South Dakota Cities by Population (2024)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: June 20, 2024

The most populated cities in South Dakota are Sioux Falls with 206,410, Rapid City at 79,404, Aberdeen with 28,110, Brookings at 24,312, and Watertown with 23,230. You can get the most current Census population data for all 436 South Dakota cities, sorted from the most populous cities in South Dakota to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program and 2022 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Sioux Falls 206,410
2 Rapid City 79,404
3 Aberdeen 28,110
4 Brookings 24,312
5 Watertown 23,230
6 Yankton 15,630
7 Mitchell 15,621
8 Huron 14,618
9 Pierre 13,880
10 Box Elder 13,868
11 Spearfish 13,282
12 Vermillion 12,011
13 Brandon 10,958
14 Harrisburg 9,435
15 Tea 7,381
16 Rapid Valley 7,324
17 Sturgis 7,067
18 Madison 6,091
19 Belle Fourche 5,873
20 Dakota Dunes 3,997
21 Dell Rapids 3,868
22 Hartford 3,614
23 Hot Springs 3,609
24 Milbank 3,512
25 Mobridge 3,224
26 North Sioux City 3,048
27 Lead 3,035
28 Canton 3,001
29 Summerset 3,000
30 Blackhawk 2,930
31 Pine Ridge 2,921
32 Winner 2,912
33 Lennox 2,493
34 Chamberlain 2,491
35 Sisseton 2,418
36 Flandreau 2,358
37 Colonial Pine Hills 2,346
38 Volga 2,340
39 Fort Pierre 2,175
40 Rosebud 2,155
41 Redfield 2,131
42 Beresford 2,103
43 Elk Point 2,075
44 Springfield 1,913
45 Custer 1,844
46 North Spearfish 1,791
47 Webster 1,687
48 North Eagle Butte 1,666
49 Parkston 1,544
50 Kyle 1,504
51 Oglala 1,440
52 Wagner 1,426
53 Crooks 1,371
54 Groton 1,355
55 Green Valley 1,353
56 Deadwood 1,343
57 Salem 1,335
58 Miller 1,326
59 Baltic 1,325
60 Freeman 1,311
61 Parker 1,271
62 Platte 1,242
63 Eagle Butte 1,228
64 Gregory 1,222
65 Clear Lake city 1,216
66 Ashland Heights 1,215
67 Britton 1,209
68 Garretson 1,175
69 Clark 1,159
70 Fort Thompson 1,157
71 Lemmon 1,156
72 Aurora 1,148
73 Mission 1,142
74 Tyndall 1,075
75 Gettysburg 1,072
76 De Smet 1,046
77 Porcupine 1,021
78 Piedmont 1,015
79 Agency Village 972
80 Centerville 957
81 Hill City 953
82 Ipswich 947
83 Whitewood 943
84 Arlington 928
85 TIE Allen 926
85 TIE Martin 926
87 Worthing 918
88 Lower Brule 892
89 Valley Springs 878
90 Marion 874
91 Lake Madison 850
92 Viborg 834
93 Howard 833
94 Faulkton 823
95 Mina 817
96 Scotland 784
97 Plankinton 782
98 TIE Wonderland Homes 781
98 TIE Alcester 781
100 Elkton 776
101 Eureka 773
102 Estelline 768
103 Edgemont 767
104 Wessington Springs 761
105 Philip 758
106 Castlewood 706
107 Armour 703
108 Antelope 701
109 Colton 700
110 Wall 688
111 Lake Andes 685
112 Wanblee 661
113 TIE Johnson Siding 658
113 TIE Onida 658
115 TIE Alexandria 654
115 TIE Colman 654
117 Woonsocket 648
118 Canistota 642
119 Manderson-White Horse Creek 641
120 Highmore 636
121 Meadow View Addition 634
122 TIE Menno 619
122 TIE Blucksberg Mountain 619
124 Lake Preston 613
125 New Underwood 610
126 Selby 607
127 Lake Norden 598
128 Newell 597
129 Avon 595
130 Shindler 585
131 Kimball 581
132 Humboldt 579
133 Burke 577
134 Boulder Canyon 565
