10Brookings County, SDSD37,6359.1%−1.7 pts

11Hughes County, SDSD17,5709.3%+3.4 pts

12Butte County, SDSD10,85610.0%−2.2 pts

13Brown County, SDSD37,56110.0%+0.4 pts

14Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41310.1%−2.5 pts

15McCook County, SDSD5,96410.2%−3.1 pts

16Pennington County, SDSD116,79210.3%+1.2 pts

17Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.1%−2.0 pts

18Fall River County, SDSD7,46711.3%−11.4 pts

19Clay County, SDSD15,03111.4%−0.7 pts

20Todd County, SDSD8,86311.6%−5.8 pts

21Buffalo County, SDSD1,80212.1%−2.6 pts

22Hanson County, SDSD3,45612.3%+4.3 pts

23Grant County, SDSD7,53412.4%+2.7 pts

24Dewey County, SDSD5,41912.4%−4.3 pts

25Edmunds County, SDSD4,02214.1%−6.1 pts

26Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24414.9%+2.4 pts

27Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.9%−0.7 pts

28Aurora County, SDSD2,80115.6%−0.5 pts

29Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33815.8%–

30Custer County, SDSD9,43115.9%−2.9 pts

31Stanley County, SDSD3,01816.3%+4.7 pts

32Ziebach County, SDSD2,38916.9%−4.2 pts

33Clark County, SDSD4,03117.0%−3.3 pts

34Corson County, SDSD3,78117.0%−10.9 pts

35Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30317.3%+0.9 pts

36Brule County, SDSD5,27817.4%+3.5 pts

37Spink County, SDSD6,15517.4%+1.8 pts

38Walworth County, SDSD5,21717.6%−9.6 pts

39Mellette County, SDSD2,13717.7%−4.4 pts

40Campbell County, SDSD1,37718.0%−14.3 pts

41Tripp County, SDSD5,70818.2%+0.9 pts

42Hand County, SDSD3,12118.3%+2.4 pts

43Hyde County, SDSD1,19118.5%−0.9 pts

44Jerauld County, SDSD1,65418.5%−5.0 pts

45Deuel County, SDSD4,40818.6%−0.3 pts

46Lake County, SDSD10,99318.6%+0.5 pts

47Lawrence County, SDSD29,45918.8%+4.5 pts

48Sanborn County, SDSD2,38819.0%+3.4 pts

49Bennett County, SDSD3,30720.1%+3.3 pts

50Faulk County, SDSD2,17820.6%+0.4 pts

51Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28420.7%+6.1 pts

52Miner County, SDSD2,28121.0%+1.9 pts

53Haakon County, SDSD1,80223.2%−1.4 pts

54Hamlin County, SDSD6,90023.3%−2.9 pts

55Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.5%+9.2 pts

56Jackson County, SDSD2,66623.6%+3.8 pts

57McPherson County, SDSD2,34724.1%−2.3 pts

58Perkins County, SDSD2,85324.9%+1.0 pts

59Roberts County, SDSD10,25525.2%+2.1 pts

60Gregory County, SDSD4,03726.5%+5.6 pts

61Harding County, SDSD1,33127.6%+2.2 pts

62Jones County, SDSD91328.6%+9.9 pts

63Day County, SDSD5,48431.1%−0.1 pts

64Sully County, SDSD1,47931.8%+2.1 pts

65Potter County, SDSD2,37732.0%−5.5 pts

66Marshall County, SDSD4,42632.2%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES