What is the biggest city in South Dakota?

Sioux Falls is the biggest city in South Dakota, with a population of 203,287 in 2023.

What is the fastest growing city in South Dakota?

Harrisburg is the fastest growing city in South Dakota over the past 3 years, having grown 11.61% annually since 2020.

How many cities are in South Dakota?

There are 310 cities in South Dakota.

What are the 10 largest cities in South Dakota?

The 10 largest cities in South Dakota are: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Watertown, Yankton, Mitchell, Huron, Pierre and Box Elder.

South Dakota Cities by Population (2023)

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City	Rank	2023 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
Sioux Falls	1	203,287	193,233	1.7%	2,599	78.23
Rapid City	2	79,989	74,350	2.47%	1,462	54.71
Aberdeen	3	28,089	28,442	-0.41%	1,751	16.04
Brookings	4	23,874	23,430	0.63%	1,774	13.46
Watertown	5	22,942	22,613	0.48%	1,266	18.12
Yankton	6	15,561	15,399	0.35%	1,813	8.58
Mitchell	7	15,527	15,683	-0.33%	1,354	11.47
Huron	8	14,203	14,245	-0.1%	1,493	9.51
Pierre	9	13,954	14,023	-0.17%	1,071	13.03
Box Elder	10	13,123	11,923	3.25%	890	14.74
Spearfish	11	12,678	12,201	1.29%	771	16.45
Vermillion	12	12,054	11,678	1.06%	2,639	4.57
Brandon	13	10,878	10,986	-0.33%	2,022	5.38
Harrisburg	14	9,515	6,843	11.61%	2,598	3.66
Tea	15	7,597	5,677	10.2%	3,932	1.93
Sturgis	16	7,135	7,093	0.2%	1,193	5.98
Belle Fourche	17	5,900	5,601	1.74%	666	8.85
Madison	18	5,865	6,177	-1.71%	1,271	4.62
Dell Rapids	19	3,899	3,980	-0.69%	1,832	2.13
Hot Springs	20	3,729	3,369	3.44%	859	4.34
Milbank	21	3,442	3,490	-0.46%	1,219	2.82
Hartford	22	3,435	3,347	0.88%	1,293	2.66
Mobridge	23	3,129	3,204	-0.79%	1,596	1.96
Summerset	24	3,092	2,995	1.08%	1,148	2.69
Canton	25	3,012	3,075	-0.69%	917	3.28
North Sioux City	26	2,960	3,043	-0.9%	1,104	2.68
Lead	27	2,959	2,977	-0.2%	1,438	2.06
Winner	28	2,816	2,870	-0.64%	1,226	2.30
Chamberlain	29	2,434	2,485	-0.69%	375	6.49
Lennox	30	2,365	2,425	-0.84%	1,505	1.57
Sisseton	31	2,350	2,468	-1.63%	1,477	1.59
Flandreau	32	2,322	2,370	-0.68%	1,249	1.86
Volga	33	2,259	2,099	2.5%	2,368	0.95
Fort Pierre	34	2,251	2,119	2.04%	722	3.12
Redfield	35	2,137	2,214	-1.16%	1,109	1.93
Elk Point	36	2,102	2,135	-0.52%	1,542	1.36
Beresford	37	2,080	2,178	-1.52%	1,166	1.78
Springfield	38	2,053	2,053		1,991	1.03
Custer	39	1,915	1,966	-0.88%	757	2.53
Webster	40	1,671	1,725	-1.07%	1,030	1.62
Parkston	41	1,528	1,552	-0.52%	1,173	1.30
Wagner	42	1,384	1,510	-2.88%	732	1.89
Groton	43	1,376	1,385	-0.22%	786	1.75
Crooks	44	1,364	1,352	0.29%	1,774	0.77
Salem	45	1,332	1,326	0.15%	1,066	1.25
Deadwood	46	1,312	1,149	4.54%	266	4.93
Freeman	47	1,312	1,327	-0.38%	1,119	1.17
Baltic	48	1,304	1,246	1.56%	1,767	0.74
Miller	49	1,286	1,334	-1.23%	1,299	0.99
Eagle Butte	50	1,260	1,260		1,075	1.17
Platte	51	1,208	1,316	-2.82%	1,173	1.03
Parker	52	1,206	1,209	-0.08%	1,046	1.15
Britton	53	1,195	1,222	-0.75%	1,641	0.73
Clear Lake	54	1,170	1,203	-0.93%	378	3.09
Garretson	55	1,163	1,222	-1.61%	799	1.46
Gregory	56	1,161	1,203	-1.19%	675	1.72
Lemmon	57	1,148	1,157	-0.26%	1,109	1.03
Mission	58	1,148	1,145	0.09%	1,956	0.59
Clark	59	1,137	1,143	-0.18%	878	1.29
