South Dakota: Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate
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Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate
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Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate (310)
| Name | Type | State rank | July 1, 2025 population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls cityLincoln County; Minnehaha County | City | 1 | 213,748 |
| Rapid City cityPennington County | City | 2 | 80,589 |
| Aberdeen cityBrown County | City | 3 | 27,961 |
| Brookings cityBrookings County | City | 4 | 25,355 |
| Watertown cityCodington County | City | 5 | 23,736 |
| Yankton cityYankton County | City | 6 | 15,816 |
| Mitchell cityDavison County | City | 7 | 15,756 |
| Huron cityBeadle County | City | 8 | 14,607 |
| Spearfish cityLawrence County | City | 9 | 14,154 |
| Box Elder cityMeade County; Pennington County | City | 10 | 13,936 |
| Pierre cityHughes County | City | 11 | 13,848 |
| Vermillion cityClay County | City | 12 | 11,720 |
| Brandon cityMinnehaha County | City | 13 | 11,306 |
| Harrisburg cityLincoln County | City | 14 | 10,405 |
| Tea cityLincoln County | City | 15 | 8,019 |
| Sturgis cityMeade County | City | 16 | 6,922 |
| Madison cityLake County | City | 17 | 6,065 |
| Belle Fourche cityButte County | City | 18 | 5,791 |
| Dell Rapids cityMinnehaha County | City | 19 | 3,852 |
| Hot Springs cityFall River County | City | 20 | 3,670 |
| Hartford cityMinnehaha County | City | 21 | 3,635 |
| Milbank cityGrant County | City | 22 | 3,512 |
| Mobridge cityWalworth County | City | 23 | 3,192 |
| Lead cityLawrence County | City | 24 | 3,064 |
| North Sioux City cityUnion County | City | 25 | 3,036 |
| Summerset cityMeade County | City | 26 | 3,030 |
| Canton cityLincoln County | City | 27 | 3,001 |
| Winner cityTripp County | City | 28 | 2,969 |
| Lennox cityLincoln County | City | 29 | 2,657 |
| Volga cityBrookings County | City | 30 | 2,458 |
| Chamberlain cityBrule County | City | 31 | 2,453 |
| Sisseton cityRoberts County | City | 32 | 2,413 |
| Flandreau cityMoody County | City | 33 | 2,396 |
| Fort Pierre cityStanley County | City | 34 | 2,166 |
| Redfield citySpink County | City | 35 | 2,114 |
| Beresford cityLincoln County; Union County | City | 36 | 2,105 |
| Elk Point cityUnion County | City | 37 | 2,080 |
| Springfield cityBon Homme County | City | 38 | 1,926 |
| Custer cityCuster County | City | 39 | 1,803 |
| Webster cityDay County | City | 40 | 1,681 |
| Parkston cityHutchinson County | City | 41 | 1,540 |
| Wagner cityCharles Mix County | City | 42 | 1,422 |
| Crooks cityMinnehaha County | City | 43 | 1,415 |
| Deadwood cityLawrence County | City | 44 | 1,360 |
| Salem cityMcCook County | City | 45 | 1,357 |
| Parker cityTurner County | City | 46 | 1,349 |
| Baltic cityMinnehaha County | City | 47 | 1,344 |
| Groton cityBrown County | City | 48 | 1,337 |
| Miller cityHand County | City | 49 | 1,313 |
| Freeman cityHutchinson County | City | 50 | 1,305 |
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