Largest households in South Dakota

South Dakota counties and cities ranked by average household size.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Dakota by average household size — which have the largest average household size, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Oglala Lakota County leads at 4.84.

Among cities & places, Orland Colony leads at 18.00.

Counties

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Oglala Lakota County	4.84
2	Jackson County	3.74
3	Todd County	3.69
4	Buffalo County	3.54
5	Corson County	3.47
6	Ziebach County	3.33
7	Mellette County	3.24
8	Bennett County	3.23
9	Dewey County	3.07
10	Lyman County	3.07
11	Hanson County	3.01
12	Charles Mix County	2.98
13	Jones County	2.90
14	Clark County	2.82
15	Hamlin County	2.80
16	Roberts County	2.73
17	Marshall County	2.56
18	Lincoln County	2.55
19	Brule County	2.54
20	Moody County	2.51
21	Beadle County	2.50
22	Kingsbury County	2.50
23	Sanborn County	2.49
24	McCook County	2.48
25	Edmunds County	2.47
26	Meade County	2.47
27	Spink County	2.47
28	Butte County	2.46
29	Haakon County	2.46
30	Miner County	2.45
31	Grant County	2.43
32	Turner County	2.42
33	Douglas County	2.41
34	Gregory County	2.40
35	Tripp County	2.39
36	Aurora County	2.38
37	Hutchinson County	2.38
38	Deuel County	2.37
39	Minnehaha County	2.37
40	Pennington County	2.37
41	Perkins County	2.37
42	Stanley County	2.37
43	Sully County	2.37
44	Union County	2.36
45	Brookings County	2.35
46	Hyde County	2.35
47	Faulk County	2.33
48	Potter County	2.31
49	Clay County	2.28
50	Hughes County	2.28
51	Day County	2.27
52	Lake County	2.27
53	Brown County	2.26
54	Codington County	2.26
55	Bon Homme County	2.25
56	McPherson County	2.25
57	Davison County	2.20
58	Yankton County	2.20
59	Jerauld County	2.18
60	Hand County	2.17
61	Lawrence County	2.16
62	Harding County	2.13
63	Walworth County	2.13
64	Campbell County	2.10
65	Custer County	2.10
66	Fall River County	2.01

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Avg household size
1	Orland Colony	18.00
2	Glendale Colony	13.62
3	Green Grass	10.00
4	Cottonwood	9.55
5	Belvidere	9.33
6	Millbrook Colony	9.00
7	Corn Creek	7.35
8	Allen	7.29
9	Swift Bird	6.54
10	West Brule	6.51
11	Naples	6.25
12	Wounded Knee	6.21
13	Manderson-White Horse Creek	6.13
14	Wanblee	5.94
15	Horse Creek	5.69
16	Lower Brule	5.61
17	Canova	5.38
18	Agency Village	5.34
19	Little Eagle	5.32
20	Parmelee	5.26
21	Bullhead	5.00
22	Crook City	4.96
23	Farmer	4.92
24	Cow Creek	4.85
25	Norris	4.83
26	Pine Ridge	4.72
27	Rosebud	4.64
28	La Plant	4.59
29	Kyle	4.53
30	Clark Colony	4.50
31	Rockham	4.50
32	Soldier Creek	4.44
33	Okreek	4.36
34	Willow Lake	4.29
35	White Horse	4.18
36	Spring Creek	4.11
37	Okaton	4.10
38	Sicangu Village	4.02
39	Oglala	4.00
40	Verdon	4.00
41	Morningside	3.95
42	Richland	3.91
43	Chelsea	3.80
44	Wakpala	3.79
45	Lake Andes	3.78
46	Whitehorse	3.74
47	Shindler	3.68
48	Marty	3.62
49	Meadow View Addition	3.62
50	Peever Flats	3.57
51	Reliance	3.56
52	Ashland Heights	3.50
53	Wetonka	3.50
54	Batesland	3.48
55	Fort Thompson	3.48
56	St. Francis	3.45
57	Mission	3.44
58	Summit	3.41
59	Lebanon	3.40
60	Eagle Butte	3.39
61	Hazel	3.38
62	Enemy Swim	3.36
63	North Eagle Butte	3.35
64	White River	3.35
65	Cavour	3.34
66	Dante	3.33
67	Prairiewood Village	3.33
68	McLaughlin	3.32
69	Onaka	3.29
70	Two Strike	3.24
71	Antelope	3.23
72	Green Valley	3.23
73	Raymond	3.19
74	Millerdale Colony	3.15
75	Bridger	3.13
76	Baltic	3.12
77	Bath Corner	3.12
78	Veblen	3.12
79	Long Hollow	3.11
80	Oahe Acres	3.10
81	Tea	3.09
82	New Underwood	3.08
83	Bryant	3.07
84	Langford	3.07
85	Badger	3.04
86	Claire City	3.00
87	Cherry Creek	2.98
88	Anderson	2.96
89	Northville	2.96
90	Avon	2.95
91	Lyons	2.94
92	Vienna	2.93
93	Dupree	2.91
94	Tolstoy	2.91
95	Garden City	2.90
96	Keystone	2.90
97	Humboldt	2.89
98	Sinai	2.89
99	Elkton	2.88
100	Hill City	2.88

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