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Largest Cities in South Dakota by Population

The top 22 of 22 South Dakota cities on GIS Map, ranked by total population.

#CityPopulation
1Sioux Falls
201,469
2Rapid City
77,946
3Aberdeen
28,189
4Brookings
23,948
5Watertown
23,044
6Mitchell
15,649
7Yankton
15,540
8Huron
14,385
9Pierre
13,948
10Spearfish
12,930
11Box Elder
12,902
12Vermillion
11,878
13Brandon
10,996
14Sturgis
7,086
15Madison
6,094
16Belle Fourche
5,804
17Hot Springs
3,548
18Lead
3,006
19Mobridge
2,932
20Winner
2,905
21Custer
2,341
22Deadwood
1,209

Top South Dakota Counties

Counties ranked by total population.

1. Minnehaha County203,2892. Pennington County113,5123. Lincoln County70,6384. Brown County37,8775. Brookings County35,3536. Meade County30,5467. Codington County28,7678. Lawrence County27,2339. Yankton County23,41410. Davison County19,952

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in South Dakota by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-dakota/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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