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Largest Cities in South Dakota

Name: South Dakota Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
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Ranked by resident population across 303 tracked cities and towns in South Dakota, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.

Compiled by PlainCities Editorial

303
Cities: 705,218
Combined city pop.: $65,809
Avg median income: 13.6%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Sioux Falls is the largest of 303 tracked cities in South Dakota, which ranks #35 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Sioux Falls
largest tracked city (197,642 people): #35
national rank, avg median income: 303
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

96% of South Dakota's 303 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in South Dakota is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots South Dakota's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Sioux Falls

197,642
Rapid City

76,836
Aberdeen

28,297
Brookings

23,710
Watertown

22,859
Mitchell

15,637
Yankton

15,501
Huron

14,347
Pierre

14,008
Spearfish

12,551
Box Elder

12,457
Vermillion

11,800

What this shows Sioux Falls, SD is the most populous city profiled in South Dakota; the full list of all 303 cities follows below.

How South Dakota ranks nationally

Avg median income

$65,809

#35 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$155,177

#42 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

13.6%

#39 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

303

#37 of 52 · most tracked cities

South Dakota ranks #35 of 52 nationally on average median income and #39 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How South Dakota's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$155,177 Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% of 52 US states

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Which cities does South Dakota include?

City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
Sioux Falls	197,642	$74,714	$271,400	6.7%
Rapid City	76,836	$65,712	$270,000	7.8%
Aberdeen	28,297	$63,715	$205,500	7.4%
Brookings	23,710	$61,979	$243,600	6.0%
Watertown	22,859	$62,721	$212,300	6.5%
Mitchell	15,637	$56,374	$182,000	6.8%
Yankton	15,501	$69,071	$202,300	5.6%
Huron	14,347	$51,556	$164,700	9.1%
Pierre	14,008	$74,053	$219,500	6.0%
Spearfish	12,551	$59,731	$309,200	7.7%
Box Elder	12,457	$73,698	$271,800	7.0%
Vermillion	11,800	$52,815	$210,200	6.9%
Brandon	10,996	$104,806	$317,300	0.6%
Harrisburg	7,790	$101,534	$281,400	0.7%
Rapid Valley	7,153	$85,217	$226,300	4.8%
Sturgis	7,111	$51,101	$236,400	6.6%
Tea	6,339	$104,643	$305,300	3.9%
Madison	6,158	$62,180	$191,400	4.9%
Belle Fourche	5,741	$59,920	$188,800	6.6%
