RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Most never-married men, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the highest share of men 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED MENVS –

01Buffalo County, SDSD1,80251.1%–

02Clay County, SDSD15,03145.9%–

03Todd County, SDSD8,86345.5%–

04Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.9%–

05Ziebach County, SDSD2,38940.7%–

06Corson County, SDSD3,78140.3%–

07Dewey County, SDSD5,41939.9%–

08Jackson County, SDSD2,66639.2%–

09Lyman County, SDSD3,69435.8%–

10Lake County, SDSD10,99334.8%–

11Bennett County, SDSD3,30734.4%–

12Mellette County, SDSD2,13734.3%–

13Roberts County, SDSD10,25532.8%–

14Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69131.6%–

15Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30331.3%–

16Davison County, SDSD20,06930.8%–

17Tripp County, SDSD5,70830.1%–

18Spink County, SDSD6,15529.9%–

19Moody County, SDSD6,63229.2%–

20Brown County, SDSD37,56129.1%–

21Pennington County, SDSD116,79228.9%–

22Aurora County, SDSD2,80128.5%–

23Brule County, SDSD5,27828.4%–

24Codington County, SDSD29,56228.2%–

25Day County, SDSD5,48427.9%–

26Marshall County, SDSD4,42627.8%–

27Jones County, SDSD91327.8%–

28Lawrence County, SDSD29,45927.7%–

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24427.5%–

30Hand County, SDSD3,12127.4%–

31Miner County, SDSD2,28127.0%–

32Sanborn County, SDSD2,38826.8%–

33Stanley County, SDSD3,01826.8%–

34Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.3%–

35Hamlin County, SDSD6,90026.3%–

36Jerauld County, SDSD1,65426.2%–

37Clark County, SDSD4,03125.9%–

38Beadle County, SDSD19,62425.8%–

39Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41325.8%–

40Perkins County, SDSD2,85325.7%–

41Meade County, SDSD30,71125.5%–

42Walworth County, SDSD5,21725.4%–

43Hyde County, SDSD1,19125.0%–

44Hughes County, SDSD17,57024.9%–

45Grant County, SDSD7,53424.8%–

46Faulk County, SDSD2,17824.5%–

47Gregory County, SDSD4,03724.3%–

48Haakon County, SDSD1,80224.1%–

49Union County, SDSD17,40224.0%–

50Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28424.0%–

51Custer County, SDSD9,43124.0%–

52Hanson County, SDSD3,45623.7%–

53Deuel County, SDSD4,40823.7%–

54Turner County, SDSD9,31423.7%–

55Lincoln County, SDSD77,14523.6%–

56Sully County, SDSD1,47923.5%–

57Harding County, SDSD1,33123.1%–

58Butte County, SDSD10,85622.9%–

59McCook County, SDSD5,96422.6%–

60Douglas County, SDSD2,88822.4%–

61Fall River County, SDSD7,46722.3%–

62Edmunds County, SDSD4,02221.1%–

63Potter County, SDSD2,37721.1%–

64Campbell County, SDSD1,37720.7%–

65McPherson County, SDSD2,34719.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS