There are 18 cities in Brookings County, South Dakota.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings | 1 | South Dakota | 24,629 | 23,359 | 1.3% | 1,765 | 13.96 |
| Volga | 2 | South Dakota | 2,416 | 2,111 | 3.25% | 2,112 | 1.14 |
| Aurora | 3 | South Dakota | 1,179 | 1,053 | 2.7% | 1,409 | 0.84 |
| Arlington | 4 | South Dakota | 930 | 920 | 0.22% | 541 | 1.72 |
| Elkton | 5 | South Dakota | 783 | 754 | 0.9% | 524 | 1.49 |
| Estelline | 6 | South Dakota | 775 | 747 | 0.91% | 820 | 0.94 |
| Hendricks | 7 | Minnesota | 596 | 615 | -0.83% | 614 | 0.97 |
| White | 8 | South Dakota | 545 | 532 | 0.55% | 624 | 0.87 |
| Lake Poinsett | 9 | South Dakota | 396 | 480 | -5.04% | 81 | 4.89 |
| Bruce | 10 | South Dakota | 216 | 210 | 0.46% | 584 | 0.37 |
| Toronto | 11 | South Dakota | 195 | 197 | -0.51% | 635 | 0.31 |
| Astoria | 12 | South Dakota | 131 | 134 | -0.76% | 834 | 0.16 |
| Sinai | 13 | South Dakota | 102 | 96 | 0.99% | 277 | 0.37 |
| Spring Lake Colony | 14 | South Dakota | 82 | 0 | 34.43% | 288 | 0.28 |
| Bushnell | 15 | South Dakota | 72 | 74 | -1.37% | 101 | 0.71 |
| Ward | 16 | South Dakota | 46 | 34 | 6.98% | 158 | 0.29 |
| Hetland | 17 | South Dakota | 18 | 18 | 0% | 158 | 0.11 |
| Rolland Colony | 18 | South Dakota | 0 | 28 | 0% | 0 | 0.24 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Brookings is the largest city in Brookings County.
Rolland Colony is the smallest city in Brookings County.
There are 18 cities in Brookings County, South Dakota.