List of counties in South Dakota

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This page is a list of the 66 counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota with FIPS codes, and includes an outline map of the state and a map showing the population density of the counties.

[edit] Table of counties

County
 FIPS Code
[1]		 County seat
[2]		 Established
[2]		 Origin
 Etymolgy
 Population
[2]		 Area
[2]		 Map
Aurora County 003 Plankinton 1881  ? Roman goddess of dawn &0000000000003058.0000003,058 &0000000000000708.000000708 sq mi
(&0000000000001834.0000001,834 km²)		 State map highlighting Aurora County
Beadle County 005 Huron 1879  ? William Henry Harrison Beadle &0000000000017023.00000017,023 &0000000000001259.0000001,259 sq mi
(&0000000000003261.0000003,261 km²)		 State map highlighting Beadle County
Bennett County 007 Martin 1909  ? John E. Bennett or Granville C. Bennett &0000000000003574.0000003,574 &0000000000001185.0000001,185 sq mi
(&0000000000003069.0000003,069 km²)		 State map highlighting Bennett County
Bon Homme County 009 Tyndall 1862  ? Bon Homme Island &0000000000007260.0000007,260 &0000000000000563.000000563 sq mi
(&0000000000001458.0000001,458 km²)		 State map highlighting Bon Homme County
Brookings County 011 Brookings 1892  ? Brookings South Dakota &0000000000028220.00000028,220 &0000000000000794.000000794 sq mi
(&0000000000002056.0000002,056 km²)		 State map highlighting Brookings County
Brown County 013 Aberdeen 1879  ? Alfred Brown &0000000000035460.00000035,460 &0000000000001713.0000001,713 sq mi
(&0000000000004437.0000004,437 km²)		 State map highlighting Brown County
Brule County 015 Chamberlain 1875  ? Brule Sioux Native Americans &0000000000005364.0000005,364 &0000000000000819.000000819 sq mi
(&0000000000002121.0000002,121 km²)		 State map highlighting Brule County
Buffalo County 017 Gann Valley 1873  ? American Bison &0000000000002032.0000002,032 &0000000000000471.000000471 sq mi
(&0000000000001220.0000001,220 km²)		 State map highlighting Buffalo County
Butte County 019 Belle Fourche 1883  ? geological feature buttes &0000000000009094.0000009,094 &0000000000002249.0000002,249 sq mi
(&0000000000005825.0000005,825 km²)		 State map highlighting Butte County
Campbell County 021 Mound City 1873  ? Newton B. Campbell or Charles T. Campbell &0000000000001782.0000001,782 &0000000000000736.000000736 sq mi
(&0000000000001906.0000001,906 km²)		 State map highlighting Campbell County
Charles Mix County 023 Lake Andes 1862  ? Charles Mix &0000000000009350.0000009,350 &0000000000001098.0000001,098 sq mi
(&0000000000002844.0000002,844 km²)		 State map highlighting Charles Mix County
Clark County 025 Clark 1873  ? Clark House Inn &0000000000004143.0000004,143 &0000000000000958.000000958 sq mi
(&0000000000002481.0000002,481 km²)		 State map highlighting Clark County
Clay County 027 Vermillion 1862  ? Henry Clay &0000000000013537.00000013,537 &0000000000000412.000000412 sq mi
(&0000000000001067.0000001,067 km²)		 State map highlighting Clay County
Codington County 029 Watertown 1877  ? G.S. Codington &0000000000025897.00000025,897 &0000000000000688.000000688 sq mi
(&0000000000001782.0000001,782 km²)		 State map highlighting Codington County
Corson County 031 McIntosh 1909  ? Dighton Corson &0000000000004181.0000004,181 &0000000000002473.0000002,473 sq mi
(&0000000000006405.0000006,405 km²)		 State map highlighting Corson County
Custer County 033 Custer 1875  ? George Armstrong Custer &0000000000007275.0000007,275 &0000000000001558.0000001,558 sq mi
(&0000000000004035.0000004,035 km²)		 State map highlighting Custer County
Davison County 035 Mitchell 1873  ? Herny C. Davison &0000000000018741.00000018,741 &0000000000000436.000000436 sq mi
(&0000000000001129.0000001,129 km²)		 State map highlighting Davison County
Day County 037 Webster 1879  ? Merrit H. Day &0000000000006267.0000006,267 &0000000000001029.0000001,029 sq mi
(&0000000000002665.0000002,665 km²)		 State map highlighting Day County
Deuel County 039 Clear Lake 1862  ? Jacob S. Deuel &0000000000004498.0000004,498 &0000000000000624.000000624 sq mi
(&0000000000001616.0000001,616 km²)		 State map highlighting Deuel County
Dewey County 041 Timber Lake 1873  ? William P. Dewey &0000000000005972.0000005,972 &0000000000002303.0000002,303 sq mi
(&0000000000005965.0000005,965 km²)		 State map highlighting Dewey County
Douglas County 043 Armour 1873  ? Stephen A. Douglas &0000000000003458.0000003,458 &0000000000000434.000000434 sq mi
(&0000000000001124.0000001,124 km²)		 State map highlighting Douglas County
Edmunds County 045 Ipswich 1873  ? Newton Edmunds &0000000000004367.0000004,367 &0000000000001146.0000001,146 sq mi
(&0000000000002968.0000002,968 km²)		 State map highlighting Edmunds County
Fall River County 047 Hot Springs 1883 Fall River  ? &0000000000007453.0000007,453 &0000000000001740.0000001,740 sq mi
(&0000000000004507.0000004,507 km²)		 State map highlighting Fall River County
Faulk County 049 Faulkton 1873  ? Andrew Jackson Faulk &0000000000002640.0000002,640 &0000000000001000.0000001,000 sq mi
(&0000000000002590.0000002,590 km²)		 State map highlighting Faulk County
Grant County 051 Milbank 1873  ? Ulysses S. Grant &0000000000007847.0000007,847 &0000000000000682.000000682 sq mi
(&0000000000001766.0000001,766 km²)		 State map highlighting Grant County
Gregory County 053 Burke 1862  ? C.H. Gregory &0000000000004792.0000004,792 &0000000000001016.0000001,016 sq mi
(&0000000000002631.0000002,631 km²)		 State map highlighting Gregory County
Haakon County 055 Philip 1914  ? Haakon VII of Norway &0000000000002196.0000002,196 &0000000000001813.0000001,813 sq mi
(&0000000000004696.0000004,696 km²)		 State map highlighting Haakon County
Hamlin County 057 Hayti 1873  ? Hannibal Hamlin &0000000000005540.0000005,540 &0000000000000511.000000511 sq mi
(&0000000000001323.0000001,323 km²)		 State map highlighting Hamlin County
Hand County 059 Miller 1873  ? George H. Hand &0000000000003741.0000003,741 &0000000000001437.0000001,437 sq mi
(&0000000000003722.0000003,722 km²)		 State map highlighting Hand County
Hanson County 061 Alexandria 1873  ? Joseph R. Hanson &0000000000003139.0000003,139 &0000000000000435.000000435 sq mi
(&0000000000001127.0000001,127 km²)		 State map highlighting Hanson County
Harding County 063 Buffalo 1909  ? J.A. Harding &0000000000001353.0000001,353 &0000000000002671.0000002,671 sq mi
(&0000000000006918.0000006,918 km²)		 State map highlighting Harding County
Hughes County 065 Pierre 1880  ? Alexander Hughes &0000000000016481.00000016,481 &0000000000000741.000000741 sq mi
(&0000000000001919.0000001,919 km²)		 State map highlighting Hughes County
Hutchinson County 067 Olivet 1862  ? John Hutchinson &0000000000008075.0000008,075 &0000000000000813.000000813 sq mi
(&0000000000002106.0000002,106 km²)		 State map highlighting Hutchinson County
Hyde County 069 Highmore 1873  ? James Hyde &0000000000001671.0000001,671 &0000000000000861.000000861 sq mi
(&0000000000002230.0000002,230 km²)		 State map highlighting Hyde County
Jackson County 071 Kadoka 1914  ? J.R. Jackson &0000000000002930.0000002,930 &0000000000001869.0000001,869 sq mi
(&0000000000004841.0000004,841 km²)		 State map highlighting Jackson County
Jerauld County 073 Wessington Springs 1883  ? H.A. Jerauld &0000000000002295.0000002,295 &0000000000000530.000000530 sq mi
(&0000000000001373.0000001,373 km²)		 State map highlighting Jerauld County
Jones County 075 Murdo 1916  ? Jones County Iowa &0000000000001193.0000001,193 &0000000000000971.000000971 sq mi
(&0000000000002515.0000002,515 km²)		 State map highlighting Jones County
Kingsbury County 077 De Smet 1873  ? George W. Kingsbury and T.A. Kingsbury &0000000000005815.0000005,815 &0000000000000838.000000838 sq mi
(&0000000000002170.0000002,170 km²)		 State map highlighting Kingsbury County
Lake County 079 Madison 1873  ? lakes within the county &0000000000011276.00000011,276 &0000000000000563.000000563 sq mi
(&0000000000001458.0000001,458 km²)		 State map highlighting Lake County
Lawrence County 081 Deadwood 1875  ? John Lawrence &0000000000021802.00000021,802 &0000000000000800.000000800 sq mi
(&0000000000002072.0000002,072 km²)		 State map highlighting Lawrence County
Lincoln County 083 Canton 1867  ? Abraham Lincoln &0000000000024131.00000024,131 &0000000000000578.000000578 sq mi
(&0000000000001497.0000001,497 km²)		 State map highlighting Lincoln County
Lyman County 085 Kennebec 1873  ? W.P. Lyman &0000000000003895.0000003,895 &0000000000001640.0000001,640 sq mi
(&0000000000004248.0000004,248 km²)		 State map highlighting Lyman County
Marshall County 091 Britton 1885  ? Marshall Vincent &0000000000004576.0000004,576 &0000000000000839.000000839 sq mi
(&0000000000002173.0000002,173 km²)		 State map highlighting Marshall County
McCook County 087 Salem 1873  ? Edwin McCook &0000000000005832.0000005,832 &0000000000000575.000000575 sq mi
(&0000000000001489.0000001,489 km²)		 State map highlighting McCook County
McPherson County 089 Leola 1873  ? James B. McPherson &0000000000002904.0000002,904 &0000000000001137.0000001,137 sq mi
(&0000000000002945.0000002,945 km²)		 State map highlighting McPherson County
Meade County 093 Sturgis 1889  ? George Meade &0000000000024253.00000024,253 &0000000000003471.0000003,471 sq mi
(&0000000000008990.0000008,990 km²)		 State map highlighting Meade County
Mellette County 095 White River 1909  ? Arthur C. Mellette &0000000000002083.0000002,083 &0000000000001307.0000001,307 sq mi
(&0000000000003385.0000003,385 km²)		 State map highlighting Mellette County
Miner County 097 Howard 1873  ? Nelson Miner and Ephriam Miner &0000000000002884.0000002,884 &0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi
(&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²)		 State map highlighting Miner County
Minnehaha County 099 Sioux Falls 1862  ? Native American for waterfall &0000000000148281.000000148,281 &0000000000000809.000000809 sq mi
(&0000000000002095.0000002,095 km²)		 State map highlighting Minnehaha County
Moody County 101 Flandreau 1873  ? Gideon C. Moody &0000000000006595.0000006,595 &0000000000000520.000000520 sq mi
(&0000000000001347.0000001,347 km²)		 State map highlighting Moody County
Pennington County 103 Rapid City 1875  ? John L. Pennington &0000000000088565.00000088,565 &0000000000002776.0000002,776 sq mi
(&0000000000007190.0000007,190 km²)		 State map highlighting Pennington County
Perkins County 105 Bison 1909  ? Henry E. Perkins &0000000000003363.0000003,363 &0000000000002872.0000002,872 sq mi
(&0000000000007438.0000007,438 km²)		 State map highlighting Perkins County
Potter County 107 Gettysburg 1875  ? Joel A. Potter &0000000000002693.0000002,693 &0000000000000866.000000866 sq mi
(&0000000000002243.0000002,243 km²)		 State map highlighting Potter County
Roberts County 109 Sisseton 1883  ? S.G. Roberts &0000000000010016.00000010,016 &0000000000001101.0000001,101 sq mi
(&0000000000002852.0000002,852 km²)		 State map highlighting Roberts County
Sanborn County 111 Woonsocket 1883  ? George W. Sanborn &0000000000002675.0000002,675 &0000000000000569.000000569 sq mi
(&0000000000001474.0000001,474 km²)		 State map highlighting Sanborn County
Shannon County 113 Hot Springs 1875  ? Peter Shannon &0000000000012466.00000012,466 &0000000000002094.0000002,094 sq mi
(&0000000000005423.0000005,423 km²)		 State map highlighting Shannon County
Spink County 115 Redfield 1873  ? S.L. Spink &0000000000007454.0000007,454 &0000000000001504.0000001,504 sq mi
(&0000000000003895.0000003,895 km²)		 State map highlighting Spink County
Stanley County 117 Fort Pierre 1873  ? David S. Stanley &0000000000002772.0000002,772 &0000000000001443.0000001,443 sq mi
(&0000000000003737.0000003,737 km²)		 State map highlighting Stanley County
Sully County 119 Onida 1873  ? Alfred Sully &0000000000001556.0000001,556 &0000000000001007.0000001,007 sq mi
(&0000000000002608.0000002,608 km²)		 State map highlighting Sully County
Todd County 121 Winner 1909  ? John Blair Smith Todd &0000000000009050.0000009,050 &0000000000001388.0000001,388 sq mi
(&0000000000003595.0000003,595 km²)		 State map highlighting Todd County
Tripp County 123 Winner 1873  ? Bartlett Tripp &0000000000006430.0000006,430 &0000000000001614.0000001,614 sq mi
(&0000000000004180.0000004,180 km²)		 State map highlighting Tripp County
Turner County 125 Parker 1871  ? John W. Turner &0000000000008849.0000008,849 &0000000000000617.000000617 sq mi
(&0000000000001598.0000001,598 km²)		 State map highlighting Turner County
Union County 127 Elk Point 1862  ? pro-Union people during the civil war &0000000000012584.00000012,584 &0000000000000460.000000460 sq mi
(&0000000000001191.0000001,191 km²)		 State map highlighting Union County
Walworth County 129 Selby 1873  ? Walworth County Wisconsin &0000000000005974.0000005,974 &0000000000000708.000000708 sq mi
(&0000000000001834.0000001,834 km²)		 State map highlighting Walworth County
Yankton County 135 Yankton 1862  ? Yankton Sioux Native Americans &0000000000021652.00000021,652 &0000000000000522.000000522 sq mi
(&0000000000001352.0000001,352 km²)		 State map highlighting Yankton County
Ziebach County 137 Dupree 1911  ? Frank M. Ziebach &0000000000002519.0000002,519 &0000000000001962.0000001,962 sq mi
(&0000000000005082.0000005,082 km²)		 State map highlighting Ziebach County

[edit] Population density map

Map showing the density of South Dakota's counties

Darker colors indicate heavier density.

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