South Dakota Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous cities in South Dakota are Sioux Falls with 209,289, Rapid City at 79,894, Aberdeen with 27,919, Brookings at 24,555, and Watertown with 23,492. You can get the most current Census population data for all 440 South Dakota cities, sorted from the most populous cities in South Dakota to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program and 2023 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Sioux Falls 209,289
2 Rapid City 79,894
3 Aberdeen 27,919
4 Brookings 24,555
5 Watertown 23,492
6 Yankton 15,670
7 Mitchell 15,621
8 Huron 14,515
9 Box Elder 13,887
10 Spearfish 13,803
11 Pierre 13,788
12 Vermillion 11,877
13 Brandon 10,837
14 Harrisburg 10,203
15 Tea 7,699
16 Rapid Valley 7,153
17 Sturgis 7,014
18 Madison 6,086
19 Belle Fourche 5,855
20 Dakota Dunes 4,129
21 Dell Rapids 3,825
22 Hot Springs 3,608
23 Hartford 3,600
24 Milbank 3,545
25 Mobridge 3,219
26 North Sioux City 3,059
27 Lead 3,038
28 Summerset 3,013
29 Canton 2,974
30 Winner 2,962
31 Blackhawk 2,805
32 Lennox 2,539
33 Pine Ridge 2,480
34 Chamberlain 2,453
35 Sisseton 2,432
36 Volga 2,380
37 Flandreau 2,372
38 Colonial Pine Hills 2,347
39 North Spearfish 2,201
40 Fort Pierre 2,158
41 Redfield 2,101
42 Beresford 2,087
43 Elk Point 2,074
44 Springfield 1,912
45 Custer 1,829
46 Rosebud 1,710
47 Webster 1,666
48 Oglala 1,601
49 Parkston 1,542
50 Green Valley 1,503
51 Kyle 1,495
52 North Eagle Butte 1,432
53 Wagner 1,429
54 Crooks 1,369
55 Deadwood 1,347
56 Groton 1,343
57 Baltic 1,331
58 Salem 1,315
59 Freeman 1,308
60 Miller 1,307
61 Parker 1,306
62 TIE Gregory 1,270
62 TIE Eagle Butte 1,270
64 Platte 1,249
65 Clear Lake city 1,201
66 Britton 1,199
67 Garretson 1,169
68 Clark 1,167
69 Aurora 1,159
70 Ashland Heights 1,142
71 Lemmon 1,141
72 Mission 1,135
73 Fort Thompson 1,134
74 Tyndall 1,082
75 Gettysburg 1,062
76 De Smet 1,037
77 Piedmont 1,002
78 Whitewood 965
79 Centerville 958
80 Hill City 937
81 Ipswich 931
82 Arlington 926
83 Martin 923
84 Worthing 914
85 Agency Village 911
86 Mina 888
87 Lake Madison 885
88 TIE Marion 880
88 TIE Meadow View Addition 880
90 Valley Springs 872
91 Allen 860
92 Howard 841
93 Viborg 834
94 Faulkton 818
95 Scotland 786
96 Wonderland Homes 782
97 Elkton 778
98 Lower Brule 777
99 Wessington Springs 773
100 Alcester 772
101 Estelline 768
102 Plankinton 763
103 TIE Edgemont 759
103 TIE Eureka 759
105 Philip 752
106 Wanblee 744
107 Manderson-White Horse Creek 723
108 Castlewood 716
109 Armour 712
110 Lake Andes 692
111 Colton 688
112 Blucksberg Mountain 683
113 Colman 674
114 Wall 672
115 Johnson Siding 671
116 Alexandria 657
117 Shindler 651
118 Highmore 647
119 Woonsocket 646
120 Onida 644
121 Canistota 643
122 Parmelee 637
123 Lake Norden 625
124 Menno 618
125 TIE New Underwood 610
125 TIE Antelope 610
127 TIE Selby 606
127 TIE Avon 606
129 Lake Preston 605
130 Burke 590
131 Newell 585
132 Kimball 573
133 Humboldt 572
134 Tripp 563
135 Corsica 556
136 White 554
