South Dakota / Cities by Population
Below are the 430 South Dakota cities sorted by population from 1 to 336 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 2021 Population Estimates Program and 2020 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux Falls | 196,528 |
| 2 | Rapid City | 76,184 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 28,324 |
| 4 | Brookings | 23,577 |
| 5 | Watertown | 22,722 |
| 6 | Mitchell | 15,631 |
| 7 | Yankton | 15,453 |
| 8 | Huron | 14,231 |
| 9 | Pierre | 14,000 |
| 10 | Spearfish | 12,358 |
| 11 | Box Elder | 12,310 |
| 12 | Vermillion | 11,802 |
| 13 | Brandon | 10,950 |
| 14 | Rapid Valley | 8,553 |
| 15 | Harrisburg | 7,638 |
| 16 | Sturgis | 7,107 |
| 17 | Tea | 6,256 |
| 18 | Madison | 6,071 |
| 19 | Belle Fourche | 5,699 |
| 20 | Dell Rapids | 3,953 |
| 21 | Hot Springs | 3,485 |
| 22 | Milbank | 3,474 |
| 23 | Hartford | 3,376 |
| 24 | Dakota Dunes | 3,231 |
| 25 | Mobridge | 3,179 |
| 26 | Canton | 3,054 |
| 27 | Blackhawk | 3,029 |
| 28 | Summerset | 3,027 |
| 29 | North Sioux City | 3,015 |
| 30 | Pine Ridge | 2,984 |
| 31 | Lead | 2,971 |
| 32 | Winner | 2,852 |
| 33 | Colonial Pine Hills | 2,720 |
| 34 | Chamberlain | 2,468 |
| 35 | Sisseton | 2,428 |
| 36 | Lennox | 2,405 |
| 37 | Flandreau | 2,354 |
| 38 | North Spearfish | 2,251 |
| 39 | Redfield | 2,188 |
| 40 | Fort Pierre | 2,162 |
| 41 | Volga | 2,151 |
| 42 | Beresford | 2,145 |
| 43 | Elk Point | 2,124 |
| 44 | Rosebud | 2,073 |
| 45 | Springfield | 2,053 |
| 46 | Custer | 1,949 |
| 47 | North Eagle Butte | 1,838 |
| 48 | Oglala | 1,816 |
| 49 | Webster | 1,707 |
| 50 | Parkston | 1,544 |
| 51 | Wagner | 1,467 |
| 52 | Groton | 1,382 |
| 53 | Porcupine | 1,381 |
| 54 | Crooks | 1,356 |
| 55 | Salem | 1,328 |
| 56 | Freeman | 1,322 |
| 57 | Miller | 1,318 |
| 58 | Platte | 1,279 |
| 59 | Fort Thompson | 1,275 |
| 60 | Baltic | 1,265 |
| 61 | Eagle Butte | 1,260 |
| 62 | Green Valley | 1,252 |
| 63 | Britton | 1,213 |
| 64 | Parker | 1,208 |
| 65 | Garretson | 1,202 |
| 66 | Deadwood | 1,201 |
| 67 | Clear Lake city | 1,192 |
| 68 | Gregory | 1,189 |
| 69 | Lemmon | 1,154 |
| 70 | Mission | 1,146 |
| 71 | Clark | 1,141 |
| 72 | Gettysburg | 1,117 |
| 73 | Ashland Heights | 1,082 |
| 74 | Aurora | 1,071 |
| 75 | Wonderland Homes | 1,070 |
| 76 | De Smet | 1,050 |
| 77 | Tyndall | 1,040 |
| 78 | Lower Brule | 971 |
| 79 | Agency Village | 970 |
| 80 | Piedmont | 965 |
| 81 | Martin | 941 |
| 82 | Shindler | 933 |
| 83 | Ipswich | 929 |
| 84 | Worthing | 928 |
| 85 TIE | Hill City and Centerville | 922 |
| 86 | Arlington | 921 |
| 87 | Kyle | 902 |
