South Dakota Cities by Population 2025

435 cities

City	Rank	2025 Pop. ↓	2024 Pop.	Change	Density	Area (mi²)	Type
Sioux Falls	1	215,058	210,734	2.05%	2,601	82.67	City
Rapid City	2	82,388	80,896	1.84%	1,496	55.07	City
Aberdeen	3	27,895	28,002	-0.38%	1,689	16.52	City
Brookings	4	24,947	24,629	1.29%	1,788	13.96	City
Watertown	5	23,597	23,413	0.79%	1,280	18.44	City
Yankton	6	15,765	15,697	0.43%	1,812	8.70	City
Mitchell	7	15,593	15,607	-0.09%	1,353	11.53	City
Box Elder	8	15,156	14,512	4.44%	1,027	14.75	City
Huron	9	14,856	14,737	0.81%	1,529	9.72	City
Spearfish	10	13,988	13,635	2.59%	812	17.24	City
Pierre	11	13,762	13,821	-0.43%	1,056	13.03	City
Vermillion	12	12,205	12,108	0.8%	2,619	4.66	City
Harrisburg	13	11,160	10,297	8.38%	2,340	4.77	City
Brandon	14	10,910	10,934	-0.22%	1,907	5.72	City
Tea	15	8,515	7,948	7.13%	2,248	3.79	City
Rapid Valley	16	7,090	7,168	-1.09%	1,096	6.47	CDP
Sturgis	17	7,045	7,056	-0.16%	1,097	6.42	City
Madison	18	6,045	6,068	-0.38%	1,310	4.62	City
Belle Fourche	19	6,031	5,952	1.33%	681	8.85	City
Dakota Dunes	20	4,996	4,663	7.14%	2,023	2.47	CDP
Dell Rapids	21	3,783	3,825	-1.1%	1,678	2.25	City
Hartford	22	3,779	3,696	2.25%	1,239	3.05	City
Hot Springs	23	3,755	3,682	1.98%	865	4.34	City
Milbank	24	3,500	3,506	-0.17%	1,262	2.77	City
Mobridge	25	3,210	3,217	-0.22%	1,638	1.96	City
Lead	26	3,071	3,053	0.59%	1,492	2.06	City
North Sioux City	27	3,050	3,049	0.03%	1,138	2.68	City
Summerset	28	3,014	3,007	0.23%	1,107	2.72	City
Canton	29	2,948	2,974	-0.87%	902	3.27	City
Blackhawk	30	2,939	2,936	0.1%	620	4.74	CDP
Winner	31	2,916	2,914	0.07%	1,272	2.29	City
Pine Ridge	32	2,824	2,856	-1.12%	999	2.83	CDP
Lennox	33	2,541	2,517	0.95%	1,455	1.75	City
Chamberlain	34	2,502	2,496	0.24%	559	4.48	City
Volga	35	2,492	2,416	3.15%	2,178	1.14	City
Sisseton	36	2,382	2,400	-0.75%	1,497	1.59	City
Flandreau	37	2,348	2,353	-0.21%	1,263	1.86	City
Colonial Pine Hills	38	2,309	2,322	-0.56%	151	15.29	CDP
Rosebud	39	2,297	2,250	2.09%	177	12.96	CDP
Fort Pierre	40	2,214	2,194	0.91%	710	3.12	City
Redfield	41	2,077	2,104	-1.28%	1,077	1.93	City
Beresford	42	2,053	2,078	-1.2%	1,151	1.78	City
Elk Point	43	2,031	2,053	-1.07%	1,311	1.55	City
Springfield	44	1,915	1,914	0.05%	1,857	1.03	City
Custer	45	1,800	1,822	-1.21%	726	2.48	City
North Spearfish	46	1,684	1,719	-2.04%	393	4.28	CDP
Kyle	47	1,668	1,614	3.35%	1,132	1.47	CDP
Webster	48	1,661	1,674	-0.78%	1,024	1.62	City
North Eagle Butte	49	1,594	1,618	-1.48%	181	8.82	CDP
Parkston	50	1,534	1,539	-0.33%	1,174	1.31	City
Oglala	51	1,478	1,465	0.89%	118	12.50	CDP
Deadwood	52	1,469	1,406	4.48%	298	4.93	City