Aurora	60	1,116	1,049	2.1%	1,931	0.58
Gettysburg	61	1,115	1,118	-0.09%	580	1.92
Tyndall	62	1,058	1,031	0.86%	670	1.58
De Smet	63	1,022	1,064	-1.35%	883	1.16
Hill City	64	994	888	3.87%	791	1.26
Martin	65	974	925	1.78%	1,736	0.56
Ipswich	66	951	918	1.17%	710	1.34
Piedmont	67	951	972	-0.73%	723	1.32
Centerville	68	936	915	0.75%	1,300	0.72
Worthing	69	924	930	-0.22%	1,647	0.56
Arlington	70	923	920	0.11%	537	1.72
Whitewood	71	918	888	1.1%	1,441	0.64
Howard	72	872	860	0.46%	907	0.96
Valley Springs	73	863	875	-0.46%	923	0.94
Marion	74	843	828	0.6%	971	0.87
Faulkton	75	831	828	0.12%	820	1.01
Eureka	76	812	809	0.12%	870	0.93
Viborg	77	808	799	0.37%	2,015	0.40
Edgemont	78	805	737	2.94%	584	1.38
Plankinton	79	786	774	0.51%	1,030	0.76
Estelline	80	784	787	-0.13%	830	0.94
Scotland	81	773	764	0.39%	864	0.90
Woonsocket	82	772	726	2.12%	985	0.78
Elkton	83	757	751	0.27%	507	1.49
Alcester	84	756	812	-2.33%	2,263	0.33
Wessington Springs	85	753	795	-1.82%	418	1.80
Wall	86	711	708	0.14%	328	2.17
Philip	87	709	750	-1.8%	1,194	0.59
Colton	88	707	734	-1.26%	1,009	0.70
Castlewood	89	702	684	0.86%	610	1.15
Armour	90	694	700	-0.29%	735	0.94
Onida	91	680	662	0.89%	1,012	0.67
Selby	92	652	664	-0.61%	916	0.71
Lake Andes	93	650	711	-2.99%	871	0.75
Canistota	94	643	643		1,146	0.56
Lake Norden	95	629	596	1.78%	735	0.86
Menno	96	622	616	0.32%	1,194	0.52
Alexandria	97	621	597	1.31%	995	0.62
Colman	98	621	633	-0.64%	330	1.88
Highmore	99	620	670	-2.52%	329	1.89
New Underwood	100	612	588	1.32%	550	1.11
Newell	101	606	588	1%	599	1.01
Kimball	102	587	599	-0.68%	190	3.09
Avon	103	577	565	0.7%	893	0.65
Lake Preston	104	575	590	-0.86%	758	0.76
Kadoka	105	573	533	2.5%	251	2.29
Burke	106	571	583	-0.7%	1,021	0.56
Tripp	107	558	570	-0.71%	941	0.59
McLaughlin	108	557	566	-0.54%	1,379	0.40
Corsica	109	555	567	-0.72%	663	0.84
Humboldt	110	550	577	-1.61%	889	0.62
White	111	529	529		606	0.87
White River	112	524	536	-0.76%	1,006	0.52
Timber Lake	113	517	511	0.39%	1,270	0.41
Bridgewater	114	509	515	-0.39%	452	1.13
Dupree	115	495	498	-0.2%	1,263	0.39
Bowdle	116	491	479	0.82%	770	0.64
Presho	117	478	472	0.42%	712	0.67
Warner	118	472	481	-0.63%	1,692	0.28
Bryant	119	467	461	0.43%	891	0.52
St. Francis	120	467	473	-0.43%	1,290	0.36
Waubay	121	467	470	-0.21%	321	1.45
Emery	122	463	442	1.54%	1,013	0.46
Mount Vernon	123	458	455	0.22%	1,316	0.35
Wolsey	124	455	458	-0.22%	201	2.27
Montrose	125	452	455	-0.22%	1,097	0.41
Jefferson	126	447	471	-1.76%	876	0.51
Irene	127	427	427		1,675	0.26
Leola	128	417	405	0.97%	562	0.74
Herreid	129	416	413	0.24%	298	1.39
Murdo	130	415	478	-4.6%	659	0.63
Big Stone City	131	411	417	-0.48%	343	1.20
Oacoma	132	411	396	1.23%	159	2.59
White Lake	133	408	393	1.24%	1,007	0.41
Wilmot	134	406	427	-1.7%	762	0.53
Tabor	135	394	391	0.25%	1,040	0.38
Hayti	136	386	389	-0.26%	1,249	0.31
Hurley	137	381	381		619	0.62
Hoven	138	376	376		1,229	0.31
Gayville	139	370	373	-0.27%	1,805	0.20
Hermosa	140	369	375	-0.54%	767	0.48
Faith	141	364	370	-0.55%	304	1.20
Buffalo	142	359	344	1.41%	648	0.55
Rosholt	143	357	375	-1.65%	1,206	0.30
Ethan	144	356	356		1,441	0.25
Wakonda	145	339	345	-0.59%	878	0.39
Blunt	146	338	341	-0.29%	694	0.49
Hudson	147	332	314	1.84%	1,177	0.28
