Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 18.0 | 163,311 | 22 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 17.2 | 57,633,628 | N/A |
| Custer County | Urban | 33.7 | 2,997 | 50 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 33.1 | 711 | 55 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 32.8 | 2,382 | 63 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 30.8 | 545 | 112 |
| Potter County | Rural | 30.7 | 734 | 116 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 29.1 | 501 | 172 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 28.3 | 337 | 207 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 26.9 | 429 | 295 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 26.9 | 806 | 295 |
| Day County | Rural | 26.7 | 1,449 | 314 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 26.6 | 1,068 | 319 |
| Miner County | Rural | 25.9 | 596 | 383 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 25.0 | 6,813 | 480 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 24.6 | 1,380 | 523 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 24.5 | 693 | 541 |
| Spink County | Rural | 24.5 | 1,522 | 541 |
| Jones County | Rural | 24.4 | 245 | 555 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 24.4 | 735 | 555 |
| Lake County | Rural | 24.3 | 2,666 | 569 |
| Hand County | Rural | 24.2 | 759 | 578 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 24.1 | 512 | 597 |
| Clark County | Rural | 23.5 | 921 | 682 |
| Grant County | Rural | 23.4 | 1,767 | 698 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,009 | 728 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,211 | 747 |
| Sully County | Rural | 23.1 | 353 | 747 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 23.0 | 1,212 | 767 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 22.9 | 928 | 782 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 22.1 | 956 | 961 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 21.8 | 1,613 | 1,031 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 21.5 | 1,514 | 1,094 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 21.4 | 5,005 | 1,116 |
| Brule County | Rural | 21.0 | 1,110 | 1,230 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 20.9 | 2,137 | 1,263 |
| Davison County | Rural | 20.8 | 4,156 | 1,291 |
| Harding County | Rural | 20.7 | 238 | 1,322 |
| Turner County | Urban | 20.3 | 1,804 | 1,446 |
| Moody County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,293 | 1,486 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 20.2 | 482 | 1,486 |
| Butte County | Rural | 20.1 | 2,149 | 1,518 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 20.1 | 22,870 | 1,518 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 19.7 | 520 | 1,655 |
| Codington County | Rural | 19.6 | 5,625 | 1,686 |
| Union County | Urban | 19.5 | 3,328 | 1,713 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,759 | 1,855 |
| McCook County | Urban | 18.8 | 1,082 | 1,911 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 18.4 | 3,561 | 2,046 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 18.3 | 682 | 2,073 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,188 | 2,168 |
| Brown County | Rural | 17.8 | 6,731 | 2,221 |
| Meade County | Urban | 16.7 | 5,104 | 2,475 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 16.4 | 319 | 2,548 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 16.3 | 566 | 2,558 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 15.3 | 512 | 2,736 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 14.7 | 10,366 | 2,833 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 14.3 | 911 | 2,874 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 13.9 | 28,306 | 2,911 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 13.4 | 4,736 | 2,961 |
| Corson County | Rural | 13.2 | 501 | 2,976 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.4 | 348 | 3,035 |
| Clay County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,856 | 3,047 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 11.7 | 279 | 3,071 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 10.0 | 518 | 3,116 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 9.2 | 166 | 3,130 |
| Todd County | Rural | 7.9 | 726 | 3,137 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,013 | 3,139 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 8:33 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.