Census tract rankings · South Dakota

Least-dense inhabited census tracts in South Dakota

Vast, lightly-populated tracts. Mostly in Alaska, the Mountain West, and remote desert basins. Tracts under 500 residents are excluded so empty wilderness blocks don't crowd the list. Filtered to South Dakota, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	low density
#101	Tract 9531	Grant, SD	31.36/sq mi
#102	Tract 104.02	Minnehaha, SD	33.21/sq mi
#103	Tract 101.14	Lincoln, SD	38.64/sq mi
#104	Tract 9597	Moody, SD	42.24/sq mi
#105	Tract 9757	Hand, SD	44.27/sq mi
#106	Tract 103	Lincoln, SD	46.48/sq mi
#107	Tract 103	Minnehaha, SD	47.97/sq mi
#108	Tract 9677.01	Butte, SD	54.31/sq mi
#109	Tract 9661.02	Lawrence, SD	58.72/sq mi
#110	Tract 9568	Beadle, SD	60.94/sq mi
#111	Tract 9663.03	Lawrence, SD	63.39/sq mi
#112	Tract 203.02	Union, SD	64.61/sq mi
#113	Tract 104.04	Minnehaha, SD	67.12/sq mi
#114	Tract 9652	Custer, SD	77.95/sq mi
#115	Tract 102	Lincoln, SD	86.16/sq mi
#116	Tract 9732	Brule, SD	91.58/sq mi
#117	Tract 9642	Fall River, SD	92.70/sq mi
#118	Tract 9537	Deuel, SD	95.86/sq mi
#119	Tract 9717	Tripp, SD	97.88/sq mi
#120	Tract 9528	Day, SD	100.42/sq mi
#121	Tract 9663.01	Yankton, SD	115.44/sq mi
#122	Tract 9663.01	Lawrence, SD	128.94/sq mi
#123	Tract 2	Spink, SD	155.44/sq mi
#124	Tract 9545.01	Codington, SD	157.65/sq mi
#125	Tract 9410	Bennett, SD	160.41/sq mi
#126	Tract 9627	Davison, SD	169.63/sq mi
#127	Tract 9663.04	Lawrence, SD	172.69/sq mi
#128	Tract 9404	Roberts, SD	175.44/sq mi
#129	Tract 9652	Walworth, SD	177.19/sq mi
#130	Tract 113	Pennington, SD	178.06/sq mi
#131	Tract 101.02	Minnehaha, SD	179.82/sq mi
#132	Tract 9517	Brown, SD	188.96/sq mi
#133	Tract 9415	Dewey, SD	190.63/sq mi
#134	Tract 9588.05	Brookings, SD	191.01/sq mi
#135	Tract 9513	Brown, SD	219.61/sq mi
#136	Tract 9657	Clay, SD	221.58/sq mi
#137	Tract 203.03	Meade, SD	234.26/sq mi
#138	Tract 204.01	Meade, SD	249.08/sq mi
#139	Tract 9662	Yankton, SD	259.96/sq mi
#140	Tract 104.06	Minnehaha, SD	260.71/sq mi
#141	Tract 9629	Davison, SD	264.08/sq mi
#142	Tract 9570	Beadle, SD	266.79/sq mi
#143	Tract 9571	Beadle, SD	271.20/sq mi
#144	Tract 101.15	Lincoln, SD	283.23/sq mi
#145	Tract 9602.01	Lake, SD	285.11/sq mi
#146	Tract 9677.02	Butte, SD	313.91/sq mi
#147	Tract 104.03	Minnehaha, SD	317.02/sq mi
#148	Tract 9778	Hughes, SD	320.66/sq mi
#149	Tract 114	Pennington, SD	325.18/sq mi
#150	Tract 110.04	Pennington, SD	335.62/sq mi
#151	Tract 109.07	Pennington, SD	342.12/sq mi
#152	Tract 9518	Brown, SD	371.96/sq mi
#153	Tract 202	Meade, SD	390.26/sq mi
#154	Tract 9545.02	Codington, SD	391.70/sq mi
#155	Tract 109.05	Pennington, SD	414.66/sq mi
#156	Tract 9514	Brown, SD	420.82/sq mi
#157	Tract 9602.02	Lake, SD	492.63/sq mi
#158	Tract 101.07	Lincoln, SD	503.39/sq mi
#159	Tract 9777	Hughes, SD	504.09/sq mi
#160	Tract 109.08	Pennington, SD	548.31/sq mi
#161	Tract 105.02	Minnehaha, SD	550.41/sq mi
#162	Tract 203.01	Union, SD	558.46/sq mi
#163	Tract 9779	Hughes, SD	597.65/sq mi
#164	Tract 118	Pennington, SD	637.39/sq mi
#165	Tract 1	Minnehaha, SD	665.05/sq mi
#166	Tract 104.05	Minnehaha, SD	689.20/sq mi
#167	Tract 101.13	Lincoln, SD	730.72/sq mi
#168	Tract 204.02	Meade, SD	946.14/sq mi
#169	Tract 104.01	Minnehaha, SD	947.91/sq mi
#170	Tract 9666.02	Lawrence, SD	974.15/sq mi
#171	Tract 9588.03	Brookings, SD	1076.60/sq mi
#172	Tract 9589	Brookings, SD	1096.33/sq mi
#173	Tract 9590	Brookings, SD	1168.33/sq mi
#174	Tract 109.06	Pennington, SD	1279.43/sq mi
#175	Tract 9628.02	Davison, SD	1308.94/sq mi
#176	Tract 11.09	Minnehaha, SD	1322.12/sq mi
#177	Tract 105.01	Minnehaha, SD	1345.14/sq mi
#178	Tract 110.02	Pennington, SD	1481.16/sq mi
#179	Tract 2.02	Minnehaha, SD	1487.78/sq mi
#180	Tract 10.01	Minnehaha, SD	1652.95/sq mi
#181	Tract 4.08	Minnehaha, SD	1664.82/sq mi
#182	Tract 9543.02	Codington, SD	1712.41/sq mi
#183	Tract 102.02	Pennington, SD	1717.32/sq mi
#184	Tract 105	Pennington, SD	1833.04/sq mi
#185	Tract 9543.01	Codington, SD	1841.04/sq mi
#186	Tract 19.02	Minnehaha, SD	1867.93/sq mi
#187	Tract 9663.02	Yankton, SD	1925.64/sq mi
#188	Tract 101.16	Lincoln, SD	1957.35/sq mi
#189	Tract 101.10	Lincoln, SD	1960.93/sq mi
#190	Tract 103	Pennington, SD	1978.51/sq mi
#191	Tract 108	Pennington, SD	2161.07/sq mi
#192	Tract 110.01	Pennington, SD	2183.33/sq mi
#193	Tract 9662	Lawrence, SD	2242.02/sq mi
#194	Tract 101.09	Lincoln, SD	2310.33/sq mi
#195	Tract 104	Pennington, SD	2314.44/sq mi
#196	Tract 101.11	Lincoln, SD	2384.62/sq mi
#197	Tract 112	Pennington, SD	2650.25/sq mi
#198	Tract 12	Minnehaha, SD	2780.20/sq mi
#199	Tract 18.06	Minnehaha, SD	2860.30/sq mi
#200	Tract 3	Minnehaha, SD	2891.86/sq mi