Dakota Dunes	4,129	$123,438	$495,000	8.0%
Dell Rapids	3,947	$101,250	$284,400	3.6%
Milbank	3,513	$58,462	$161,300	9.2%
Hot Springs	3,506	$49,688	$168,200	26.2%
Hartford	3,412	$95,426	$223,400	2.9%
Canton	3,060	$65,500	$191,000	2.3%
North Sioux City	3,018	$76,481	$234,500	9.1%
Lead	2,997	$57,348	$192,800	0.0%
Summerset	2,978	$115,197	$337,900	5.1%
Mobridge	2,928	$61,556	$122,000	15.6%
Winner	2,900	$47,132	$124,000	19.9%
Blackhawk	2,805	$69,934	$243,700	0.0%
Chamberlain	2,621	$75,000	$195,300	4.1%
Sisseton	2,593	$44,477	$111,900	18.6%
Lennox	2,587	$76,477	$210,800	8.0%
Fort Pierre	2,534	$74,732	$166,700	2.2%
Pine Ridge	2,480	$50,954	$45,000	24.4%
Beresford	2,437	$71,017	$219,800	3.6%
Elk Point	2,391	$83,250	$228,400	3.1%
Colonial Pine Hills	2,347	$82,262	$348,400	1.7%
Flandreau	2,291	$56,458	$130,800	15.9%
Volga	2,246	$75,417	$220,200	0.8%
Redfield	2,230	$60,586	$117,000	2.9%
North Spearfish	2,201	$69,792	$321,800	17.8%
Custer	2,148	$80,188	$229,500	4.5%
Springfield	2,073	$59,063	$126,800	3.7%
Parkston	1,981	$71,313	$145,500	3.7%
Webster	1,823	$55,074	$122,200	7.4%
Groton	1,794	$82,083	$173,000	2.0%
Rosebud	1,710	$55,066	$57,000	28.4%
Oglala	1,601	$43,274	$42,200	32.4%
Freeman	1,558	$60,114	$171,300	8.8%
Wagner	1,555	$47,137	$129,200	8.2%
Baltic	1,512	$105,132	$240,200	0.7%
Green Valley	1,503	$78,801	$232,100	16.0%
Kyle	1,495	N/A	N/A	58.1%
Eagle Butte	1,492	$53,558	$51,500	27.2%
North Eagle Butte	1,432	$38,125	$37,500	43.0%
Aurora	1,407	$90,612	$219,100	0.8%
Mission	1,380	$34,000	$56,900	45.8%
Miller	1,346	$51,774	$135,100	2.8%
Gettysburg	1,344	$59,667	$127,000	6.1%
Clear Lake	1,333	$65,398	$144,400	3.7%
Gregory	1,330	$47,629	$105,600	6.4%
Deadwood	1,319	$52,679	$227,000	0.0%
Platte	1,310	$71,641	$165,700	16.8%
Parker	1,247	$87,632	$208,000	1.0%
Crooks	1,216	$104,479	$270,500	0.0%
Lemmon	1,214	$42,461	$79,700	14.0%
Tyndall	1,206	$51,719	$94,200	1.9%
Salem	1,201	$71,655	$163,500	2.2%
Clark	1,181	$49,464	$125,700	7.3%
Garretson	1,166	$66,375	$197,400	1.1%
Ashland Heights	1,142	$61,538	$202,700	15.8%
Fort Thompson	1,134	$45,313	$110,300	36.6%
Ipswich	1,126	$79,135	$165,600	0.0%
Britton	1,117	$70,156	$110,100	3.3%
Worthing	1,087	$91,250	$214,000	0.4%
Martin	1,054	$49,609	$87,300	15.0%
Colman	1,011	$73,000	$227,600	6.9%
Marion	1,004	$72,969	$167,400	5.0%
Howard	990	$54,792	$93,200	11.4%
Alcester	987	$58,661	$114,400	13.0%
De Smet	974	$60,139	$155,900	3.7%
Elkton	971	$58,750	$183,800	19.6%
Valley Springs	967	$97,031	$178,900	5.6%
Piedmont	956	$52,730	$290,100	7.3%
Eureka	946	$34,167	$69,800	14.5%
Lake Andes	934	$45,714	$46,700	23.9%
Agency	911	$47,569	$204,200	31.5%
Mina	888	$102,969	$448,600	0.0%
Lake Madison	885	$116,648	$496,600	3.9%
Meadow View Addition	880	$92,470	$227,700	5.8%
Centerville	876	$58,438	$123,600	3.5%
Viborg	874	$52,794	$140,000	17.6%
