139 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 1 | 8.22% | 11,042 | 6,738 |
| Harrisburg | 2 | 8.22% | 11,042 | 6,847 |
| Dakota Dunes | 3 | 7.14% | 4,996 | 3,231 |
| Tea | 4 | 6.56% | 8,204 | 5,598 |
| Tea | 5 | 6.56% | 8,204 | 5,678 |
| Deadwood | 6 | 3.56% | 1,395 | 1,152 |
| Deadwood | 7 | 3.56% | 1,395 | 1,152 |
| Box Elder | 8 | 3.49% | 14,372 | 11,849 |
| Box Elder | 9 | 3.49% | 14,372 | 11,946 |
| Ashland Heights | 10 | 2.94% | 1,330 | 1,082 |
| Volga | 11 | 2.86% | 2,448 | 2,105 |
| Volga | 12 | 2.86% | 2,448 | 2,108 |
| Spearfish | 13 | 2.85% | 14,197 | 12,200 |
| Spearfish | 14 | 2.85% | 14,197 | 12,225 |
| Green Valley | 15 | 2.46% | 1,459 | 1,252 |
| Aurora | 16 | 2.24% | 1,185 | 1,050 |
| Aurora | 17 | 2.24% | 1,185 | 1,055 |
| Rosebud | 18 | 2.09% | 2,297 | 2,073 |
| Parker | 19 | 2.07% | 1,333 | 1,194 |
| Parker | 20 | 2.07% | 1,333 | 1,198 |
| Sioux Falls | 21 | 1.89% | 213,249 | 192,721 |
| Sioux Falls | 22 | 1.89% | 213,249 | 193,448 |
| Hartford | 23 | 1.67% | 3,660 | 3,351 |
| Hartford | 24 | 1.67% | 3,660 | 3,359 |
| Rapid City | 25 | 1.55% | 81,131 | 74,730 |
| Rapid City | 26 | 1.55% | 81,131 | 74,943 |
| Hot Springs | 27 | 1.44% | 3,660 | 3,396 |
| Hot Springs | 28 | 1.44% | 3,660 | 3,399 |
| Baltic | 29 | 1.43% | 1,350 | 1,249 |
| Baltic | 30 | 1.43% | 1,350 | 1,253 |
| Brookings | 31 | 1.21% | 24,851 | 23,382 |
| Brookings | 32 | 1.21% | 24,851 | 23,371 |
| Lennox | 33 | 1.1% | 2,567 | 2,420 |
| Lennox | 34 | 1.1% | 2,567 | 2,425 |
| Oglala | 35 | 0.89% | 1,478 | 1,816 |
| Belle Fourche | 36 | 0.87% | 5,906 | 5,624 |
| Belle Fourche | 37 | 0.87% | 5,906 | 5,648 |
| Watertown | 38 | 0.86% | 23,694 | 22,660 |
| Watertown | 39 | 0.86% | 23,694 | 22,683 |
| Gregory | 40 | 0.71% | 1,279 | 1,227 |
| Gregory | 41 | 0.71% | 1,279 | 1,231 |
| Tyndall | 42 | 0.65% | 1,089 | 1,055 |
| Tyndall | 43 | 0.65% | 1,089 | 1,053 |
| Winner | 44 | 0.51% | 2,977 | 2,910 |
| Winner | 45 | 0.51% | 2,977 | 2,901 |
| Fort Pierre | 46 | 0.46% | 2,168 | 2,120 |
| Fort Pierre | 47 | 0.46% | 2,168 | 2,115 |
| Lead | 48 | 0.46% | 3,052 | 2,981 |
| Lead | 49 | 0.46% | 3,052 | 2,979 |
| Huron | 50 | 0.43% | 14,578 | 14,254 |
| Huron | 51 | 0.43% | 14,578 | 14,262 |
| Eagle Butte | 52 | 0.39% | 1,275 | 1,257 |
| Eagle Butte | 53 | 0.39% | 1,275 | 1,249 |
| Yankton | 54 | 0.39% | 15,731 | 15,441 |
| Yankton | 55 | 0.39% | 15,731 | 15,426 |
| Clark | 56 | 0.34% | 1,171 | 1,148 |
| Clark | 57 | 0.34% | 1,171 | 1,151 |
| Vermillion | 58 | 0.32% | 11,915 | 11,704 |
| Vermillion | 59 | 0.32% | 11,915 | 11,725 |
| Summerset | 60 | 0.3% | 3,022 | 2,968 |
| Summerset | 61 | 0.3% | 3,022 | 2,977 |
| Blackhawk | 62 | 0.1% | 2,939 | 3,029 |
| North Sioux City | 63 | 0.1% | 3,062 | 3,044 |
| North Sioux City | 64 | 0.1% | 3,062 | 3,045 |
| Milbank | 65 | 0.06% | 3,547 | 3,548 |
| Milbank | 66 | 0.06% | 3,547 | 3,534 |
| Crooks | 67 | 0% | 1,369 | 1,368 |
| Crooks | 68 | 0% | 1,369 | 1,369 |
| Springfield | 69 | 0% | 1,912 | 1,915 |
| Springfield | 70 | 0% | 1,912 | 1,910 |
| Flandreau | 71 | -0.04% | 2,371 | 2,375 |
| Flandreau | 72 | -0.04% | 2,371 | 2,374 |
| Mitchell | 73 | -0.09% | 15,607 | 15,671 |
| Mitchell | 74 | -0.09% | 15,607 | 15,675 |
| Chamberlain | 75 | -0.2% | 2,448 | 2,471 |