Green Valley	53	1,459	1,424	2.46%	380	3.84	CDP
Wagner	54	1,387	1,406	-1.35%	747	1.86	City
Baltic	55	1,374	1,349	1.85%	1,862	0.74	City
Crooks	56	1,372	1,371	0.07%	1,063	1.29	City
Salem	57	1,337	1,336	0.07%	1,070	1.25	City
Groton	58	1,334	1,344	-0.74%	762	1.75	City
Ashland Heights	59	1,330	1,292	2.94%	457	2.91	CDP
Parker	60	1,319	1,295	1.85%	1,125	1.17	City
Miller	61	1,312	1,319	-0.53%	1,325	0.99	City
Freeman	62	1,299	1,305	-0.46%	872	1.49	City
Gregory	63	1,216	1,219	-0.25%	707	1.72	City
Clear Lake	64	1,215	1,215	0%	401	3.03	City
Eagle Butte	65	1,213	1,220	-0.57%	891	1.36	City
Aurora	66	1,211	1,179	2.71%	1,447	0.84	Town
Platte	67	1,208	1,225	-1.39%	1,148	1.05	City
Britton	68	1,201	1,205	-0.33%	1,650	0.73	City
Agency Village	69	1,170	1,104	5.98%	164	7.15	CDP
Clark	70	1,165	1,162	0.26%	861	1.35	City
Lemmon	71	1,152	1,154	-0.17%	1,049	1.10	City
Garretson	72	1,143	1,159	-1.38%	785	1.46	City
Mission	73	1,134	1,138	-0.35%	1,932	0.59	City
Fort Thompson	74	1,126	1,136	-0.88%	109	10.38	CDP
Tyndall	75	1,090	1,082	0.74%	691	1.58	City
Allen	76	1,052	1,010	4.16%	324	3.24	CDP
Gettysburg	77	1,051	1,061	-0.94%	547	1.92	City
De Smet	78	1,034	1,040	-0.58%	893	1.16	City
Mina	79	1,021	953	7.13%	270	3.78	CDP
Porcupine	80	1,011	1,014	-0.3%	105	9.59	CDP
Hill City	81	1,003	978	2.56%	764	1.31	City
Piedmont	82	997	1,006	-0.9%	637	1.56	City
Centerville	83	979	968	1.14%	1,360	0.72	City
Whitewood	84	979	961	1.87%	1,537	0.64	City
Wonderland Homes	85	976	911	7.13%	4,118	0.24	CDP
Lower Brule	86	962	938	2.56%	2,650	0.36	CDP
Ipswich	87	957	952	0.53%	714	1.34	City
Arlington	88	933	930	0.32%	543	1.72	City
Martin	89	919	922	-0.33%	1,641	0.56	City
Worthing	90	909	913	-0.44%	1,620	0.56	City
Marion	91	894	884	1.13%	1,030	0.87	City
Lake Madison	92	892	878	1.59%	189	4.72	CDP
Valley Springs	93	876	877	-0.11%	889	0.98	City
Viborg	94	850	842	0.95%	1,638	0.52	City
Faulkton	95	818	820	-0.24%	808	1.01	City
Howard	96	818	825	-0.85%	848	0.96	City
Edgemont	97	790	778	1.54%	572	1.38	City
Elkton	98	790	783	0.89%	529	1.49	City
Plankinton	99	788	785	0.38%	1,033	0.76	City
Scotland	100	786	785	0.13%	878	0.90	City
Estelline	101	782	775	0.9%	828	0.94	City
Wessington Springs	102	759	760	-0.13%	421	1.80	City
Philip	103	754	756	-0.27%	1,212	0.62	City
Alcester	104	751	766	-1.96%	1,023	0.73	City
Eureka	105	750	761	-1.44%	804	0.93	City
Castlewood	106	712	709	0.42%	619	1.15	City
Armour	107	707	705	0.28%	749	0.94	City
Boulder Canyon	108	706	659	7.13%	231	3.06	CDP
Wall	109	681	684	-0.44%	259	2.63	Town
Colton	110	676	688	-1.74%	964	0.70	City
Antelope	111	670	680	-1.47%	293	2.29	CDP
