RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Most never-married women, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the highest share of women 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 WOMENVS –

01Clay County, SDSD15,03138.9%–

02Todd County, SDSD8,86338.7%–

03Buffalo County, SDSD1,80238.3%–

04Ziebach County, SDSD2,38937.1%–

05Brookings County, SDSD37,63536.5%–

06Dewey County, SDSD5,41932.8%–

07Corson County, SDSD3,78130.8%–

08Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.3%–

09Mellette County, SDSD2,13728.0%–

10Jackson County, SDSD2,66627.7%–

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69426.6%–

12Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69125.4%–

13Lake County, SDSD10,99325.2%–

14Brown County, SDSD37,56124.9%–

15Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30322.9%–

16Lawrence County, SDSD29,45922.6%–

17Pennington County, SDSD116,79222.4%–

18Yankton County, SDSD23,63521.9%–

19Roberts County, SDSD10,25521.8%–

20Davison County, SDSD20,06921.1%–

21Codington County, SDSD29,56221.0%–

22Spink County, SDSD6,15520.5%–

23Brule County, SDSD5,27819.7%–

24Moody County, SDSD6,63219.4%–

25Lincoln County, SDSD77,14518.7%–

26Stanley County, SDSD3,01818.5%–

27Beadle County, SDSD19,62418.5%–

28Hughes County, SDSD17,57018.4%–

29Grant County, SDSD7,53417.1%–

30Clark County, SDSD4,03117.1%–

31Hanson County, SDSD3,45617.1%–

32Jones County, SDSD91316.9%–

33Miner County, SDSD2,28116.7%–

34Sanborn County, SDSD2,38816.6%–

35Union County, SDSD17,40216.6%–

36Meade County, SDSD30,71116.6%–

37Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.5%–

38Faulk County, SDSD2,17816.5%–

39McCook County, SDSD5,96416.2%–

40Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.2%–

41Fall River County, SDSD7,46716.1%–

42Gregory County, SDSD4,03716.1%–

43Butte County, SDSD10,85616.0%–

44Tripp County, SDSD5,70815.8%–

45Turner County, SDSD9,31415.8%–

46Haakon County, SDSD1,80215.7%–

47Walworth County, SDSD5,21715.6%–

48Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.6%–

49Campbell County, SDSD1,37715.3%–

50Jerauld County, SDSD1,65415.3%–

51Harding County, SDSD1,33115.1%–

52Hamlin County, SDSD6,90015.0%–

53Day County, SDSD5,48415.0%–

54Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41314.4%–

55Aurora County, SDSD2,80114.4%–

56Deuel County, SDSD4,40814.0%–

57Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.0%–

58Edmunds County, SDSD4,02213.9%–

59Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413.9%–

60Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28413.4%–

61Potter County, SDSD2,37713.1%–

62Custer County, SDSD9,43113.0%–

63Sully County, SDSD1,47912.9%–

64McPherson County, SDSD2,34712.7%–

65Hand County, SDSD3,12112.6%–

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