| 88 | Whitewood | 898 |
| 89 | Valley Springs | 871 |
| 90 | Howard | 864 |
| 91 | Wanblee | 835 |
| 92 | Marion | 833 |
| 93 | Faulkton | 829 |
| 94 | Lake Madison | 811 |
| 95 | Eureka | 810 |
| 96 | Viborg | 802 |
| 97 | Alcester | 793 |
| 98 | Estelline | 786 |
| 99 | Wessington Springs | 781 |
| 100 | Antelope | 780 |
| 101 | Plankinton | 778 |
| 102 | Scotland | 767 |
| 103 | Edgemont | 759 |
| 104 | Elkton | 753 |
| 105 | Woonsocket | 741 |
| 106 | Philip | 736 |
| 107 | Colton | 725 |
| 108 | Mina | 718 |
| 109 | Wall | 709 |
| 110 | Armour | 698 |
| 111 TIE | Castlewood and Lake Andes | 690 |
| 112 | Onida | 668 |
| 113 | Selby | 660 |
| 114 | Johnson Siding | 658 |
| 115 | Highmore | 653 |
| 116 | Canistota | 643 |
| 117 | Meadow View Addition | 632 |
| 118 | Colman | 629 |
| 119 | Menno | 618 |
| 120 | Lake Norden | 607 |
| 121 | Alexandria | 605 |
| 122 | New Underwood | 596 |
| 123 | Kimball | 595 |
| 124 | Newell | 594 |
| 125 | Lake Preston | 585 |
| 126 | Burke | 579 |
| 127 | Avon | 569 |
| 128 | Humboldt | 568 |
| 129 | Tripp | 566 |
| 130 TIE | Corsica and McLaughlin | 563 |
| 131 | Kadoka | 546 |
| 132 | Parmelee | 538 |
| 133 | Oahe Acres | 536 |
| 134 | White River | 532 |
| 135 | White | 529 |
| 136 | Soldier Creek | 525 |
| 137 TIE | Bridgewater and Timber Lake | 513 |
| 138 | Anderson | 506 |
| 139 | Dupree | 497 |
| 140 | Bowdle | 483 |
| 141 | Lake Poinsett | 480 |
| 142 | Warner | 478 |
| 143 | Allen | 477 |
| 144 | Presho | 474 |
| 145 | St. Francis | 471 |
| 146 | Waubay | 469 |
| 147 TIE | Bryant and Jefferson | 463 |
| 148 | Wolsey | 457 |
| 149 TIE | Mount Vernon and Murdo | 456 |
| 150 | Montrose | 454 |
| 151 | Emery | 449 |
| 152 | Blucksberg Mountain | 440 |
| 153 | Prairiewood Village | 438 |
| 154 | Irene | 427 |
| 155 | Wilmot | 420 |
| 156 | Big Stone City | 415 |
| 157 | Herreid | 414 |
| 158 | Boulder Canyon | 411 |
| 159 | Leola | 409 |
| 160 | Manderson-White Horse Creek | 405 |
| 161 | Oacoma | 401 |
| 162 | White Lake | 398 |
| 163 | Long Hollow | 395 |
| 164 | Mountain Plains | 394 |
| 165 | Tabor | 392 |
| 166 | Hayti | 388 |
| 167 | West Brule | 383 |
| 168 | Hurley | 381 |
| 169 TIE | Sicangu Village and Renner Corner | 379 |
| 170 | Hoven | 376 |
| 171 | Hermosa | 373 |
| 172 | Gayville | 372 |
| 173 | Rosholt | 369 |
| 174 | Faith | 368 |
| 175 | Ethan | 356 |
| 176 | Buffalo | 349 |
| 177 | Wakonda | 343 |
| 178 | Blunt | 340 |
| 179 TIE | Pine Lakes Addition and Florence | 329 |
| 180 TIE | Veblen and Stickney | 321 |
| 181 | Hudson | 320 |
| 182 | Two Strike | 315 |
| 183 | Colome | 310 |