Colman	112	668	661	1.06%	355	1.88	City
Lake Andes	113	667	676	-1.33%	894	0.75	City
West Brule	114	664	620	7.1%	562	1.18	CDP
Woonsocket	115	659	653	0.92%	841	0.78	City
Blucksberg Mountain	116	658	645	2.02%	984	0.67	CDP
Johnson Siding	117	658	658	0%	176	3.73	CDP
Meadow View Addition	118	658	650	1.23%	609	1.08	CDP
Alexandria	119	654	654	0%	1,048	0.62	City
Onida	120	654	656	-0.3%	973	0.67	City
Canistota	121	649	645	0.62%	1,157	0.56	City
Manderson-White Horse Creek	122	645	644	0.15%	113	5.73	CDP
Wanblee	123	645	650	-0.77%	320	2.01	CDP
Lake Preston	124	627	620	1.13%	826	0.76	City
Lake Norden	125	624	611	2.13%	716	0.87	City
New Underwood	126	621	615	0.98%	426	1.46	City
Menno	127	619	619	0%	1,188	0.52	City
Highmore	128	610	623	-2.09%	324	1.89	City
Newell	129	605	601	0.67%	598	1.01	City
Selby	130	604	605	-0.17%	848	0.71	City
Avon	131	603	599	0.67%	931	0.65	City
Mountain Plains	132	601	561	7.13%	377	1.59	CDP
Kimball	133	588	584	0.69%	171	3.44	City
Shindler	134	585	585	0%	389	1.50	CDP
Humboldt	135	579	579	0%	935	0.62	Town
Burke	136	577	577	0%	1,032	0.56	City
Tripp	137	559	561	-0.36%	943	0.59	City
Corsica	138	552	554	-0.36%	659	0.84	City
White	139	548	545	0.55%	628	0.87	City
McLaughlin	140	537	543	-1.1%	1,329	0.40	City
Kadoka	141	535	537	-0.37%	234	2.29	City
Timber Lake	142	518	517	0.19%	848	0.61	City
Prairiewood Village	143	514	480	7.08%	871	0.59	CDP
Bridgewater	144	506	506	0%	450	1.13	City
White River	145	506	512	-1.17%	971	0.52	City
Oahe Acres	146	494	461	7.16%	374	1.32	CDP
Bowdle	147	480	478	0.42%	750	0.64	City
Waubay	148	475	475	0%	326	1.46	City
Emery	149	474	476	-0.42%	1,037	0.46	City
Bryant	150	470	470	0%	897	0.52	City
Montrose	151	468	467	0.21%	1,112	0.42	City
Wolsey	152	467	466	0.21%	206	2.27	Town
Dupree	153	466	471	-1.06%	1,189	0.39	City
St. Francis	154	463	465	-0.43%	1,279	0.36	Town
Presho	155	460	462	-0.43%	686	0.67	City
Mount Vernon	156	459	459	0%	1,350	0.34	City
Warner	157	450	456	-1.32%	1,613	0.28	Town
Irene	158	440	437	0.69%	1,725	0.26	City
Jefferson	159	431	439	-1.82%	845	0.51	City
Anderson	160	430	426	0.94%	561	0.77	CDP
Murdo	161	430	439	-2.05%	684	0.63	City
Hayti	162	428	421	1.66%	968	0.44	Town
Lake Poinsett	163	424	429	-1.17%	87	4.89	CDP
Wilmot	164	418	421	-0.71%	784	0.53	City
White Lake	165	411	408	0.73%	1,015	0.41	City
Big Stone City	166	410	410	0%	342	1.20	City
Long Hollow	167	407	393	3.56%	28	14.43	CDP
Leola	168	404	410	-1.46%	544	0.74	City
Parmelee	169	402	413	-2.66%	70	5.71	CDP
Tabor	170	402	402	0%	1,061	0.38	Town
Herreid	171	397	401	-1%	277	1.44	City
Oacoma	172	392	391	0.26%	150	2.61	Town
