US Census Data

Most densely populated in South Dakota

South Dakota counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Dakota by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Minnehaha County leads at 249/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Wonderland Homes leads at 3,303/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Minnehaha County249/sq mi
2Lincoln County118/sq mi
3Davison County46/sq mi
4Yankton County45/sq mi
5Brookings County44/sq mi
6Codington County42/sq mi
7Pennington County40/sq mi
8Clay County37/sq mi
9Union County37/sq mi
10Lawrence County33/sq mi
11Hughes County24/sq mi
12Brown County22/sq mi
13Lake County20/sq mi
14Beadle County15/sq mi
15Turner County14/sq mi
16Bon Homme County12/sq mi
17Hamlin County12/sq mi
18Moody County12/sq mi
19Grant County11/sq mi
20McCook County10/sq mi
21Roberts County9/sq mi
22Hutchinson County9/sq mi
23Meade County9/sq mi
24Charles Mix County8/sq mi
25Hanson County8/sq mi
26Walworth County7/sq mi
27Deuel County7/sq mi
28Todd County7/sq mi
29Douglas County7/sq mi
30Oglala Lakota County6/sq mi
31Brule County6/sq mi
32Kingsbury County6/sq mi
33Custer County6/sq mi
34Day County5/sq mi
35Marshall County5/sq mi
36Butte County5/sq mi
37Spink County4/sq mi
38Sanborn County4/sq mi
39Fall River County4/sq mi
40Clark County4/sq mi
41Miner County4/sq mi
42Gregory County4/sq mi
43Buffalo County4/sq mi
44Aurora County4/sq mi
45Edmunds County4/sq mi
46Jerauld County4/sq mi
47Tripp County3/sq mi
48Bennett County3/sq mi
49Potter County3/sq mi
50Dewey County2/sq mi
51Lyman County2/sq mi
52Faulk County2/sq mi
53Hand County2/sq mi
54Stanley County2/sq mi
55Campbell County2/sq mi
56McPherson County2/sq mi
57Mellette County2/sq mi
58Corson County2/sq mi
59Hyde County2/sq mi
60Jackson County2/sq mi
61Sully County1/sq mi
62Ziebach County1/sq mi
63Perkins County1/sq mi
64Jones County1/sq mi
65Haakon County1/sq mi
66Harding County0/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Wonderland Homes3,303/sq mi
2Vermillion2,465/sq mi
3Sioux Falls2,365/sq mi
4Mission2,351/sq mi
5Lower Brule2,138/sq mi
6Baltic2,048/sq mi
7Irene2,041/sq mi
8Springfield2,011/sq mi
9Volga1,962/sq mi
10Worthing1,938/sq mi
11Martin1,881/sq mi
12Brandon1,801/sq mi
13Yankton1,774/sq mi
14Warner1,768/sq mi
15Dell Rapids1,751/sq mi
16St. Francis1,743/sq mi
17Aberdeen1,707/sq mi
18Brookings1,699/sq mi
19Viborg1,684/sq mi
20Aurora1,682/sq mi
21Tea1,674/sq mi
22Dakota Dunes1,672/sq mi
23Chancellor1,662/sq mi
24Harrisburg1,633/sq mi
25Sisseton1,630/sq mi
26Gayville1,560/sq mi
27Ramona1,557/sq mi
28Elk Point1,544/sq mi
29Britton1,536/sq mi
30Parkston1,515/sq mi
31Mobridge1,494/sq mi
32Huron1,474/sq mi
33Sicangu Village1,474/sq mi
34Lead1,456/sq mi
35Rosholt1,454/sq mi
36Bryant1,453/sq mi
37Yale1,453/sq mi
38Hudson1,436/sq mi
39Peever Flats1,432/sq mi
40Lennox1,419/sq mi
41Menno1,412/sq mi
42Colome1,408/sq mi
43Jefferson1,405/sq mi
44McLaughlin1,403/sq mi
45Pine Lakes Addition1,385/sq mi
46Rapid City1,373/sq mi
47White River1,367/sq mi
48Beresford1,366/sq mi
49Veblen1,362/sq mi
50Miller1,359/sq mi
51Mitchell1,354/sq mi
52Alcester1,345/sq mi
53Eden1,341/sq mi
54Madison1,334/sq mi
55Mount Vernon1,286/sq mi
56Langford1,268/sq mi
57Milbank1,266/sq mi
58Winner1,265/sq mi
59Lake Andes1,252/sq mi
60Platte1,245/sq mi
61Watertown1,240/sq mi
62Flandreau1,233/sq mi
63Dupree1,232/sq mi
64Willow Lake1,222/sq mi
65Montrose1,219/sq mi
66Centerville1,217/sq mi
67Canistota1,184/sq mi
68Alexandria1,163/sq mi
69Marion1,157/sq mi
70Redfield1,156/sq mi
71Burke1,154/sq mi
72Colton1,144/sq mi
73Webster1,124/sq mi
74Whitewood1,117/sq mi
75Rapid Valley1,116/sq mi
76Hoven1,113/sq mi
77Fairview1,111/sq mi
78Timber Lake1,108/sq mi
79Lemmon1,106/sq mi
80Eagle Butte1,096/sq mi
81Summerset1,094/sq mi
82Humboldt1,089/sq mi
83Pierpont1,085/sq mi
84Sturgis1,084/sq mi
85Hartford1,080/sq mi
86Pierre1,075/sq mi
87Parker1,064/sq mi
88Strandburg1,059/sq mi
89Freeman1,047/sq mi
90White Lake1,045/sq mi
91Emery1,039/sq mi
92Avon1,038/sq mi
93Ethan1,031/sq mi
94Howard1,026/sq mi
95Groton1,024/sq mi
96Blucksberg Mountain1,022/sq mi
97Astoria1,019/sq mi
98Peever1,014/sq mi
99Kyle1,014/sq mi
100Eureka1,014/sq mi

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