Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 17.6 | 158,103 | 22 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Custer County | Urban | 32.5 | 2,827 | 56 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 30.9 | 2,220 | 94 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 30.8 | 701 | 97 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 29.1 | 537 | 138 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 28.4 | 420 | 174 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 28.4 | 485 | 174 |
| Potter County | Rural | 27.9 | 678 | 194 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 26.5 | 346 | 296 |
| Day County | Rural | 26.3 | 1,435 | 312 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 26.1 | 798 | 326 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 25.8 | 1,029 | 347 |
| Miner County | Rural | 25.2 | 579 | 409 |
| Hand County | Rural | 24.7 | 751 | 456 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 24.4 | 522 | 494 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 24.1 | 6,413 | 531 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 24.0 | 1,345 | 536 |
| Spink County | Rural | 23.9 | 1,499 | 552 |
| Sully County | Rural | 23.8 | 353 | 569 |
| Lake County | Rural | 23.6 | 2,603 | 597 |
| Clark County | Rural | 23.4 | 906 | 635 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 23.4 | 661 | 635 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,227 | 668 |
| Grant County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,739 | 686 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 23.0 | 1,196 | 701 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 22.6 | 985 | 764 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 22.4 | 904 | 800 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 22.4 | 675 | 800 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 21.9 | 946 | 902 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,605 | 953 |
| Jones County | Rural | 21.7 | 223 | 953 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 21.3 | 1,495 | 1,047 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 20.9 | 539 | 1,146 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 20.6 | 2,101 | 1,240 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 20.5 | 4,798 | 1,272 |
| Brule County | Rural | 20.3 | 1,066 | 1,328 |
| Davison County | Rural | 20.3 | 4,044 | 1,328 |
| Turner County | Urban | 20.3 | 1,785 | 1,328 |
| Harding County | Rural | 20.1 | 219 | 1,396 |
| Moody County | Rural | 20.0 | 1,276 | 1,434 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 20.0 | 475 | 1,434 |
| Butte County | Rural | 19.7 | 2,080 | 1,544 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 19.6 | 21,993 | 1,573 |
| Codington County | Rural | 19.0 | 5,430 | 1,737 |
| Union County | Urban | 18.9 | 3,196 | 1,772 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,713 | 1,902 |
| McCook County | Urban | 18.4 | 1,057 | 1,938 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 18.3 | 3,523 | 1,968 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 18.0 | 669 | 2,064 |
| Brown County | Rural | 17.6 | 6,708 | 2,177 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,118 | 2,177 |
| Meade County | Urban | 16.3 | 4,937 | 2,495 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 15.9 | 552 | 2,574 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 15.3 | 512 | 2,688 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 15.2 | 310 | 2,701 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 14.2 | 891 | 2,846 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 14.2 | 9,717 | 2,846 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 13.6 | 27,318 | 2,906 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 13.3 | 4,647 | 2,940 |
| Corson County | Rural | 12.9 | 497 | 2,983 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.5 | 353 | 3,019 |
| Clay County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,843 | 3,036 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 11.0 | 266 | 3,088 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 9.9 | 518 | 3,110 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 9.3 | 164 | 3,125 |
| Todd County | Rural | 7.8 | 724 | 3,137 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 7.1 | 961 | 3,139 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 7:29 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 7:29 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.