Hurley	173	390	387	0.78%	633	0.62	City
Enemy Swim	174	380	355	7.04%	407	0.93	CDP
Wounded Knee	175	377	377	0%	352	1.07	CDP
Gayville	176	376	377	-0.27%	1,834	0.20	Town
Hermosa	177	369	371	-0.54%	471	0.78	Town
Buffalo	178	362	359	0.84%	653	0.55	Town
Rosholt	179	362	365	-0.82%	1,223	0.30	Town
Ethan	180	361	361	0%	1,416	0.26	Town
Hoven	181	356	361	-1.39%	1,163	0.31	Town
Two Strike	182	356	347	2.59%	19	18.53	CDP
Wakonda	183	351	350	0.29%	909	0.39	Town
Little Eagle	184	349	347	0.58%	250	1.40	CDP
Faith	185	348	352	-1.14%	290	1.20	City
Blunt	186	336	337	-0.3%	690	0.49	City
Florence	187	334	334	0%	482	0.69	Town
La Plant	188	332	322	3.11%	35	9.45	CDP
Colome	189	330	330	0%	1,170	0.28	City
Hudson	190	327	325	0.61%	1,160	0.28	Town
Chancellor	191	324	320	1.25%	1,473	0.22	Town
Stickney	192	318	318	0%	1,187	0.27	Town
Veblen	193	312	313	-0.32%	994	0.31	City
Bison	194	303	303	0%	305	0.99	Town
Soldier Creek	195	301	296	1.69%	25	12.23	CDP
Wakpala	196	296	276	7.25%	676	0.44	CDP
Iroquois	197	293	294	-0.34%	473	0.62	City
Cherry Creek	198	291	272	6.98%	474	0.61	CDP
Sicangu Village	199	290	271	7.01%	1,218	0.24	CDP
Kennebec	200	288	286	0.7%	338	0.85	Town
Roscoe	201	283	282	0.36%	739	0.38	City
Brant Lake South	202	279	260	7.31%	531	0.53	CDP
Langford	203	279	280	-0.36%	880	0.32	Town
Pine Lakes Addition	204	278	280	-0.71%	1,580	0.18	CDP
Bristol	205	277	279	-0.72%	531	0.52	City
Summit	206	271	274	-1.09%	495	0.55	Town
Henry	207	269	266	1.13%	185	1.45	Town
Willow Lake	208	261	261	0%	702	0.37	City
Horse Creek	209	259	242	7.03%	273	0.95	CDP
Bonesteel	210	258	257	0.39%	729	0.35	City
Glendale Colony	211	254	237	7.17%	530	0.48	CDP
Trent	212	253	244	3.69%	243	1.04	Town
Egan	213	249	247	0.81%	233	1.07	City
Renner Corner	214	246	250	-1.6%	191	1.29	CDP
Pukwana	215	241	239	0.84%	314	0.77	Town
Gary	216	240	239	0.42%	357	0.67	City
Keystone	217	239	240	-0.42%	80	3	Town
Chester	218	231	233	-0.86%	283	0.82	CDP
Pickstown	219	230	229	0.44%	375	0.61	Town
Bullhead	220	226	234	-3.42%	75	3.01	CDP
Swift Bird	221	224	209	7.18%	456	0.49	CDP
New Effington	222	221	223	-0.9%	847	0.26	Town
Kenel	223	220	205	7.32%	224	0.98	CDP
Pollock	224	219	220	-0.46%	682	0.32	Town
Bruce	225	218	216	0.93%	589	0.37	City
Nisland	226	217	215	0.93%	807	0.27	Town
Alpena	227	214	213	0.47%	131	1.63	Town
Richland	228	210	196	7.14%	37	5.65	CDP
Wessington	229	204	203	0.49%	540	0.38	City
Corn Creek	230	202	196	3.06%	100	2.03	CDP
Tulare	231	202	203	-0.49%	789	0.26	Town
Frederick	232	201	203	-0.98%	148	1.35	Town
Toronto	233	195	195	0%	635	0.31	Town
Mellette	234	193	194	-0.52%	754	0.26	City