137 Porcupine 549
138 McLaughlin 541
139 Timber Lake 537
140 Kadoka 530
141 White River 512
142 Bridgewater 505
143 TIE Prairiewood Village 496
143 TIE Dupree 496
145 Boulder Canyon 487
146 Wounded Knee 484
147 West Brule 482
148 Bryant 479
149 Waubay 474
150 Emery 473
151 Bowdle 472
152 St. Francis 468
153 Presho 467
154 Murdo 464
155 TIE Montrose 461
155 TIE Wolsey 461
157 Mount Vernon 457
158 Warner 450
159 Jefferson 449
160 Oahe Acres 443
161 Hayti 434
162 Irene 431
163 Wilmot 426
164 TIE Big Stone City 413
164 TIE Lake Poinsett 413
166 Mountain Plains 412
167 TIE Leola 406
167 TIE Anderson 406
169 Herreid 405
170 Tabor 400
171 Two Strike 398
172 White Lake 396
173 Oacoma 392
174 Hurley 385
175 Hermosa 381
176 Gayville 379
177 Rosholt 372
178 Little Eagle 362
179 Hoven 360
180 Ethan 358
181 Faith 354
182 Buffalo 353
183 Sicangu Village 350
184 Wakonda 343
185 TIE Colome 337
185 TIE Spring Creek 337
187 Blunt 334
188 Florence 333
189 Hudson 325
190 TIE Veblen 313
190 TIE Stickney 313
192 Chancellor 312
193 Bison 302
194 Iroquois 296
195 Enemy Swim 291
196 TIE Bullhead 285
196 TIE Kennebec 285
198 Roscoe 279
199 TIE Langford 278
199 TIE Crook City 278
199 TIE Summit 278
202 Bristol 275
203 Soldier Creek 271
204 Willow Lake 268
205 TIE La Plant 266
205 TIE Henry 266
207 Keystone 261
208 Bonesteel 259
209 Marty 257
210 Renner Corner 249
211 Egan 247
212 Pine Lakes Addition 243
213 Trent 237
214 Pukwana 236
215 Gary 233
216 TIE White Horse 230
216 TIE Pickstown 230
218 New Effington 228
219 Pollock 222
220 Alpena 217
221 Bruce 216
222 Chester 215
223 Nisland 211
224 Brant Lake South 210
225 Frederick 209
226 Horse Creek 205
227 Tulare 204
228 Wessington 199
229 TIE Doland 195
229 TIE Toronto 195
231 Mellette 193
232 South Shore 190
233 Hecla 185
234 Swift Bird 183
235 Mission Hill 182
236 Roslyn 180
237 Glendale Colony 177
238 Peever 174
239 Wentworth 169
240 Richland 168
241 Kranzburg 166
242 Long Hollow 165
243 Monroe 163
244 TIE St. Lawrence 161
244 TIE Spring Creek Colony 161
244 TIE Ramona 161
247 TIE Volin 159
247 TIE Wakpala 159
247 TIE Hosmer 159
247 TIE Burbank 159
247 TIE Letcher 159
252 Cherry Creek 158
253 TIE Columbia 157
253 TIE Okreek 157
255 Isabel 155
256 TIE Delmont 154
256 TIE Dimock 154
256 TIE Buffalo Gap 154
259 Geddes 152
260 Goodwin 150
261 Corn Creek 147
262 Conde 139
263 Rowena 137
264 Spencer 136
265 TIE Badger 135
265 TIE Artesian 135
267 Northville 134
268 Frankfort 131
269 Astoria 130
270 Cavour 129
271 Carthage 128
272 TIE Whitehorse 127
272 TIE Reliance 127
274 Oelrichs 126
275 Kenel 124
276 Pierpont 121
277 Java 120
278 Brandt 119
279 Oldham 118
280 TIE Norris 116
280 TIE Bath 116
282 TIE Lesterville 114
282 TIE Angostura 114
284 Yale 110
285 Midland 109
286 TIE McIntosh 108
286 TIE Central City 108
288 TIE Glenham 107
288 TIE Peever Flats 107
288 TIE Pringle 107
291 TIE Claremont 106
291 TIE Stockholm 106
291 TIE Hitchcock 106
294 Ashton 105
295 Fairfax 103
296 Cresbard 101
297 Sinai 100
298 TIE Hazel 98
298 TIE Revillo 98