Estelline	862	$74,231	$139,000	7.7%
Allen	860	N/A	N/A	39.8%
Edgemont	845	$42,440	$81,100	18.4%
Arlington	833	$67,083	$122,400	13.7%
Colton	802	$82,639	$186,000	7.2%
Scotland	800	$61,406	$110,000	10.8%
Wonderland Homes	782	$88,500	$250,700	0.0%
Lower Brule	777	$31,667	$22,500	59.0%
Lake Norden	769	$71,923	$201,400	2.3%
Bryant	761	$60,592	$136,700	20.4%
Castlewood	756	$87,768	$178,600	1.5%
Woonsocket	753	$52,283	$94,200	4.9%
Wessington Springs	747	$46,750	$96,000	1.4%
Whitewood	746	$67,250	$214,200	4.7%
Wanblee	744	N/A	N/A	52.0%
Menno	736	$61,250	$103,200	3.6%
Alexandria	725	$92,500	$168,300	0.5%
Manderson-White Horse Creek	723	$22,596	N/A	100.0%
Highmore	717	$99,500	$111,500	5.7%
Jefferson	717	$81,149	$177,900	3.0%
White River	712	$80,625	$59,800	23.5%
Hill City	699	$85,714	$246,700	1.1%
Blucksberg Mountain	683	$95,658	$347,200	0.0%
Timber Lake	677	$58,000	$83,600	15.8%
Humboldt	674	$97,292	$209,200	1.2%
Avon	673	$57,727	$83,600	18.5%
Johnson Siding	671	$100,972	$432,800	8.5%
Wolsey	666	$56,833	$88,000	2.3%
Canistota	664	$61,979	$112,200	10.7%
Onida	658	$71,050	$187,000	1.3%
Corsica	654	$65,893	$126,800	1.3%
Shindler	651	$142,875	$567,300	0.0%
Armour	647	$64,250	$93,300	13.3%
Burke	645	$45,192	$127,900	5.3%
Selby	642	$40,882	$104,800	4.0%
Parmelee	637	$30,859	N/A	71.3%
Plankinton	637	$76,250	$110,500	6.6%
Murdo	633	$66,250	$120,700	14.3%
St. Francis	631	$45,417	N/A	33.3%
Faulkton	627	$68,672	$100,000	1.5%
Antelope	610	$19,176	$37,100	55.3%
Big Stone City	609	$50,333	$122,500	14.4%
Wall	595	$72,784	$149,600	0.6%
McLaughlin	567	$66,607	$60,200	18.8%
Tripp	563	$57,727	$68,000	7.1%
Herreid	549	$68,611	$87,400	0.0%
Porcupine	549	$20,256	N/A	72.0%
Lake Preston	539	$60,917	$139,100	7.6%
New Underwood	538	$54,167	$188,700	3.8%
Irene	521	$59,091	$87,100	4.5%
Montrose	514	$86,000	$216,700	3.4%
Oacoma	505	$70,250	$165,800	4.0%
Prairiewood	496	$118,681	$443,500	0.0%
Newell	494	$52,277	$120,100	6.1%
Warner	494	$114,375	$231,600	0.0%
Philip	491	$43,750	$102,800	16.0%
Boulder Canyon	487	$71,846	$510,400	0.0%
Wounded Knee	484	$2,499	N/A	100.0%
Dupree	483	$48,036	$69,400	25.7%
West Brule	482	$34,167	N/A	56.3%
Emery	475	$62,679	$125,000	2.6%
Kimball	469	$60,208	$118,800	5.8%
Bridgewater	456	$38,500	$86,900	7.1%
Willow Lake	455	$63,929	$150,000	0.0%
Oahe Acres	443	$76,375	$267,500	7.7%
Bowdle	442	$55,875	$95,600	11.9%
Wilmot	441	$61,563	$68,600	8.1%
White	438	$63,125	$141,700	4.4%
Mount Vernon	437	$58,542	$163,100	3.2%
Rosholt	430	$62,375	$115,800	8.5%
Veblen	428	$52,917	$40,800	8.3%
Kadoka	427	$36,786	N/A	3.9%
Ramona	427	$76,042	$92,900	6.6%
Iroquois	425	$60,750	$138,500	1.9%
Waubay	425	$36,635	$105,000	4.1%
White Lake	423	$48,906	$59,300	5.3%
Bison	419	$62,273	$72,300	2.7%
Lake Poinsett	413	$101,136	$446,600	5.4%
Mountain Plains	412	$166,641	$606,100	0.0%