South Shore	235	188	188	0%	135	1.40	Town
Doland	236	185	187	-1.07%	315	0.59	City
Hecla	237	185	187	-1.07%	538	0.34	City
Mission Hill	238	183	185	-1.08%	558	0.33	Town
Roslyn	239	180	180	0%	826	0.22	Town
Peever	240	171	172	-0.58%	1,379	0.12	Town
Wentworth	241	170	172	-1.16%	669	0.25	Village
Kranzburg	242	167	166	0.6%	219	0.76	Town
Hosmer	243	165	164	0.61%	167	0.99	City
Ramona	244	164	163	0.61%	599	0.27	Town
Letcher	245	163	161	1.24%	265	0.62	Town
Monroe	246	162	161	0.62%	427	0.38	Town
Buffalo Gap	247	161	155	3.87%	526	0.31	Town
St. Lawrence	248	161	162	-0.62%	469	0.34	Town
Crook City	249	159	148	7.43%	175	0.91	CDP
Volin	250	157	157	0%	797	0.20	Town
Dimock	251	156	154	1.3%	907	0.17	Town
Norris	252	156	156	0%	188	0.83	CDP
Spring Creek Colony	253	156	146	6.85%	525	0.30	CDP
Columbia	254	155	155	0%	102	1.52	City
Delmont	255	152	152	0%	199	0.76	City
Goodwin	256	150	149	0.67%	316	0.47	Town
Angostura	257	148	138	7.25%	12	12.59	CDP
Geddes	258	148	150	-1.33%	204	0.73	City
Whitehorse	259	148	148	0%	54	2.74	CDP
Marty	260	146	163	-10.43%	45	3.22	CDP
Isabel	261	145	145	0%	172	0.84	Town
Artesian	262	137	136	0.73%	247	0.55	Town
Badger	263	137	135	1.48%	129	1.06	Town
Conde	264	137	138	-0.73%	243	0.56	City
Spencer	265	137	137	0%	511	0.27	City
Cavour	266	136	134	1.49%	332	0.41	Town
Golden View Colony	267	134	125	7.2%	139	0.96	CDP
Northville	268	134	135	-0.74%	356	0.38	Town
Peever Flats	269	134	125	7.2%	1,787	0.07	CDP
Spring Creek	270	132	141	-6.38%	13	10.37	CDP
Oelrichs	271	131	128	2.34%	359	0.36	Town
Rowena	272	131	122	7.38%	430	0.30	CDP
Astoria	273	130	131	-0.76%	828	0.16	Town
Frankfort	274	127	128	-0.78%	161	0.79	City
Reliance	275	126	126	0%	116	1.09	Town
Carthage	276	125	126	-0.79%	86	1.46	City
Clear Lake	277	125	117	6.84%	128	0.98	CDP
Pierpont	278	122	123	-0.81%	803	0.15	Town
Java	279	121	121	0%	246	0.49	Town
Brandt	280	120	119	0.84%	95	1.26	Town
Oldham	281	117	118	-0.85%	476	0.25	City
Lesterville	282	115	115	0%	569	0.20	Town
White Horse	283	114	124	-8.06%	36	3.16	CDP
Yale	284	113	112	0.89%	779	0.14	Town
Pringle	285	110	110	0%	455	0.24	Town
Hitchcock	286	109	109	0%	399	0.27	Town
Midland	287	109	109	0%	317	0.34	Town
Central City	288	108	106	1.89%	730	0.15	City
McIntosh	289	108	109	-0.92%	148	0.73	City
Millerdale Colony	290	108	100	8%	420	0.26	CDP
Glenham	291	107	107	0%	327	0.33	Town
Stockholm	292	107	106	0.94%	247	0.43	Town
Lyons	293	105	98	7.14%	209	0.50	CDP
Ashton	294	104	105	-0.95%	237	0.44	City
Claremont	295	104	105	-0.95%	414	0.25	Town
Cresbard	296	104	103	0.97%	251	0.41	Town
Sinai	297	104	102	1.96%	283	0.37	Town
