South Dakota Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous 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 439 South Dakota cities, sorted from the most populous cities in South Dakota to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program and 2023 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 7,153
17 Sturgis 7,067
18 Madison 6,091
19 Belle Fourche 5,873
20 Dakota Dunes 4,129
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 Winner 2,912
31 Blackhawk 2,805
32 Lennox 2,493
33 Chamberlain 2,491
34 Pine Ridge 2,480
35 Sisseton 2,418
36 Flandreau 2,358
37 Colonial Pine Hills 2,347
38 Volga 2,340
39 North Spearfish 2,201
40 Fort Pierre 2,175
41 Redfield 2,131
42 Beresford 2,103
43 Elk Point 2,075
44 Springfield 1,913
45 Custer 1,844
46 Rosebud 1,710
47 Webster 1,687
48 Oglala 1,601
49 Parkston 1,544
50 Green Valley 1,503
51 Kyle 1,495
52 North Eagle Butte 1,432
53 Wagner 1,426
54 Crooks 1,371
55 Groton 1,355
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 Britton 1,209
67 Garretson 1,175
68 Clark 1,159
69 Lemmon 1,156
70 Aurora 1,148
71 TIE Ashland Heights 1,142
71 TIE Mission 1,142
73 Fort Thompson 1,134
74 Tyndall 1,075
75 Gettysburg 1,072
76 De Smet 1,046
77 Piedmont 1,015
78 Centerville 957
79 Hill City 953
80 Ipswich 947
81 Whitewood 943
82 Arlington 928
83 Martin 926
84 Worthing 918
85 Agency Village 911
86 Mina 888
87 Lake Madison 885
88 Meadow View Addition 880
89 Valley Springs 878
90 Marion 874
91 Allen 860
92 Viborg 834
93 Howard 833
94 Faulkton 823
95 Scotland 784
96 TIE Wonderland Homes 782
96 TIE Plankinton 782
98 Alcester 781
99 Lower Brule 777
100 Elkton 776
101 Eureka 773
102 Estelline 768
103 Edgemont 767
104 Wessington Springs 761
105 Philip 758
106 Wanblee 744
107 Manderson-White Horse Creek 723
108 Castlewood 706
109 Armour 703
110 Colton 700
111 Wall 688
112 Lake Andes 685
113 Blucksberg Mountain 683
114 Johnson Siding 671
115 Onida 658
116 TIE Colman 654
116 TIE Alexandria 654
118 Shindler 651
119 Woonsocket 648
120 Canistota 642
121 Parmelee 637
122 Highmore 636
123 Menno 619
124 Lake Preston 613
125 TIE Antelope 610
125 TIE New Underwood 610
127 Selby 607
128 Lake Norden 598
129 Newell 597
130 Avon 595
131 Kimball 581
132 Humboldt 579
133 Burke 577
134 Tripp 564
135 Corsica 556
136 TIE Porcupine 549
136 TIE McLaughlin 549
138 White 542
139 Kadoka 539
140 White River 519
141 Timber Lake 516
142 Bridgewater 507
143 Prairiewood Village 496
144 Boulder Canyon 487
145 Wounded Knee 484
146 West Brule 482
147 Emery 478
148 TIE Dupree 476
148 TIE Bowdle 476
150 Waubay 475
151 Bryant 470
152 St. Francis 467
153 Montrose 466
154 Wolsey 465
155 Presho 464
156 Warner 463
157 Mount Vernon 459
158 TIE Jefferson 448
158 TIE Murdo 448
160 Oahe Acres 443
161 Irene 435
162 Wilmot 424
163 Leola 416
164 Hayti 414
165 Lake Poinsett 413
166 Mountain Plains 412
167 Big Stone City 410
168 TIE Anderson 406
168 TIE White Lake 406
170 Herreid 405
171 Tabor 403
172 Two Strike 398
173 Oacoma 390
174 Hurley 385
175 Gayville 378
176 Hermosa 373
177 Rosholt 368
178 Hoven 366
179 Little Eagle 362
180 Ethan 361
181 TIE Faith 356
181 TIE Buffalo 356
183 TIE Sicangu Village 350
183 TIE Wakonda 350
185 Blunt 338
186 Spring Creek 337
187 Florence 334
188 Colome 330
189 Hudson 323
190 Stickney 318
191 Chancellor 316
192 Veblen 314
193 Bison 304
194 Iroquois 295
195 Enemy Swim 291
196 Bullhead 285
197 Kennebec 284
198 Bristol 282
199 TIE Langford 281
199 TIE Roscoe 281
201 Crook City 278
202 Summit 277
203 Soldier Creek 271
204 La Plant 266
205 Henry 263
206 Willow Lake 261
207 TIE Bonesteel 257
207 TIE Marty 257
209 Renner Corner 249
210 Egan 246
211 Pine Lakes Addition 243
212 Keystone 241
213 TIE Pukwana 238
213 TIE Gary 238
215 Trent 235
216 White Horse 230
217 Pickstown 228
218 New Effington 226
219 Pollock 222
220 TIE Chester 215
220 TIE Bruce 215
222 Nisland 213
223 Alpena 212
224 Brant Lake South 210
225 Frederick 206
226 TIE Horse Creek 205
226 TIE Tulare 205
228 Wessington 202
229 Toronto 196
230 Mellette 195
231 TIE South Shore 189
231 TIE Doland 189
231 TIE Hecla 189
234 Mission Hill 187
235 Swift Bird 183
236 Roslyn 181
237 Glendale Colony 177