Anderson	406	$143,705	$372,300	0.0%
Hudson	405	$70,000	$113,500	5.9%
Keystone	404	$62,159	$188,800	9.8%
Langford	402	$74,063	$105,800	2.5%
Two Strike	398	N/A	N/A	48.8%
Colome	397	$44,167	$67,500	37.9%
Hurley	397	$76,429	$110,800	6.4%
Hayti	393	$78,333	$116,400	5.3%
Summit	389	$57,500	$84,000	14.5%
Gayville	378	$85,000	$98,800	1.7%
Kennebec	367	$71,667	$145,100	9.7%
Chancellor	365	$64,750	$137,500	9.6%
Leola	363	$76,458	$66,500	2.0%
Little Eagle	362	$23,750	N/A	66.1%
Wakonda	352	$56,875	$97,700	6.1%
Sicangu	350	N/A	N/A	42.5%
Alpena	349	$65,417	$46,100	15.0%
Tabor	346	$78,438	$122,700	2.8%
Trent	345	$65,000	$122,100	2.5%
Hoven	341	$61,250	$88,800	1.3%
Spring Creek	337	$40,278	N/A	59.6%
Presho	333	$60,227	$153,000	0.0%
Faith	327	$39,583	$124,400	9.9%
Bonesteel	301	$40,750	$65,000	11.5%
Hermosa	296	$53,194	$108,800	12.2%
Roscoe	294	$42,500	$74,400	13.0%
Enemy Swim	291	$29,125	N/A	50.0%
Florence	289	$69,531	$137,500	8.1%
Bullhead	285	$32,614	N/A	56.5%
Bruce	283	$52,500	$95,000	4.3%
Buffalo	282	$81,607	$112,500	7.6%
Crook	278	$143,426	$462,200	0.0%
Pukwana	276	$61,750	$119,600	0.0%
Pollock	274	$67,019	$80,900	11.4%
Toronto	272	$53,750	$90,000	0.0%
Soldier Creek	271	N/A	N/A	69.2%
La Plant	266	$18,629	N/A	100.0%
Ethan	263	$54,688	$134,400	8.1%
Marty	257	$19,740	N/A	74.0%
Pickstown	254	$94,375	$271,400	5.3%
Stickney	251	$58,333	$99,400	3.1%
Hosmer	249	$65,179	$52,700	15.3%
Renner Corner	249	$93,967	$625,000	0.0%
Henry	246	$27,254	$85,100	0.0%
Bristol	245	$51,250	$61,700	6.3%
Pine Lakes Addition	243	$192,813	$567,000	0.0%
Monroe	239	$37,031	$46,500	14.8%
Doland	237	$62,604	$52,600	12.0%
New Effington	236	$48,558	$56,700	24.0%
Egan	235	$60,278	$79,400	2.8%
South Shore	232	$56,667	$82,800	13.3%
White Horse	230	$39,063	$156,500	0.0%
Gary	227	$49,375	$72,500	2.0%
Sinai	220	$52,188	$91,500	0.0%
Chester	215	$67,417	$128,400	0.0%
Blunt	214	$62,031	$152,500	3.5%
Yale	211	$73,080	$125,400	2.6%
Brant Lake South	210	$105,000	N/A	0.0%
Eden	206	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Tulare	206	$59,375	$77,700	9.4%
Horse Creek	205	N/A	N/A	85.2%
Hecla	204	N/A	$47,100	5.8%
Pringle	198	$43,929	$9,999	3.1%
Delmont	196	$43,542	$91,300	15.8%
Reliance	196	$53,594	$90,000	0.0%
Wessington	192	$65,250	$95,000	18.0%
Wentworth	189	$91,875	N/A	7.3%
Cavour	187	$86,500	$86,100	8.2%
Oelrichs	187	$72,212	$75,000	21.7%
Letcher	184	$67,500	$88,000	20.0%
Swift Bird	183	N/A	N/A	100.0%
Isabel	182	$70,625	$49,300	4.3%
Mission Hill	182	$71,250	$111,500	2.2%
Frederick	178	$81,071	$83,100	12.7%
Glendale Colony	177	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Kranzburg	174	$60,625	$123,300	0.0%
Roslyn	174	$44,375	$77,100	5.3%
Ashton	171	$63,125	$40,700	0.0%
Columbia	170	$59,038	$121,900	0.0%
Richland	168	$53,295	$206,800	21.9%
Nisland	167	$29,444	$75,500	18.0%
Long Hollow	165	$2,499	N/A	70.0%