| 184 | Little Eagle | 309 |
| 185 | La Plant | 305 |
| 186 | Chancellor | 304 |
| 187 | Bison | 303 |
| 188 | Iroquois | 298 |
| 189 | Kennebec | 297 |
| 190 | Bullhead | 296 |
| 191 | Wakpala | 292 |
| 192 TIE | Langford and Brant Lake South | 290 |
| 193 | Cherry Creek | 288 |
| 194 | Bristol | 286 |
| 195 | Chester | 285 |
| 196 | Summit | 282 |
| 197 | Marty | 265 |
| 198 | Henry | 262 |
| 199 | Roscoe | 257 |
| 200 | Bonesteel | 249 |
| 201 | Keystone | 246 |
| 202 TIE | Whitehorse, Pukwana, and Evergreen Colony | 245 |
| 203 | Egan | 243 |
| 204 | Gary | 239 |
| 205 | Willow Lake | 238 |
| 206 TIE | Pollock and New Effington | 230 |
| 207 | Pickstown | 225 |
| 208 | Okreek | 221 |
| 209 | Swift Bird | 220 |
| 210 | Bath | 217 |
| 211 | Frederick | 212 |
| 212 TIE | White Horse and Bruce | 211 |
| 213 TIE | Tulare and Trent | 210 |
| 214 | Nisland | 209 |
| 215 TIE | Spring Creek and Alpena | 201 |
| 216 | Mellette | 200 |
| 217 | Wessington | 198 |
| 218 | Wounded Knee | 197 |
| 219 | Doland | 196 |
| 220 | Toronto | 195 |
| 221 | Hecla | 194 |
| 222 | South Shore | 191 |
| 223 | Glendale Colony | 190 |
| 224 TIE | Mission Hill and Peever Flats | 187 |
| 225 | Roslyn | 186 |
| 226 TIE | Horse Creek and Pleasant Valley Colony | 175 |
| 227 | Peever | 174 |
| 228 TIE | Enemy Swim and Wentworth | 171 |
| 229 | Kranzburg | 168 |
| 230 | St. Lawrence | 162 |
| 231 | Hosmer | 161 |
| 232 | Monroe | 158 |
| 233 TIE | Geddes and Columbia | 157 |
| 234 | Ramona | 156 |
| 235 | Volin | 155 |
| 236 | Richland | 154 |
| 237 | Delmont | 152 |
| 238 | Letcher | 151 |
| 239 | Clear Lake | 150 |
| 240 TIE | Goodwin, Norris, and Dimock | 148 |
| 241 | Kenel | 146 |
| 242 TIE | Isabel and Conde | 145 |
| 243 | Northville | 138 |
| 244 TIE | Frankfort and Buffalo Gap | 134 |
| 245 | Spencer | 133 |
| 246 TIE | Astoria and Reliance | 132 |
| 247 TIE | Badger, Crook City, and Carthage | 130 |
| 248 TIE | Artesian and Cavour | 127 |
| 249 TIE | Corn Creek and Pierpont | 125 |
| 250 | Oelrichs | 121 |
| 251 | Oldham | 120 |
| 252 | Java | 119 |
| 253 | Brandt | 115 |
| 254 | Vale | 114 |
| 255 TIE | Lesterville, Burbank, and McIntosh | 112 |
| 256 | Claremont | 110 |
| 257 | Midland | 109 |
| 258 | Stockholm | 108 |
| 259 TIE | Hitchcock, Ashton, Pringle, and Yale | 107 |
| 260 TIE | Glenham and Stephan | 106 |
| 261 | Golden View Colony | 102 |
| 262 TIE | Revillo, Hazel, and Cresbard | 101 |
| 263 TIE | Fairfax and Harrold | 99 |
| 264 | Central City | 97 |
| 265 | Sinai | 96 |
| 266 | Wallace | 94 |
| 267 | Eden | 93 |
| 268 | Canova | 92 |
| 269 | Mansfield | 91 |
| 270 | Cow Creek | 90 |
