CensusEasy
RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 19 SHOWN OF 19

Most densely populated, South Dakota cities · 2020

South Dakota cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Most sparsely populated, US cities →
South DakotaAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings
SAME RANKING BYCountiesStatesMetros
RELATEDLargest by populationFastest growingFastest shrinkingMost sparsely populatedBest broadband accessWorst broadband access
YEAR19902000201020202025
Most densely populated by state
All USAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
01Vermillion, SDSD11,7202,509+20%
02Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7482,329+55%
03Brandon, SDSD11,3061,931+94%
04Yankton, SDSD15,8161,772+14%
05Aberdeen, SDSD27,9611,725+16%
06Brookings, SDSD25,3551,675+26%
07Tea, SDSD8,0191,478+221%
08Huron, SDSD14,6071,468+20%
09Harrisburg, SDSD10,4051,412+603%
10Mitchell, SDSD15,7561,359+8%
11Rapid City, SDSD80,5891,357+25%
12Madison, SDSD6,0651,341−5%
13Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9751,252+15%
14Watertown, SDSD23,7361,229+12%
15Sturgis, SDSD6,9221,093+9%
16Pierre, SDSD13,8481,082+2%
17Box Elder, SDSD13,936796+313%
18Spearfish, SDSD14,154707+42%
19Belle Fourche, SDSD5,791634+23%
SHOWING 1–19 OF 19
Download CSV (full list, 19 rows)

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