| Chamberlain | 76 | -0.2% | 2,448 | 2,472 |
| Mobridge | 77 | -0.22% | 3,212 | 3,260 |
| Mobridge | 78 | -0.22% | 3,212 | 3,244 |
| Parkston | 79 | -0.26% | 1,538 | 1,562 |
| Parkston | 80 | -0.26% | 1,538 | 1,557 |
| Lemmon | 81 | -0.26% | 1,138 | 1,153 |
| Lemmon | 82 | -0.26% | 1,138 | 1,153 |
| Porcupine | 83 | -0.3% | 1,011 | 1,381 |
| Sturgis | 84 | -0.3% | 6,993 | 7,093 |
| Sturgis | 85 | -0.3% | 6,993 | 7,098 |
| Salem | 86 | -0.3% | 1,311 | 1,332 |
| Salem | 87 | -0.3% | 1,311 | 1,328 |
| Madison | 88 | -0.31% | 6,067 | 6,193 |
| Madison | 89 | -0.31% | 6,067 | 6,161 |
| Britton | 90 | -0.33% | 1,195 | 1,213 |
| Britton | 91 | -0.33% | 1,195 | 1,212 |
| Clear Lake | 92 | -0.42% | 1,196 | 1,218 |
| Clear Lake | 93 | -0.42% | 1,196 | 1,219 |
| Mission | 94 | -0.44% | 1,130 | 1,153 |
| Mission | 95 | -0.44% | 1,130 | 1,153 |
| Sisseton | 96 | -0.45% | 2,421 | 2,481 |
| Sisseton | 97 | -0.45% | 2,421 | 2,473 |
| Freeman | 98 | -0.46% | 1,302 | 1,335 |
| Freeman | 99 | -0.46% | 1,302 | 1,331 |
| Aberdeen | 100 | -0.47% | 27,789 | 28,495 |
| Aberdeen | 101 | -0.47% | 27,789 | 28,437 |
| Brandon | 102 | -0.49% | 10,784 | 11,039 |
| Brandon | 103 | -0.49% | 10,784 | 11,046 |
| Pierre | 104 | -0.51% | 13,718 | 14,093 |
| Pierre | 105 | -0.51% | 13,718 | 14,067 |
| Colonial Pine Hills | 106 | -0.56% | 2,309 | 2,720 |
| Groton | 107 | -0.74% | 1,333 | 1,385 |
| Groton | 108 | -0.74% | 1,333 | 1,381 |
| Miller | 109 | -0.77% | 1,297 | 1,345 |
| Miller | 110 | -0.77% | 1,297 | 1,344 |
| De Smet | 111 | -0.77% | 1,029 | 1,065 |
| De Smet | 112 | -0.77% | 1,029 | 1,068 |
| Webster | 113 | -0.84% | 1,652 | 1,725 |
| Webster | 114 | -0.84% | 1,652 | 1,721 |
| Elk Point | 115 | -0.87% | 2,056 | 2,149 |
| Elk Point | 116 | -0.87% | 2,056 | 2,144 |
| Canton | 117 | -0.87% | 2,948 | 3,069 |
| Canton | 118 | -0.87% | 2,948 | 3,075 |
| Fort Thompson | 119 | -0.88% | 1,126 | 1,275 |
| Platte | 120 | -0.96% | 1,237 | 1,296 |
| Platte | 121 | -0.96% | 1,237 | 1,295 |
| Wagner | 122 | -0.98% | 1,415 | 1,486 |
| Wagner | 123 | -0.98% | 1,415 | 1,483 |
| Gettysburg | 124 | -1.04% | 1,051 | 1,105 |
| Gettysburg | 125 | -1.04% | 1,051 | 1,105 |
| Dell Rapids | 126 | -1.05% | 3,785 | 3,980 |
| Dell Rapids | 127 | -1.05% | 3,785 | 3,984 |
| Rapid Valley | 128 | -1.09% | 7,090 | 8,553 |
| Beresford | 129 | -1.1% | 2,064 | 2,176 |
| Beresford | 130 | -1.1% | 2,064 | 2,179 |
| Pine Ridge | 131 | -1.12% | 2,824 | 2,984 |
| Redfield | 132 | -1.24% | 2,075 | 2,209 |
| Redfield | 133 | -1.24% | 2,075 | 2,203 |
| Garretson | 134 | -1.28% | 1,154 | 1,228 |
| Garretson | 135 | -1.28% | 1,154 | 1,226 |
| North Eagle Butte | 136 | -1.48% | 1,594 | 1,838 |
| Custer | 137 | -1.53% | 1,801 | 1,950 |
| Custer | 138 | -1.53% | 1,801 | 1,940 |
| North Spearfish | 139 | -2.04% | 1,684 | 2,251 |
South Dakota's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Harrisburg leads with 8.22% annualized growth, followed by Harrisburg (8.22%) and Dakota Dunes (7.14%). The largest population centers are Sioux Falls (213,249), Sioux Falls (213,249), and Rapid City (81,131). Of the 139 cities over 1,000 population, 70 are growing while 69 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.48% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 6.78% annually.