Florence	148	329	329		475	0.69
Kennebec	149	327	283	4.81%	383	0.85
Stickney	150	325	319	0.62%	1,213	0.27
Veblen	151	317	323	-0.63%	1,010	0.31
Colome	152	306	312	-0.65%	1,074	0.28
Chancellor	153	304	304		1,369	0.22
Bison	154	303	303		305	0.99
Iroquois	155	294	300	-0.68%	474	0.62
Langford	156	290	290		945	0.31
Bristol	157	282	288	-0.7%	540	0.52
Summit	158	274	286	-1.44%	500	0.55
Henry	159	270	258	1.5%	186	1.45
Roscoe	160	261	255	0.77%	653	0.40
Bonesteel	161	251	248	0.4%	709	0.35
Keystone	162	248	245	0.4%	87	2.86
Pukwana	163	247	244	0.41%	325	0.76
Egan	164	245	242	0.41%	230	1.07
Pollock	165	238	226	1.71%	741	0.32
Willow Lake	166	238	238		640	0.37
Gary	167	233	242	-1.27%	311	0.75
New Effington	168	222	234	-1.77%	851	0.26
Nisland	169	213	207	0.95%	792	0.27
Bruce	170	211	211		570	0.37
Pickstown	171	211	232	-3.21%	345	0.61
Frederick	172	210	213	-0.47%	541	0.39
Trent	173	208	211	-0.48%	200	1.04
Tulare	174	204	213	-1.45%	797	0.26
Mellette	175	198	201	-0.5%	773	0.26
Wessington	176	198	198		524	0.38
Alpena	177	197	203	-1%	121	1.63
Hecla	178	192	195	-0.52%	558	0.34
South Shore	179	191	191		137	1.40
Toronto	180	191	197	-1.04%	622	0.31
Doland	181	190	199	-1.55%	323	0.59
Mission Hill	182	185	188	-0.54%	564	0.33
Roslyn	183	184	187	-0.54%	934	0.20
Kranzburg	184	176	164	2.33%	230	0.76
Peever	185	168	177	-1.75%	1,355	0.12
Hosmer	186	165	159	1.23%	167	0.99
Letcher	187	163	145	3.82%	265	0.62
Columbia	188	159	156	0.63%	105	1.52
Wentworth	189	159	177	-3.64%	626	0.25
Monroe	190	158	158		417	0.38
St. Lawrence	191	158	164	-1.25%	461	0.34
Volin	192	157	154	0.64%	797	0.20
Delmont	193	150	153	-0.66%	197	0.76
Goodwin	194	150	147	0.67%	316	0.47
Ramona	195	150	159	-1.96%	547	0.27
Buffalo Gap	196	149	127	5.67%	487	0.31
Geddes	197	149	161	-2.61%	205	0.73
Dimock	198	148	148		860	0.17
Isabel	199	145	145		160	0.91
Conde	200	143	146	-0.69%	254	0.56
Artesian	201	135	123	3.05%	244	0.55
Northville	202	134	140	-1.47%	356	0.38
Reliance	203	134	131	0.75%	123	1.09
Spencer	204	133	133		496	0.27
Carthage	205	132	129	0.76%	90	1.46
Badger	206	130	130		123	1.06
Frankfort	207	130	136	-1.52%	165	0.79
Oelrichs	208	129	117	3.2%	353	0.36
Astoria	209	128	134	-1.54%	815	0.16
Cavour	210	127	127		310	0.41
Pierpont	211	121	127	-1.63%	812	0.15
Java	212	117	120	-0.85%	238	0.49
Oldham	213	116	122	-1.7%	472	0.25
Claremont	214	114	108	1.79%	454	0.25
Lesterville	215	114	111	0.89%	564	0.20
Brandt	216	113	116	-0.88%	89	1.26
McIntosh	217	110	113	-0.9%	151	0.73
Stockholm	218	110	107	0.92%	254	0.43
Hitchcock	219	107	107		392	0.27
Yale	220	107	107		738	0.14
Pringle	221	105	108	-0.94%	434	0.24
Glenham	222	104	107	-0.95%	318	0.33
Ashton	223	103	109	-1.91%	235	0.44
Midland	224	103	112	-2.83%	299	0.34
Cresbard	225	101	101		243	0.41
Fairfax	226	101	98	1%	333	0.30
Hazel	227	101	101		417	0.24
Revillo	228	101	101		605	0.17
Sinai	229	100	94	2.04%	272	0.37
Central City	230	99	96	1.02%	669	0.15
Harrold	231	97	100	-1.02%	363	0.27
Canova	232	94	91	1.07%	299	0.31
Wallace	233	94	94		707	0.13
Eden	234	91	94	-1.09%	591	0.15
Camp Crook	235	85	85		612	0.14
Westport	236	85	88	-1.16%	362	0.23
Brentford	237	82	88	-2.38%	503	0.16
Fulton	238	81	78	1.25%	95	0.85
Claire City	239	80	83	-1.23%	437	0.18
Dallas	240	78	87	-3.7%	154	0.51
