Largest Cities in South Dakota

Cities ranked by total population from the Census Bureau. 11 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Largest Cities 11

1 Sioux Falls
203,289
2 Rapid City
113,512
3 Aberdeen
37,877
4 Brookings
35,353
5 Watertown
28,767
6 Spearfish
27,233
7 Yankton
23,414
8 Mitchell
19,952
9 Huron
19,309
10 Pierre
17,664
11 Vermillion
15,219

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).