Fairfax	298	103	102	0.98%	340	0.30	Town
Hazel	299	101	101	0%	417	0.24	Town
Burbank	300	98	91	7.69%	319	0.31	CDP
Harrold	301	98	99	-1.01%	238	0.41	Town
Revillo	302	98	98	0%	587	0.17	Town
Running Water	303	95	89	6.74%	45	2.09	CDP
Bridger	304	94	88	6.82%	355	0.27	CDP
Wallace	305	94	94	0%	707	0.13	Town
Cow Creek	306	93	86	8.14%	51	1.84	CDP
Evergreen Colony	307	93	86	8.14%	93	1	CDP
Canova	308	91	91	0%	290	0.31	Town
Morningside	309	91	92	-1.09%	177	0.52	CDP
Eden	310	90	90	0%	584	0.15	Town
Bath Corner	311	86	80	7.5%	491	0.17	CDP
Fulton	312	86	86	0%	101	0.85	Town
Fruitdale	313	84	82	2.44%	307	0.27	Town
Westport	314	84	85	-1.18%	357	0.23	Town
Akaska	315	83	81	2.47%	136	0.61	Town
Dallas	316	83	84	-1.19%	164	0.51	Town
Brentford	317	82	83	-1.21%	503	0.16	Town
Brentwood Colony	318	82	77	6.49%	94	0.87	CDP
Vale	319	82	86	-4.65%	55	1.49	CDP
Claire City	320	79	80	-1.25%	432	0.18	Town
Clark Colony	321	78	72	8.33%	308	0.25	CDP
Herrick	322	76	76	0%	148	0.52	Town
Agar	323	73	72	1.39%	356	0.20	Town
Bushnell	324	72	72	0%	101	0.71	Town
Batesland	325	71	72	-1.39%	789	0.09	Town
Sherman	326	71	73	-2.74%	276	0.26	Town
Tschetter Colony	327	71	66	7.58%	133	0.53	CDP
Utica	328	71	71	0%	269	0.26	Town
Okreek	329	70	84	-16.67%	2	45	CDP
La Bolt	330	69	69	0%	290	0.24	Town
Ravinia	331	69	69	0%	277	0.25	Town
Andover	332	68	68	0%	252	0.27	Town
Corona	333	68	67	1.49%	269	0.25	Town
Fairburn	334	68	66	3.03%	208	0.33	Town
Sunset Colony	335	68	63	7.94%	70	0.97	CDP
Dante	336	67	67	0%	134	0.50	Town
Strandburg	337	67	67	0%	893	0.07	Town
Bradley	338	66	65	1.54%	269	0.24	Town
Camp Crook	339	66	65	1.54%	475	0.14	Town
Mayfield Colony	340	66	62	6.45%	256	0.26	CDP
Interior	341	65	65	0%	49	1.34	Town
Ideal	342	64	60	6.67%	125	0.51	CDP
Quinn	343	64	64	0%	53	1.20	Town
Shamrock Colony	344	64	60	6.67%	99	0.65	CDP
Fairview	345	63	63	0%	741	0.09	Town
Mound City	346	63	64	-1.56%	496	0.13	Town
Olivet	347	63	63	0%	313	0.20	Town
Wasta	348	61	61	0%	318	0.19	Town
Raymond	349	60	59	1.7%	229	0.26	Town
Spink Colony	350	59	55	7.27%	166	0.35	CDP
Winfred	351	58	54	7.41%	58	1	CDP
Stratford	352	57	57	0%	228	0.25	Town
Cameron Colony	353	56	52	7.69%	459	0.12	CDP
Davis	354	56	56	0%	130	0.43	Town
Ree Heights	355	56	56	0%	189	0.30	Town
Brant Lake	356	55	55	0%	355	0.15	City
Oral	357	55	51	7.84%	33	1.67	CDP
Mansfield	358	54	50	8%	22	2.41	CDP
New Elm Spring Colony	359	54	50	8%	109	0.50	CDP
New Witten	360	54	54	0%	195	0.28	Town
Okaton	361	54	50	8%	2	29.77	CDP
Stephan	362	54	50	8%	196	0.28	CDP
Vienna	363	54	54	0%	64	0.84	Town
Turton	364	53	53	0%	144	0.37	Town
Forestburg	365	52	49	6.12%	98	0.53	CDP