135 Tripp 564
136 Corsica 556
137 McLaughlin 549
138 White 542
139 Kadoka 539
140 West Brule 531
141 White River 519
142 Timber Lake 516
143 Bridgewater 507
144 Mountain Plains 481
145 Emery 478
146 TIE Bowdle 476
146 TIE Dupree 476
148 Waubay 475
149 Bryant 470
150 St. Francis 467
151 Montrose 466
152 Wolsey 465
153 Presho 464
154 Warner 463
155 Mount Vernon 459
156 TIE Murdo 448
156 TIE Jefferson 448
158 Lake Poinsett 438
159 Irene 435
160 Parmelee 434
161 Wilmot 424
162 Anderson 418
163 Leola 416
164 Hayti 414
165 Prairiewood Village 411
166 Big Stone City 410
167 White Lake 406
168 Herreid 405
169 Tabor 403
170 Oahe Acres 395
171 Oacoma 390
172 Hurley 385
173 TIE Gayville 378
173 TIE Wounded Knee 378
175 Hermosa 373
176 Rosholt 368
177 Hoven 366
178 Long Hollow 364
179 Ethan 361
180 TIE Faith 356
180 TIE Buffalo 356
182 Wakonda 350
183 Little Eagle 343
184 Blunt 338
185 Florence 334
186 Colome 330
187 Two Strike 327
188 Hudson 323
189 Stickney 318
190 Chancellor 316
191 Veblen 314
192 TIE Enemy Swim 304
192 TIE Bison 304
194 La Plant 300
195 Iroquois 295
196 Soldier Creek 286
197 Pine Lakes Addition 285
198 Kennebec 284
199 Bristol 282
200 TIE Roscoe 281
200 TIE Langford 281
202 Summit 277
203 Henry 263
204 Willow Lake 261
205 Renner Corner 258
206 Bonesteel 257
207 Bullhead 250
208 Egan 246
209 Keystone 241
210 TIE Pukwana 238
210 TIE Gary 238
212 TIE Wakpala 237
212 TIE Chester 237
214 Trent 235
215 Cherry Creek 233
216 Sicangu Village 232
217 Pickstown 228
218 New Effington 226
219 Brant Lake South 223
220 Pollock 222
221 Bruce 215
222 Nisland 213
223 Alpena 212
224 Horse Creek 207
225 Frederick 206
226 Tulare 205
227 Glendale Colony 203
228 Wessington 202
229 Marty 197
230 Toronto 196
231 Mellette 195
232 TIE Hecla 189
232 TIE Doland 189
232 TIE South Shore 189
235 Mission Hill 187
236 Corn Creek 183
237 Roslyn 181
238 Swift Bird 179
239 Kenel 176
240 Wentworth 174
241 Peever 173
242 Richland 168
243 Kranzburg 165
244 Hosmer 164
245 TIE St. Lawrence 163
245 TIE Ramona 163
247 Monroe 160
248 TIE Letcher 159
248 TIE Spring Creek 159
250 Volin 157
251 Columbia 156
252 Norris 155
253 TIE Dimock 153
253 TIE Delmont 153
255 Geddes 152
256 TIE Buffalo Gap 149
256 TIE Goodwin 149
258 Whitehorse 147
259 White Horse 146
260 Isabel 145
261 Conde 140
262 Spencer 137
263 Northville 136
264 Artesian 135
265 Badger 134
266 Cavour 133
267 Astoria 132
268 Frankfort 130
269 TIE Carthage 127
269 TIE Crook City 127
269 TIE Reliance 127
272 Oelrichs 126
273 Spring Creek Colony 125
274 Pierpont 124
275 Java 121
276 Oldham 119
277 TIE Angostura 118
277 TIE Brandt 118
279 Lesterville 115
280 TIE Pringle 111
280 TIE Yale 111
282 TIE McIntosh 110
282 TIE Okreek 110
284 TIE Hitchcock 109
284 TIE Midland 109
286 Glenham 108
287 TIE Golden View Colony 107
287 TIE Peever Flats 107
289 TIE Claremont 106
289 TIE Stockholm 106
289 TIE Ashton 106
292 Rowena 105
293 Central City 104
294 Cresbard 103
295 Hazel 102
296 TIE Fairfax 101
296 TIE Sinai 101
298 TIE Harrold 100
298 TIE Clear Lake CDP 100
