Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in South Dakota
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 200,689 | $2,246 | 1.159% |
| 2 | Pennington County | 112,081 | $2,268 | 1.128% |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 68,286 | $2,684 | 1.181% |
| 4 | Brown County | 38,079 | $1,845 | 1.199% |
| 5 | Brookings County | 34,968 | $2,087 | 1.135% |
| 6 | Meade County | 30,297 | $2,279 | 1.033% |
| 7 | Codington County | 28,556 | $1,859 | 1.060% |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 26,574 | $2,504 | 0.859% |
| 9 | Yankton County | 23,379 | $1,797 | 1.127% |
| 10 | Davison County | 19,936 | $1,677 | 1.243% |
| 11 | Beadle County | 19,279 | $1,560 | 1.053% |
| 12 | Hughes County | 17,732 | $1,897 | 1.142% |
| 13 | Union County | 16,916 | $2,257 | 1.112% |
| 14 | Clay County | 15,133 | $1,931 | 1.298% |
| 15 | Oglala Lakota County | 13,587 | $540 | 0.436% |
| 16 | Lake County | 11,052 | $1,958 | 1.066% |
| 17 | Butte County | 10,538 | $1,781 | 1.058% |
| 18 | Roberts County | 10,219 | $1,265 | 1.050% |
| 19 | Todd County | 9,293 | $604 | 2.226% |
| 20 | Charles Mix County | 9,281 | $1,494 | 1.077% |
| 21 | Turner County | 8,772 | $1,713 | 1.041% |
| 22 | Custer County | 8,686 | $2,603 | 0.779% |
| 23 | Grant County | 7,544 | $1,537 | 0.851% |
| 24 | Hutchinson County | 7,393 | $1,434 | 1.117% |
| 25 | Fall River County | 7,179 | $1,546 | 1.064% |
| 26 | Bon Homme County | 7,024 | $1,143 | 1.246% |
| 27 | Moody County | 6,371 | $1,774 | 1.081% |
| 28 | Hamlin County | 6,288 | $1,787 | 1.090% |
| 29 | Spink County | 6,283 | $1,127 | 1.311% |
| 30 | McCook County | 5,732 | $1,839 | 0.982% |
| 31 | Tripp County | 5,607 | $1,233 | 0.902% |
| 32 | Day County | 5,460 | $1,382 | 1.030% |
| 33 | Walworth County | 5,298 | $1,238 | 1.435% |
| 34 | Brule County | 5,261 | $1,729 | 0.849% |
| 35 | Dewey County | 5,230 | $805 | 1.338% |
| 36 | Kingsbury County | 5,210 | $1,411 | 0.995% |
| 37 | Marshall County | 4,355 | $1,308 | 0.908% |
| 38 | Deuel County | 4,318 | $1,538 | 0.820% |
| 39 | Edmunds County | 4,033 | $1,424 | 0.866% |
| 40 | Gregory County | 3,993 | $1,194 | 1.100% |
| 41 | Clark County | 3,876 | $1,278 | 0.981% |
| 42 | Corson County | 3,859 | $792 | 1.337% |
| 43 | Lyman County | 3,717 | $1,390 | 1.010% |
| 44 | Hanson County | 3,473 | $1,661 | 1.025% |
| 45 | Bennett County | 3,354 | $1,258 | 1.027% |
| 46 | Perkins County | 3,058 | $1,040 | 1.327% |
| 47 | Hand County | 3,045 | $1,344 | 0.903% |
| 48 | Stanley County | 3,012 | $1,549 | 1.426% |
| 49 | Douglas County | 2,823 | $1,172 | 1.173% |
| 50 | Aurora County | 2,573 | $1,192 | 1.080% |
| 51 | Potter County | 2,430 | $1,164 | 1.371% |
| 52 | Ziebach County | 2,410 | $945 | 0.585% |
| 53 | Sanborn County | 2,370 | $1,285 | 1.264% |
| 54 | Miner County | 2,299 | $1,083 | 1.108% |
| 55 | McPherson County | 2,278 | $842 | 1.554% |
| 56 | Faulk County | 2,137 | $1,122 | 0.762% |
| 57 | Mellette County | 2,043 | $719 | 1.529% |
| 58 | Jerauld County | 1,845 | $1,164 | 0.954% |
| 59 | Buffalo County | 1,757 | $1,007 | 0.781% |
| 60 | Haakon County | 1,708 | $1,345 | 0.847% |
| 61 | Campbell County | 1,481 | $909 | 1.440% |
| 62 | Sully County | 1,481 | $1,680 | 0.854% |
| 63 | Hyde County | 1,305 | $1,250 | 1.227% |
| 64 | Harding County | 1,092 | $1,379 | 0.934% |
| 65 | Jones County | 1,030 | $1,110 | 1.159% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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