Orient	366	52	52	0%	177	0.29	Town
Spring Lake Colony	367	51	48	6.25%	179	0.28	CDP
Clearfield Colony	368	50	47	6.38%	165	0.30	CDP
Lane	369	50	49	2.04%	108	0.47	Town
Jamesville Colony	370	49	46	6.52%	467	0.10	CDP
Lantry	371	49	46	6.52%	118	0.41	CDP
Old Elm Spring Colony	372	49	46	6.52%	50	0.97	CDP
Orland Colony	373	49	46	6.52%	97	0.51	CDP
Ward	374	49	46	6.52%	168	0.29	Town
Nunda	375	47	47	0%	47	1.01	Town
Ortley	376	47	47	0%	21	2.24	Town
Grenville	377	46	46	0%	194	0.24	Town
Meckling	378	46	43	6.98%	225	0.20	CDP
Morristown	379	44	44	0%	125	0.35	Town
Twin Brooks	380	44	44	0%	108	0.41	Town
Aurora Center	381	43	40	7.5%	1,000	0.04	CDP
Lake City	382	43	43	0%	196	0.22	Town
Belvidere	383	41	41	0%	54	0.76	Town
Naples	384	41	41	0%	295	0.14	Town
Erwin	385	40	40	0%	84	0.48	Town
Wood	386	40	40	0%	163	0.25	Town
Draper	387	38	40	-5%	58	0.65	Town
Garden City	388	37	36	2.78%	94	0.40	Town
Caputa	389	36	34	5.88%	123	0.29	CDP
Dolton	390	36	36	0%	141	0.26	Town
Tolstoy	391	36	36	0%	197	0.18	Town
Rockport Colony	392	34	32	6.25%	156	0.22	CDP
Shannon Colony	393	34	32	6.25%	135	0.25	CDP
Vivian	394	33	38	-13.16%	19	1.73	CDP
Altamont	395	31	31	0%	25	1.25	Town
Lebanon	396	31	31	0%	58	0.53	Town
Milltown	397	31	29	6.9%	70	0.44	CDP
Bath	398	27	37	-27.03%	93	0.29	CDP
Broadland	399	27	27	0%	27	1.01	Town
Ferney	400	27	26	3.85%	27	1	CDP
Long Lake	401	27	27	0%	97	0.28	Town
Prairie City	402	27	26	3.85%	19	1.42	CDP
Crocker	403	26	24	8.33%	7	3.63	CDP
Virgil	404	26	26	0%	26	1	Town
Waverly	405	26	24	8.33%	26	1.02	CDP
Vilas	406	25	25	0%	8	2.98	Town
Fedora	407	24	22	9.09%	7	3.36	CDP
Smithwick	408	24	22	9.09%	12	1.93	CDP
Seneca	409	23	23	0%	55	0.42	Town
Grassland Colony	410	22	21	4.76%	52	0.43	CDP
Rockham	411	21	21	0%	42	0.50	Town
Marvin	412	20	20	0%	37	0.55	Town
Chelsea	413	19	19	0%	60	0.32	Town
Kaylor	414	19	18	5.56%	22	0.86	CDP
Cloverleaf Colony	415	18	16	12.5%	194	0.09	CDP
Hetland	416	18	18	0%	158	0.11	Town
Farmer	417	16	16	0%	193	0.08	Town
Gann Valley	418	15	14	7.14%	190	0.08	CDP
Millbrook Colony	419	15	14	7.14%	64	0.23	CDP
Onaka	420	15	15	0%	58	0.26	Town
Kidder	421	14	13	7.69%	59	0.24	CDP
Wetonka	422	12	12	0%	49	0.25	Town
Bancroft	423	11	11	0%	47	0.23	Town
Cottonwood	424	11	11	0%	12	0.92	Town
Albee	425	9	9	0%	69	0.13	Town
Dudley	426	9	8	12.5%	84	0.11	CDP
Harrison	427	9	8	12.5%	83	0.11	CDP
St. Charles	428	9	8	12.5%	46	0.20	CDP
Artas	429	8	8	0%	77	0.10	Town
Verdon	430	7	7	0%	28	0.25	Town
White Rock	431	7	7	0%	4	1.57	Town
Butler	432	6	6	0%	21	0.29	Town
Storla	433	6	6	0%	48	0.13	CDP
Lowry	434	5	5	0%	20	0.25	Town
New Holland	435	5	5	0%	43	0.12	CDP