Herrick	241	77	77		150	0.52
Akaska	242	76	73	1.33%	124	0.61
Fruitdale	243	76	73	1.33%	277	0.27
Batesland	244	75	78	-1.32%	882	0.09
Agar	245	73	67	2.82%	356	0.20
Interior	246	72	69	1.41%	54	1.34
Bushnell	247	70	70		98	0.71
Sherman	248	70	82	-5.41%	272	0.26
Utica	249	70	70		265	0.26
Fairburn	250	69	56	7.81%	211	0.33
Andover	251	67	67		248	0.27
Corona	252	67	67		265	0.25
Mound City	253	67	67		528	0.13
La Bolt	254	66	69	-1.49%	277	0.24
Ravinia	255	66	72	-2.94%	266	0.25
Dante	256	65	71	-2.99%	130	0.50
Olivet	257	65	65		322	0.20
Wasta	258	65	65		339	0.19
Strandburg	259	64	67	-1.54%	853	0.07
Fairview	260	63	63		741	0.09
Quinn	261	63	63		53	1.20
Stratford	262	62	59	1.64%	248	0.25
Bradley	263	58	58		237	0.24
Ree Heights	264	57	57		193	0.30
Davis	265	56	56		130	0.43
New Witten	266	55	55		199	0.28
Turton	267	55	55		150	0.37
Orient	268	53	53		180	0.29
Brant Lake	269	50	56	-3.85%	323	0.15
Nunda	270	49	46	2.08%	49	1.01
Raymond	271	49	49		187	0.26
Grenville	272	47	44	2.17%	198	0.24
Belvidere	273	46	43	2.22%	61	0.76
Lane	274	46	46		99	0.47
Ortley	275	46	49	-2.13%	20	2.24
Vienna	276	46	46		55	0.84
Morristown	277	45	45		128	0.35
Twin Brooks	278	45	48	-2.17%	111	0.41
Lake City	279	44	44		201	0.22
Wood	280	41	41		167	0.25
Erwin	281	40	40		84	0.48
Draper	282	38	47	-7.32%	58	0.65
Garden City	283	37	31	5.71%	94	0.40
Naples	284	37	37		266	0.14
Tolstoy	285	37	37		202	0.18
Dolton	286	35	35		137	0.26
Ward	287	33	33		113	0.29
Altamont	288	32	32		26	1.25
Lebanon	289	30	30		57	0.53
Broadland	290	27	27		27	1.01
Long Lake	291	26	23	4%	94	0.28
Vilas	292	26	26		11	2.32
Virgil	293	26	26		26	1
Seneca	294	23	23		55	0.42
Rockham	295	22	19	4.76%	44	0.50
Marvin	296	19	19		35	0.55
Chelsea	297	18	18		57	0.32
Hetland	298	17	17		149	0.11
Farmer	299	16	16		193	0.08
Onaka	300	15	15		58	0.26
Wetonka	301	13	13		53	0.25
Bancroft	302	12	12		52	0.23
Cottonwood	303	11	11		12	0.92
Albee	304	8	8		61	0.13
Artas	305	8	8		77	0.10
White Rock	306	8	8		5	1.57
Butler	307	6	6		21	0.29
Verdon	308	6	6		24	0.25
Lowry	309	5	5		20	0.25
Hillsview	310					0.64

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South Dakota is one of the smallest states in the country by population. According to 2017 estimates, the population of South Dakota is 868,799 residents. This state has just one city with a population of more than 100,000. This is Sioux Falls, with a total population of 171,544. There are ten cities with populations of at least 10,000, including the capital city of Pierre, which has 14,002 residents and is ranked 8th in the state in terms of population.

Incorporated municipalities in South Dakota can be classified as either cities or towns. There is one village in the state, which is Wentworth. Two cities are tied for the smallest population. Hillsview in McPherson County and White Rock in Roberts County each have a population of just three people. There are multiple other cities throughout the state that have populations of less than 100 people, including Lily in Day County with a population of four and Verdon in Brown County with a population of five inhabitants.

South Dakota Cities by Population (2023)

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