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Most unmarried people, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 38.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS –

01Todd County, SDSD8,86363.6%–

02Buffalo County, SDSD1,80261.8%–

03Dewey County, SDSD5,41956.1%–

04Ziebach County, SDSD2,38954.4%–

05Corson County, SDSD3,78152.2%–

06Clay County, SDSD15,03151.7%–

07Brookings County, SDSD37,63550.4%–

08Jackson County, SDSD2,66650.4%–

09Mellette County, SDSD2,13748.5%–

10Bennett County, SDSD3,30747.5%–

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69446.0%–

12Roberts County, SDSD10,25544.4%–

13Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30344.2%–

14Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69144.1%–

15Lake County, SDSD10,99344.0%–

16Davison County, SDSD20,06943.4%–

17Brown County, SDSD37,56142.8%–

18Pennington County, SDSD116,79242.8%–

19Lawrence County, SDSD29,45942.7%–

20Jones County, SDSD91342.3%–

21Walworth County, SDSD5,21741.7%–

22Beadle County, SDSD19,62440.5%–

23Stanley County, SDSD3,01840.2%–

24Fall River County, SDSD7,46740.2%–

25Moody County, SDSD6,63240.0%–

26Spink County, SDSD6,15540.0%–

27Codington County, SDSD29,56239.8%–

28Day County, SDSD5,48439.5%–

29Yankton County, SDSD23,63539.4%–

30Tripp County, SDSD5,70839.1%–

31Butte County, SDSD10,85638.9%–

32Gregory County, SDSD4,03738.6%–

33Brule County, SDSD5,27838.4%–

34Miner County, SDSD2,28138.1%–

35Hyde County, SDSD1,19138.1%–

36Sanborn County, SDSD2,38838.0%–

37Hughes County, SDSD17,57037.8%–

38Hand County, SDSD3,12137.8%–

39Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24437.5%–

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,65436.8%–

41Marshall County, SDSD4,42636.7%–

42Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28436.2%–

43Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41335.8%–

44Clark County, SDSD4,03135.7%–

45Grant County, SDSD7,53435.6%–

46Faulk County, SDSD2,17835.5%–

47Hamlin County, SDSD6,90035.4%–

48Custer County, SDSD9,43135.3%–

49Perkins County, SDSD2,85335.3%–

50Meade County, SDSD30,71135.1%–

51Potter County, SDSD2,37735.1%–

52Aurora County, SDSD2,80134.9%–

53Turner County, SDSD9,31434.8%–

54Union County, SDSD17,40234.8%–

55Deuel County, SDSD4,40834.5%–

56McCook County, SDSD5,96434.4%–

57Harding County, SDSD1,33134.4%–

58Haakon County, SDSD1,80233.5%–

59Sully County, SDSD1,47933.3%–

60Lincoln County, SDSD77,14532.0%–

61Douglas County, SDSD2,88831.6%–

62Edmunds County, SDSD4,02231.6%–

63McPherson County, SDSD2,34730.8%–

64Campbell County, SDSD1,37730.8%–

65Hanson County, SDSD3,45629.8%–

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