South Dakota at a glance
Population
907,428
Median Household Income
$75,081
Typical Home Value
$314,684
School District Rating
6.3
Violent Crime Rate
407.4
Avg Commute Time
17.8
About South Dakota on hearthmap
hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every county, town, and ZIP code in South Dakota. Use the interactive map to compare areas side by side, filter by what matters to you, or rank places with a custom match score.
Data is refreshed periodically from public sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, and Redfin. Source attribution is shown on each metric in the app.
Counties in South Dakota
66 counties, alphabetical.
- Aurora2,642 pop.
- Beadle19,309 pop.
- Bennett3,345 pop.
- Bon Homme7,044 pop.
- Brookings35,353 pop.
- Brown37,877 pop.
- Brule5,283 pop.
- Buffalo1,808 pop.
- Butte10,676 pop.
- Campbell1,593 pop.
- Charles Mix9,281 pop.
- Clark3,917 pop.
- Clay15,219 pop.
- Codington28,767 pop.
- Corson3,806 pop.
- Custer8,892 pop.
- Davison19,952 pop.
- Day5,437 pop.
- Deuel4,328 pop.
- Dewey5,205 pop.
- Douglas2,828 pop.
- Edmunds4,048 pop.
- Fall River7,258 pop.
- Faulk2,126 pop.
- Grant7,563 pop.
- Gregory4,016 pop.
- Haakon1,722 pop.
- Hamlin6,373 pop.
- Hand3,140 pop.
- Hanson3,472 pop.
- Harding1,148 pop.
- Hughes17,664 pop.
- Hutchinson7,404 pop.
- Hyde1,191 pop.
- Jackson2,802 pop.
- Jerauld1,772 pop.
- Jones1,004 pop.
- Kingsbury5,244 pop.
- Lake10,972 pop.
- Lawrence27,233 pop.
- Lincoln70,638 pop.
- Lyman3,724 pop.
- Marshall4,344 pop.
- McCook5,751 pop.
- McPherson2,145 pop.
- Meade30,546 pop.
- Mellette1,943 pop.
- Miner2,300 pop.
- Minnehaha203,289 pop.
- Moody6,397 pop.
- Oglala Lakota13,491 pop.
- Pennington113,512 pop.
- Perkins3,001 pop.
- Potter2,388 pop.
- Roberts10,221 pop.
- Sanborn2,384 pop.
- Spink6,219 pop.
- Stanley3,015 pop.
- Sully1,526 pop.
- Todd9,244 pop.
- Tripp5,611 pop.
- Turner8,882 pop.
- Union17,081 pop.
- Walworth5,271 pop.
- Yankton23,414 pop.
- Ziebach2,377 pop.
South Dakota at a glance: frequently asked questions
- What is the population of South Dakota?
- South Dakota has a population of 907,428 based on the most recent US Census estimate.
- What is the median home price in South Dakota?
- The median home value in South Dakota is $314,684. Hover any county on the map for that county's value, or open Compare to put two states side by side.
- What is the median household income in South Dakota?
- Median household income in South Dakota is $75,081 per year, sourced from the US Census American Community Survey.
- How many counties are in South Dakota?
- South Dakota has 66 counties. Each county page on hearthmap shows housing, school, crime, and demographic data town by town.
- What is the average commute time in South Dakota?
- The average one-way commute in South Dakota is 17.8 minutes, based on US Census ACS journey-to-work data.
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