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Most population lost, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Spink County, SDSD6,155-1,039+97%

02Tripp County, SDSD5,708-786+59%

03Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413-732+291%

04Dewey County, SDSD5,419-671−249%

05Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284-667+506%

06Day County, SDSD5,484-557−22%

07Walworth County, SDSD5,217-536+374%

08Gregory County, SDSD4,037-521−8%

09Turner County, SDSD9,314-502−284%

10Miner County, SDSD2,281-495+28%

11Grant County, SDSD7,534-491−6%

12Douglas County, SDSD2,888-456+58%

13Clark County, SDSD4,031-452+74%

14McPherson County, SDSD2,347-445+37%

15Perkins County, SDSD2,853-381−33%

16Potter County, SDSD2,377-364−27%

17Fall River County, SDSD7,467-359−459%

18Aurora County, SDSD2,801-348+352%

19Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-320+103%

20Campbell County, SDSD1,377-316+73%

21Hand County, SDSD3,121-310−42%

22Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-296−2791%

23Faulk County, SDSD2,178-276+165%

24Haakon County, SDSD1,802-259−39%

25Hyde County, SDSD1,191-251+904%

26Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-224+72%

27Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303-221−201%

28McCook County, SDSD5,964-214−249%

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-190−211%

30Jones County, SDSD913-187+43%

31Sully County, SDSD1,479-183+455%

32Bennett County, SDSD3,307-143−139%

33Lyman County, SDSD3,694-140−154%

34Deuel County, SDSD4,408-134+458%

35Corson County, SDSD3,781-131+836%

36Buffalo County, SDSD1,802-120−144%

37Brule County, SDSD5,278-109−10%

38Moody County, SDSD6,632-109−224%

39Harding County, SDSD1,331-98−69%

40Lake County, SDSD10,993-76−110%

41Mellette County, SDSD2,137-35−35%

42Marshall County, SDSD4,426+80−130%

43Jackson County, SDSD2,666+101−15%

44Roberts County, SDSD10,255+133+30%

45Hanson County, SDSD3,456+192+32%

46Stanley County, SDSD3,018+194−39%

47Ziebach County, SDSD2,389+282−6%

48Clay County, SDSD15,031+327−7%

49Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+363−36%

50Beadle County, SDSD19,624+375−130%

51Hughes County, SDSD17,570+541−67%

52Todd County, SDSD8,863+562−19%

53Davison County, SDSD20,069+763−38%

54Yankton County, SDSD23,635+786−67%

55Custer County, SDSD9,431+941−14%

56Butte County, SDSD10,856+1,016−14%

57Brown County, SDSD37,561+1,071−993%

58Meade County, SDSD30,711+1,181−50%

59Codington County, SDSD29,562+1,330−58%

60Union County, SDSD17,402+1,815−24%

61Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+2,295+100%

62Brookings County, SDSD37,635+3,745+24%

63Pennington County, SDSD116,792+12,383+71%

64Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+20,697+138%

65Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691+21,187−13%

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