300 Revillo 98
301 TIE Morningside 94
301 TIE Wallace 94
303 Vale 93
304 TIE Canova 91
304 TIE Eden 91
306 TIE Westport 86
306 TIE Fulton 86
306 TIE Millerdale Colony 86
309 Dallas 85
310 TIE Lyons 84
310 TIE Brentford 84
312 Claire City 81
313 TIE Akaska 80
313 TIE Fruitdale 80
315 Burbank 78
316 TIE Herrick 76
316 TIE Running Water 76
318 TIE Bridger 75
318 TIE Sherman 75
320 TIE Cow Creek 74
320 TIE Evergreen Colony 74
322 TIE Bushnell 73
322 TIE Batesland 73
324 TIE Agar 71
324 TIE Utica 71
326 TIE Bath Corner 69
326 TIE Ravinia 69
326 TIE La Bolt 69
329 TIE Andover 68
329 TIE Dante 68
331 TIE Corona 67
331 TIE Strandburg 67
333 TIE Brentwood Colony 66
333 TIE Interior 66
335 TIE Bradley 65
335 TIE Mound City 65
337 TIE Fairburn 64
337 TIE Quinn 64
337 TIE Camp Crook 64
337 TIE Olivet 64
341 Fairview 63
342 TIE Clark Colony 62
342 TIE Wasta 62
344 TIE Stratford 58
344 TIE Raymond 58
346 Tschetter Colony 57
347 TIE Davis 56
347 TIE Ree Heights 56
347 TIE Brant Lake 56
347 TIE Bath 56
351 TIE Turton 54
351 TIE Sunset Colony 54
351 TIE Vienna 54
351 TIE New Witten 54
355 Mayfield Colony 53
356 Orient 52
357 TIE Shamrock Colony 51
357 TIE Ideal 51
359 Vivian 50
360 Lane 49
361 Ortley 48
362 TIE Spink Colony 47
362 TIE Nunda 47
364 TIE Grenville 46
364 TIE Winfred 46
366 TIE Twin Brooks 45
366 TIE Cameron Colony 45
366 TIE Morristown 45
369 Oral 44
370 TIE Lake City 43
370 TIE Mansfield 43
370 TIE Stephan 43
370 TIE Okaton 43
370 TIE New Elm Spring Colony 43
370 TIE Ward 43
376 TIE Forestburg 42
376 TIE Belvidere 42
376 TIE Draper 42
379 TIE Wood 41
379 TIE Naples 41
379 TIE Spring Lake Colony 41
382 TIE Clearfield Colony 40
382 TIE Erwin 40
384 TIE Lantry 39
384 TIE Jamesville Colony 39
384 TIE Old Elm Spring Colony 39
384 TIE Orland Colony 39
388 TIE Meckling 37
388 TIE Tolstoy 37
390 TIE Dolton 36
390 TIE Garden City 36
392 Aurora Center 34
393 Lebanon 32
394 Altamont 31
395 Caputa 29
396 TIE Rockport Colony 27
396 TIE Shannon Colony 27
396 TIE Long Lake 27
396 TIE Broadland 27
400 Virgil 26
401 TIE Vilas 25
401 TIE Milltown 25
403 Seneca 23
404 TIE Prairie City 22
404 TIE Ferney 22
406 TIE Rockham 21
406 TIE Crocker 21
406 TIE Waverly 21
409 Marvin 20
410 TIE Fedora 19
410 TIE Chelsea 19
410 TIE Smithwick 19
413 TIE Grassland Colony 18
413 TIE Hetland 18
415 Farmer 16
416 TIE Onaka 15
416 TIE Kaylor 15
418 TIE Cloverleaf Colony 14
418 TIE St. Onge 14
420 Wetonka 13
421 TIE Millbrook Colony 12
421 TIE Gann Valley 12
423 TIE Kidder 11
423 TIE Cottonwood 11
423 TIE Bancroft 11
426 Albee 9
427 Artas 8
428 TIE Dudley 7
428 TIE Verdon 7
428 TIE St. Charles 7
428 TIE Harrison 7
428 TIE White Rock 7
433 Butler 6
434 TIE Lowry 5
434 TIE Storla 5
436 New Holland 4

The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:

  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2024. http://www.census.gov/.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 7 December 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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