238 Wentworth 174
239 Peever 173
240 Richland 168
241 TIE Kranzburg 165
241 TIE Long Hollow 165
243 Hosmer 164
244 TIE Ramona 163
244 TIE St. Lawrence 163
246 Spring Creek Colony 161
247 Monroe 160
248 TIE Burbank 159
248 TIE Letcher 159
248 TIE Wakpala 159
251 Cherry Creek 158
252 TIE Volin 157
252 TIE Okreek 157
254 Columbia 156
255 TIE Delmont 153
255 TIE Dimock 153
257 Geddes 152
258 TIE Goodwin 149
258 TIE Buffalo Gap 149
260 Corn Creek 147
261 Isabel 145
262 Conde 140
263 TIE Rowena 137
263 TIE Spencer 137
265 Northville 136
266 Artesian 135
267 Badger 134
268 Cavour 133
269 Astoria 132
270 Frankfort 130
271 TIE Carthage 127
271 TIE Reliance 127
271 TIE Whitehorse 127
274 Oelrichs 126
275 TIE Kenel 124
275 TIE Pierpont 124
277 Java 121
278 Oldham 119
279 Brandt 118
280 TIE Bath 116
280 TIE Norris 116
282 Lesterville 115
283 Angostura 114
284 TIE Pringle 111
284 TIE Yale 111
286 McIntosh 110
287 TIE Hitchcock 109
287 TIE Midland 109
289 Glenham 108
290 Peever Flats 107
291 TIE Ashton 106
291 TIE Claremont 106
291 TIE Stockholm 106
294 Central City 104
295 Cresbard 103
296 Hazel 102
297 TIE Sinai 101
297 TIE Fairfax 101
299 Harrold 100
300 Revillo 98
301 Tschetter Colony 96
302 TIE Lyons 94
302 TIE Wallace 94
304 TIE Eden 91
304 TIE Canova 91
306 Vale 90
307 TIE Westport 86
307 TIE Fulton 86
309 TIE Dallas 85
309 TIE Millerdale Colony 85
311 TIE Brentford 84
311 TIE Mayfield Colony 84
313 Golden View Colony 82
314 TIE Claire City 81
314 TIE Bath Corner 81
316 TIE Green Grass 80
316 TIE Running Water 80
316 TIE Akaska 80
316 TIE Fruitdale 80
320 Morningside 79
321 Herrick 76
322 Sherman 75
323 TIE Batesland 73
323 TIE Bushnell 73
325 Bridger 72
326 TIE Agar 71
326 TIE Utica 71
328 Clearfield Colony 70
329 TIE Ravinia 69
329 TIE La Bolt 69
331 TIE Kaylor 68
331 TIE Andover 68
331 TIE Dante 68
334 TIE Corona 67
334 TIE Strandburg 67
336 TIE Jamesville Colony 66
336 TIE Interior 66
338 TIE Bradley 65
338 TIE Shamrock Colony 65
338 TIE Mound City 65
341 TIE Fairburn 64
341 TIE Meckling 64
341 TIE Quinn 64
341 TIE Camp Crook 64
341 TIE Olivet 64
341 TIE Cow Creek 64
347 TIE Fairview 63
347 TIE Clark Colony 63
349 Wasta 62
350 TIE Sunset Colony 61
350 TIE Brentwood Colony 61
352 Evergreen Colony 59
353 TIE Stratford 58
353 TIE Raymond 58
353 TIE Cameron Colony 58
356 TIE Brant Lake 56
356 TIE Ree Heights 56
356 TIE Davis 56
359 TIE New Witten 54
359 TIE Vienna 54
359 TIE Millbrook Colony 54
359 TIE Turton 54
363 Orient 52
364 Lane 49
365 Ortley 48
366 Nunda 47
367 TIE Grenville 46
367 TIE St. Onge 46
369 TIE Twin Brooks 45
369 TIE Morristown 45
369 TIE Old Elm Spring Colony 45
372 TIE Lake City 43
372 TIE Ward 43
372 TIE Spink Colony 43
375 TIE Draper 42
375 TIE Belvidere 42
377 TIE Naples 41
377 TIE Okaton 41
377 TIE Wood 41
380 TIE New Elm Spring Colony 40
380 TIE Forestburg 40
380 TIE Erwin 40
383 TIE Vivian 39
383 TIE Ideal 39
385 Spring Lake Colony 38
386 TIE Oak Lane Colony 37
386 TIE Tolstoy 37
388 TIE Grassland Colony 36
388 TIE Dolton 36
388 TIE Garden City 36
388 TIE Orland Colony 36
392 Rustic Acres Colony 33
393 Lebanon 32
394 Altamont 31
395 Clear Lake CDP 30
396 TIE Winfred 29
396 TIE Caputa 29
396 TIE Mansfield 29
399 TIE Long Lake 27
399 TIE Broadland 27
401 Virgil 26
402 TIE Vilas 25
402 TIE Rockport Colony 25
404 Crocker 24
405 Seneca 23
406 Smithwick 22
407 TIE Rockham 21
407 TIE Maverick Junction 21
407 TIE Fedora 21
407 TIE Waverly 21
411 Marvin 20
412 Chelsea 19
413 TIE Hetland 18
413 TIE Prairie City 18
415 Farmer 16
416 Onaka 15
417 TIE Aurora Center 13
417 TIE Wetonka 13
419 Oral 12
420 TIE Cottonwood 11
420 TIE Bancroft 11
420 TIE St. Charles 11
423 Kidder 10
424 TIE Albee 9
424 TIE Dudley 9
426 Artas 8
427 TIE White Rock 7
427 TIE Verdon 7
427 TIE Stephan 7
430 TIE Butler 6
430 TIE Harrison 6
432 TIE Gann Valley 5
432 TIE Milltown 5
432 TIE Loomis 5
432 TIE Lowry 5
436 TIE Storla 4
436 TIE New Holland 4
438 Lantry 3
439 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, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.
  • 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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