Pierpont	165	$85,000	$58,100	21.6%
Badger	164	$68,571	$72,000	2.1%
Spring Creek Colony	161	N/A	N/A	N/A
Artesian	160	$57,656	$87,000	10.3%
Astoria	160	$46,667	$103,400	4.5%
Burbank	159	N/A	$58,200	0.0%
Wakpala	159	$22,500	N/A	81.3%
Cherry Creek	158	$42,788	$205,000	22.2%
Okreek	157	N/A	N/A	27.8%
Northville	154	$118,750	$150,000	0.0%
Corn Creek	147	N/A	N/A	90.0%
St. Lawrence	145	$42,813	$83,800	0.0%
Mellette	144	$104,375	$151,400	5.4%
Fairfax	143	$66,875	$62,000	20.0%
Frankfort	142	$61,875	$54,600	0.0%
Geddes	141	$61,250	$81,800	3.0%
Buffalo Gap	140	$55,268	$67,500	8.8%
Canova	140	$58,000	$35,000	0.0%
Rowena	137	$148,036	$305,900	0.0%
Volin	135	$110,060	$108,900	0.0%
Hazel	132	$104,375	$175,000	0.0%
Dante	130	$110,417	$141,700	2.9%
Whitehorse	127	$63,214	N/A	46.9%
Peever	126	$41,875	$37,500	31.0%
Spencer	126	$57,917	$137,500	0.0%
Kenel	124	$49,688	$83,800	7.4%
Central City	122	$45,208	$187,500	9.4%
Conde	122	$70,156	$53,300	6.3%
Fruitdale	121	$15,833	$162,800	52.0%
Glenham	119	$56,250	$76,900	11.6%
Bath	116	$33,031	N/A	100.0%
Norris	116	N/A	N/A	77.8%
Angostura	114	$135,893	N/A	0.0%
Belvidere	112	$50,833	N/A	0.0%
Stockholm	112	$81,250	$98,800	0.0%
Cresbard	110	$45,625	N/A	6.3%
Davis	108	$63,125	$102,100	28.0%
Midland	108	$60,417	$53,700	2.4%
Peever Flats	107	$28,571	N/A	63.3%
Cottonwood	105	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Bradley	104	$60,833	$105,800	0.0%
Carthage	104	$58,750	$102,100	0.0%
Dimock	104	$103,750	$193,800	0.0%
Claire City	102	$57,000	$73,100	3.6%
Dallas	102	$62,813	$77,100	6.5%
Brandt	100	$58,036	N/A	7.4%
McIntosh	100	N/A	$36,300	10.7%
Naples	100	$108,750	N/A	27.3%

What to do with South Dakota's city data

303 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Sioux Falls is South Dakota's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major SD metro. Sioux Falls profile
Pine Lakes Addition has the highest median household income of any tracked city in South Dakota, a different lens than population size alone. Pine Lakes Addition profile
See how South Dakota's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in South Dakota?

PlainCities profiles 303 cities and towns in South Dakota, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in South Dakota?

Sioux Falls is the largest tracked city in South Dakota, with a population of 197,642.

What is the average household income in South Dakota?

Across the 303 tracked cities in South Dakota, the average median household income is $65,809. Individual cities vary widely, with Pine Lakes Addition reporting the highest median income at $192,813.

What is the average poverty rate in South Dakota?

The average poverty rate across South Dakota's tracked cities is 13.6%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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