About South Dakota

South Dakota’s local governance system consists of 66 counties and more than 300 incorporated municipalities, including cities and towns. Counties provide essential services to rural and unincorporated areas, while cities and towns manage local governance within their boundaries.

Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city, operates under a mayor-council government structure. The mayor, who holds executive authority, oversees city departments such as public works, police, and economic development, while the city council serves as the legislative body, passing ordinances and shaping policy. Sioux Falls manages a wide array of services independently of the surrounding county government.

Rapid City, South Dakota’s second-largest city, follows a similar governance structure. Here, the city council collaborates with the mayor to create policies, pass budgets, and address community issues. Smaller municipalities, such as Aberdeen and Watertown, often adopt either mayor-council or council-manager systems, depending on local preferences and administrative needs.

Counties like Minnehaha County and Pennington County provide services to unincorporated areas, focusing on law enforcement, public health, and infrastructure maintenance. Boards of county commissioners govern these services, ensuring rural residents have access to essential functions like emergency response and road maintenance.

Unincorporated areas, common across South Dakota’s rural landscape, depend heavily on county services. Townships within counties may offer additional local governance, managing roads, cemeteries, and minor public services through elected township boards.

Unique to South Dakota, municipalities have flexibility in choosing their governance model, thanks to home rule charters that grant autonomy in managing local issues. This adaptability enables cities and towns to tailor services and administrative structures to fit their community needs.

Regional councils and collaborative organizations support local governments by addressing shared challenges such as economic development, regional transportation, and resource management, promoting cooperation across city, town, and county boundaries.

Biggest City

Sioux Falls is the biggest city in South Dakota, with a population of 215,058 in 2025.

Fastest Growing City

Harrisburg is the fastest growing city in South Dakota over the past 5 years, having grown 8.38% annually since 2020.

10 Largest Cities

Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Watertown, Yankton, Mitchell, Box Elder, Huron and Spearfish.

Sources

US Census 2023 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)