| 271 TIE | Westport and Vivian | 87 |
| 272 | Brentford | 86 |
| 273 | Camp Crook | 85 |
| 274 | Dallas | 84 |
| 275 | Claire City | 82 |
| 276 | Fulton | 79 |
| 277 TIE | Forestburg and Sherman | 78 |
| 278 TIE | Batesland, Grass Ranch Colony, Herrick, and New Elm Spring Colony | 77 |
| 279 TIE | Ideal and Angostura | 75 |
| 280 TIE | Akaska and Fruitdale | 74 |
| 281 TIE | Oral and Morningside | 73 |
| 282 TIE | Utica, Ravinia, Bushnell, and Interior | 70 |
| 283 TIE | Dante and Agar | 69 |
| 284 TIE | Winfred and La Bolt | 68 |
| 285 TIE | Corona, Mound City, and Andover | 67 |
| 286 | Strandburg | 66 |
| 287 TIE | Wasta and Olivet | 65 |
| 288 TIE | Fairview and Quinn | 63 |
| 289 | Rowena | 62 |
| 290 TIE | Stratford and Fairburn | 60 |
| 291 | Bradley | 58 |
| 292 | Ree Heights | 57 |
| 293 | Davis | 56 |
| 294 TIE | Turton, New Witten, and Prairie City | 55 |
| 295 TIE | Bridger and Brant Lake | 54 |
| 296 | Orient | 53 |
| 297 | Waverly | 51 |
| 298 | Raymond | 49 |
| 299 TIE | Ortley, Okaton, and Lantry | 48 |
| 300 TIE | Twin Brooks, Lyons, and Nunda | 47 |
| 301 TIE | Vienna, Lane, and Aurora Center | 46 |
| 302 TIE | Grenville and Morristown | 45 |
| 303 TIE | Draper, Belvidere, and Lake City | 44 |
| 304 | Wood | 41 |
| 305 | Erwin | 40 |
| 306 TIE | Naples, Tolstoy, and Ferney | 37 |
| 307 | Dolton | 35 |
| 308 TIE | Garden City and Ward | 33 |
| 309 | Altamont | 32 |
| 310 | Lebanon | 30 |
| 311 TIE | Meckling and Orland Colony | 29 |
| 312 | Rolland Colony | 28 |
| 313 TIE | Broadland and Shannon Colony | 27 |
| 314 TIE | Vilas and Virgil | 26 |
| 315 TIE | St. Onge, Running Water, Crocker, and Milltown | 25 |
| 316 | Long Lake | 24 |
| 317 | Seneca | 23 |
| 318 | Green Grass | 22 |
| 319 TIE | Storla and Dudley | 21 |
| 320 | Rockham | 20 |
| 321 | Marvin | 19 |
| 322 | Chelsea | 18 |
| 323 TIE | Bath Corner, Shamrock Colony, and Hetland | 17 |
| 324 TIE | Fedora, Millerdale Colony, and Farmer | 16 |
| 325 | Onaka | 15 |
| 326 | Wetonka | 13 |
| 327 TIE | Lakeview Colony and Bancroft | 12 |
| 328 TIE | Smithwick, Gann Valley, and Cottonwood | 11 |
| 329 | Maverick Junction | 10 |
| 330 | Kaylor | 9 |
| 331 TIE | Artas, Albee, New Holland, St. Charles, and White Rock | 8 |
| 332 TIE | Cloverleaf Colony, Buffalo Chip, and Harrison | 7 |
| 333 TIE | Verdon and Butler | 6 |
| 334 TIE | Millbrook Colony and Lowry | 5 |
| 335 TIE | Mayfield Colony and Clark Colony | 2 |
| 336 | Provo | 1 |
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The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:
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