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Most never-married people, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33863.5%–

02Buffalo County, SDSD1,80260.2%+15.5 pts

03Clay County, SDSD15,03155.1%+12.8 pts

04Todd County, SDSD8,86352.5%+10.6 pts

05Ziebach County, SDSD2,38949.0%+10.2 pts

06Jackson County, SDSD2,66647.8%+14.3 pts

07Brookings County, SDSD37,63546.7%+7.0 pts

08Bennett County, SDSD3,30746.2%+14.4 pts

09Corson County, SDSD3,78145.2%+9.7 pts

10Dewey County, SDSD5,41943.7%+7.5 pts

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69439.8%+8.5 pts

12Mellette County, SDSD2,13737.0%+5.8 pts

13Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30336.2%+9.3 pts

14Tripp County, SDSD5,70835.5%+12.7 pts

15Brown County, SDSD37,56133.9%+7.0 pts

16Roberts County, SDSD10,25533.9%+6.6 pts

17Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133.3%+4.9 pts

18Yankton County, SDSD23,63533.3%+9.2 pts

19Stanley County, SDSD3,01833.3%+10.6 pts

20Hanson County, SDSD3,45633.1%+12.7 pts

21Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24432.9%+11.5 pts

22Brule County, SDSD5,27832.5%+8.5 pts

23Lawrence County, SDSD29,45932.2%+7.1 pts

24Faulk County, SDSD2,17831.8%+11.4 pts

25Meade County, SDSD30,71131.0%+10.0 pts

26Pennington County, SDSD116,79230.5%+5.0 pts

27Hughes County, SDSD17,57030.5%+9.0 pts

28Davison County, SDSD20,06930.4%+4.7 pts

29Codington County, SDSD29,56230.3%+5.8 pts

30Lake County, SDSD10,99330.2%+0.2 pts

31Aurora County, SDSD2,80130.1%+8.5 pts

32Lincoln County, SDSD77,14527.6%+6.5 pts

33Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41327.5%+7.7 pts

34Day County, SDSD5,48427.2%+5.8 pts

35Gregory County, SDSD4,03727.1%+7.1 pts

36Sully County, SDSD1,47927.0%+8.6 pts

37Spink County, SDSD6,15526.7%+1.4 pts

38Harding County, SDSD1,33126.7%+7.4 pts

39Butte County, SDSD10,85626.1%+6.7 pts

40Jones County, SDSD91326.0%+3.5 pts

41Miner County, SDSD2,28125.9%+4.1 pts

42Sanborn County, SDSD2,38825.8%+4.0 pts

43Hand County, SDSD3,12125.6%+5.6 pts

44Beadle County, SDSD19,62425.5%+3.4 pts

45Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.1%+6.2 pts

46Turner County, SDSD9,31425.1%+5.4 pts

47McCook County, SDSD5,96424.4%+5.1 pts

48Clark County, SDSD4,03124.3%+2.9 pts

49Marshall County, SDSD4,42624.0%+2.1 pts

50Moody County, SDSD6,63223.5%−0.8 pts

51Hamlin County, SDSD6,90023.5%+2.9 pts

52Union County, SDSD17,40223.3%+3.0 pts

53Walworth County, SDSD5,21723.1%+2.8 pts

54Potter County, SDSD2,37722.3%+5.2 pts

55Grant County, SDSD7,53421.7%+0.8 pts

56McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.0%+5.2 pts

57Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28420.8%+2.2 pts

58Edmunds County, SDSD4,02220.3%+2.9 pts

59Perkins County, SDSD2,85319.3%−1.3 pts

60Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.0%−0.8 pts

61Hyde County, SDSD1,19118.7%−2.1 pts

62Jerauld County, SDSD1,65418.1%−2.5 pts

63Fall River County, SDSD7,46717.6%−1.6 pts

64Douglas County, SDSD2,88815.4%−2.6 pts

65Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.1%−3.8 pts

66Custer County, SDSD9,43112.6%−6.1 pts

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