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Most population gained, South Dakota cities · 2000

South Dakota cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 18 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 18 is +950.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748+23,161–

02Rapid City, SDSD80,589+5,084–

03Watertown, SDSD23,736+2,645–

04Brookings, SDSD25,355+2,234–

05Spearfish, SDSD14,154+1,640–

06Sturgis, SDSD6,922+1,112–

07Rapid Valley, SDSD6,975+1,075–

08Pierre, SDSD13,848+970–

09Tea, SDSD8,019+950–

10Yankton, SDSD15,816+825–

11Mitchell, SDSD15,756+760–

12Madison, SDSD6,065+283–

13Harrisburg, SDSD10,405+237–

14Belle Fourche, SDSD5,791+230–

15Box Elder, SDSD13,936+161–

16Aberdeen, SDSD27,961-269–

17Vermillion, SDSD11,720-269–

18Huron, SDSD14,607-555–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS