South Dakota

South Dakota became a state in 1889 (40th in US). Physically it is noted for rolling plains in the east and Badlands and Black Hills mountains in the west. Per the Census statistics for 2019, South Dakota has a total population of 887K people of which 626K live in incorporated places (source: US Census Bureau 2010-19 data).

  • 184K (29%) population live in 1 City >100K

  • 253K (40%) population live in Medium 12 cities 10K-100K

  • 121K (19%) population live in 52 Small towns 1K-10K

  • 69K (11%) population live in 246 Villages 1-1K

Click the map below to see the location of South Dakota's Small Towns (pop.1-10K)

South Dakota State map show casing small towns with populations between 1K and 10K. Click on map dot icon to get information about each town. Click on the town photo to bring up even more photos. The star icon indicates more information is available.

Featured Small Towns

  • Name (Population): Small Town Research | Downtown Vibe

South Dakota tax information (2022)

Source: Tax-Rates.org - The Tax Information Portal

  • State Income tax rate: 0%

  • Median State Property tax rate: 1.28%

  • State + local Sales tax rate: 5.83%

South Dakota city / town government definitions:

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Small Town Tracker


South Dakota State population spreadsheet - analysis.xlsx