76 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 1 | 8.38% | 11,160 | 6,847 |
| Dakota Dunes | 2 | 7.14% | 4,996 | 3,231 |
| Tea | 3 | 7.13% | 8,515 | 5,680 |
| Deadwood | 4 | 4.48% | 1,469 | 1,153 |
| Box Elder | 5 | 4.44% | 15,156 | 11,935 |
| Volga | 6 | 3.15% | 2,492 | 2,111 |
| Ashland Heights | 7 | 2.94% | 1,330 | 1,082 |
| Aurora | 8 | 2.71% | 1,211 | 1,053 |
| Spearfish | 9 | 2.59% | 13,988 | 12,222 |
| Green Valley | 10 | 2.46% | 1,459 | 1,252 |
| Hartford | 11 | 2.25% | 3,779 | 3,366 |
| Rosebud | 12 | 2.09% | 2,297 | 2,073 |
| Sioux Falls | 13 | 2.05% | 215,058 | 193,437 |
| Hot Springs | 14 | 1.98% | 3,755 | 3,390 |
| Baltic | 15 | 1.85% | 1,374 | 1,251 |
| Parker | 16 | 1.85% | 1,319 | 1,199 |
| Rapid City | 17 | 1.84% | 82,388 | 74,928 |
| Belle Fourche | 18 | 1.33% | 6,031 | 5,635 |
| Brookings | 19 | 1.29% | 24,947 | 23,359 |
| Lennox | 20 | 0.95% | 2,541 | 2,421 |
| Fort Pierre | 21 | 0.91% | 2,214 | 2,116 |
| Oglala | 22 | 0.89% | 1,478 | 1,816 |
| Huron | 23 | 0.81% | 14,856 | 14,260 |
| Vermillion | 24 | 0.8% | 12,205 | 11,720 |
| Watertown | 25 | 0.79% | 23,597 | 22,679 |
| Tyndall | 26 | 0.74% | 1,090 | 1,052 |
| Lead | 27 | 0.59% | 3,071 | 2,980 |
| Yankton | 28 | 0.43% | 15,765 | 15,427 |
| Clark | 29 | 0.26% | 1,165 | 1,149 |
| Chamberlain | 30 | 0.24% | 2,502 | 2,474 |
| Summerset | 31 | 0.23% | 3,014 | 2,978 |
| Blackhawk | 32 | 0.1% | 2,939 | 3,029 |
| Salem | 33 | 0.07% | 1,337 | 1,331 |
| Crooks | 34 | 0.07% | 1,372 | 1,369 |
| Winner | 35 | 0.07% | 2,916 | 2,906 |
| Springfield | 36 | 0.05% | 1,915 | 1,909 |
| North Sioux City | 37 | 0.03% | 3,050 | 3,044 |
| Clear Lake | 38 | 0% | 1,215 | 1,217 |
| Mitchell | 39 | -0.09% | 15,593 | 15,663 |
| Sturgis | 40 | -0.16% | 7,045 | 7,100 |
| Milbank | 41 | -0.17% | 3,500 | 3,530 |
| Lemmon | 42 | -0.17% | 1,152 | 1,161 |
| Flandreau | 43 | -0.21% | 2,348 | 2,373 |
| Mobridge | 44 | -0.22% | 3,210 | 3,245 |
| Brandon | 45 | -0.22% | 10,910 | 11,029 |
| Gregory | 46 | -0.25% | 1,216 | 1,230 |
| Porcupine | 47 | -0.3% | 1,011 | 1,381 |
| Parkston | 48 | -0.33% | 1,534 | 1,559 |
| Britton | 49 | -0.33% | 1,201 | 1,220 |
| Mission | 50 | -0.35% | 1,134 | 1,153 |
| Madison | 51 | -0.38% | 6,045 | 6,159 |
| Aberdeen | 52 | -0.38% | 27,895 | 28,432 |
| Pierre | 53 | -0.43% | 13,762 | 14,057 |
| Freeman | 54 | -0.46% | 1,299 | 1,328 |
| Miller | 55 | -0.53% | 1,312 | 1,347 |
| Colonial Pine Hills | 56 | -0.56% | 2,309 | 2,720 |
| Eagle Butte | 57 | -0.57% | 1,213 | 1,250 |
| De Smet | 58 | -0.58% | 1,034 | 1,063 |
| Groton | 59 | -0.74% | 1,334 | 1,386 |
| Sisseton | 60 | -0.75% | 2,382 | 2,471 |
| Webster | 61 | -0.78% | 1,661 | 1,725 |
| Canton | 62 | -0.87% | 2,948 | 3,080 |
| Fort Thompson | 63 | -0.88% | 1,126 | 1,275 |
| Gettysburg | 64 | -0.94% | 1,051 | 1,103 |
| Elk Point | 65 | -1.07% | 2,031 | 2,140 |
| Rapid Valley | 66 | -1.09% | 7,090 | 8,553 |
| Dell Rapids | 67 | -1.1% | 3,783 | 3,995 |
| Pine Ridge | 68 | -1.12% | 2,824 | 2,984 |
| Beresford | 69 | -1.2% | 2,053 | 2,178 |
| Custer | 70 | -1.21% | 1,800 | 1,910 |
| Redfield | 71 | -1.28% | 2,077 | 2,211 |
| Wagner | 72 | -1.35% | 1,387 | 1,484 |
| Garretson | 73 | -1.38% | 1,143 | 1,222 |
| Platte | 74 | -1.39% | 1,208 | 1,293 |
| North Eagle Butte | 75 | -1.48% | 1,594 | 1,838 |
| North Spearfish | 76 | -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 8.38% annualized growth, followed by Dakota Dunes (7.14%) and Tea (7.13%). The largest population centers are Sioux Falls (215,058), Rapid City (82,388), and Aberdeen (27,895). Of the 76 cities over 1,000 population, 38 are growing while 38 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.56% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 7.27% annually.