298 TIE Harrold 98
301 Tschetter Colony 96
302 TIE Lyons 94
302 TIE Wallace 94
302 TIE Canova 94
305 Eden 91
306 Vale 90
307 TIE Dallas 86
307 TIE Brentford 86
309 Millerdale Colony 85
310 TIE Mayfield Colony 84
310 TIE Fulton 84
312 Westport 83
313 TIE Claire City 82
313 TIE Akaska 82
313 TIE Golden View Colony 82
316 Bath Corner 81
317 TIE Fruitdale 80
317 TIE Running Water 80
317 TIE Green Grass 80
320 Morningside 79
321 Herrick 77
322 Sherman 76
323 TIE Bushnell 74
323 TIE Batesland 74
325 TIE Bridger 72
325 TIE Dante 72
327 Ravinia 71
328 TIE Clearfield Colony 70
328 TIE Utica 70
328 TIE Corona 70
331 TIE Camp Crook 68
331 TIE Fairburn 68
331 TIE Kaylor 68
331 TIE Agar 68
331 TIE Andover 68
336 TIE Jamesville Colony 66
336 TIE Fairview 66
336 TIE Bradley 66
336 TIE Mound City 66
336 TIE Strandburg 66
341 TIE Shamrock Colony 65
341 TIE Interior 65
343 TIE Meckling 64
343 TIE Cow Creek 64
345 TIE Olivet 63
345 TIE Clark Colony 63
345 TIE Wasta 63
348 La Bolt 62
349 TIE Sunset Colony 61
349 TIE Quinn 61
349 TIE Brentwood Colony 61
352 TIE Stratford 59
352 TIE Evergreen Colony 59
354 Cameron Colony 58
355 TIE Brant Lake 56
355 TIE Raymond 56
357 TIE Davis 55
357 TIE Ree Heights 55
359 TIE Millbrook Colony 54
359 TIE New Witten 54
361 Vienna 53
362 Turton 52
363 Orient 51
364 Ortley 50
365 Nunda 49
366 TIE Twin Brooks 47
366 TIE Lane 47
368 St. Onge 46
369 TIE Grenville 45
369 TIE Lake City 45
369 TIE Old Elm Spring Colony 45
372 Morristown 44
373 TIE Spink Colony 43
373 TIE Belvidere 43
375 TIE Wood 42
375 TIE Draper 42
375 TIE Ward 42
378 TIE Naples 41
378 TIE Okaton 41
380 TIE New Elm Spring Colony 40
380 TIE Forestburg 40
382 TIE Ideal 39
382 TIE Erwin 39
382 TIE Vivian 39
385 Spring Lake Colony 38
386 TIE Tolstoy 37
386 TIE Oak Lane Colony 37
388 TIE Garden City 36
388 TIE Dolton 36
388 TIE Orland Colony 36
388 TIE Grassland Colony 36
392 TIE Rustic Acres Colony 33
392 TIE Altamont 33
394 Lebanon 31
395 Clear Lake CDP 30
396 TIE Caputa 29
396 TIE Winfred 29
396 TIE Mansfield 29
399 Broadland 28
400 Long Lake 26
401 Rockport Colony 25
402 TIE Vilas 24
402 TIE Virgil 24
402 TIE Crocker 24
405 Seneca 23
406 Smithwick 22
407 TIE Waverly 21
407 TIE Fedora 21
407 TIE Maverick Junction 21
410 TIE Chelsea 19
410 TIE Marvin 19
412 TIE Prairie City 18
412 TIE Hetland 18
412 TIE Rockham 18
415 Farmer 15
416 Onaka 14
417 TIE Aurora Center 13
417 TIE Bancroft 13
417 TIE Wetonka 13
420 Oral 12
421 St. Charles 11
422 TIE Cottonwood 10
422 TIE Kidder 10
424 Dudley 9
425 Albee 8
426 TIE Stephan 7
426 TIE Artas 7
426 TIE White Rock 7
429 TIE Lowry 6
429 TIE Butler 6
429 TIE Verdon 6
429 TIE Harrison 6
433 TIE Loomis 5
433 TIE Gann Valley 5
433 TIE Milltown 5
436 TIE New Holland 4
436 TIE Storla 4
438 TIE Lantry 3
438 TIE Hillsview 3
440 Ferney 1

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, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 12 December 2024. http://www.census.gov/.

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