There are 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.
South Dakota's postal abbreviation is SD and its FIPS state code is 46.
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Table of counties
| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Formed from |
Etymology |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Aurora County | 003 | Plankinton | 1881 | Cragin and Wetmore counties | Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn | 3,058 | 708 sq mi (1,834 km2) |
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| Beadle County | 005 | Huron | 1879 | Buchard, Clark, Kingsbury, and Spink counties | William Henry Harrison Beadle | 17,023 | 1,259 sq mi (3,261 km2) |
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| Bennett County | 007 | Martin | 1909 | Lugenbeel, Shannon, Washabaugh, and Washington counties | Granville G. Bennett, justice of the Supreme Court for the Dakota Territory | 3,574 | 1,185 sq mi (3,069 km2) |
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| Bon Homme County | 009 | Tyndall | 1862 | Unorganized territory | French word meaning "good man" | 7,260 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km2) |
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| Brookings County | 011 | Brookings | 1862 | Unorganized territory | Wilmot Brookings, pioneer judge | 28,220 | 794 sq mi (2,056 km2) |
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| Brown County | 013 | Aberdeen | 1879 | Beadle County | Alfred Brown, territorial legislator | 35,460 | 1,713 sq mi (4,437 km2) |
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| Brule County | 015 | Chamberlain | 1875 | Charles Mix County | Brulé Sioux Native Americans | 5,364 | 819 sq mi (2,121 km2) |
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| Buffalo County | 017 | Gann Valley | 1873 | Unorganized territory | American Bison | 2,032 | 471 sq mi (1,220 km2) |
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| Butte County | 019 | Belle Fourche | 1883 | Harding | Buttes in the region | 9,094 | 2,249 sq mi (5,825 km2) |
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| Campbell County | 021 | Mound City | 1873 | Buffalo | Newton B. Campbell, territorial legislator | 1,782 | 736 sq mi (1,906 km2) |
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| Charles Mix County | 023 | Lake Andes | 1862 | Unorganized territory | Charles E Mix, commisioner of Indian Affairs | 9,350 | 1,098 sq mi (2,844 km2) |
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| Clark County | 025 | Clark | 1873 | Hanson | Newton Clark, territorial legislator | 4,143 | 958 sq mi (2,481 km2) |
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| Clay County | 027 | Vermillion | 1862 | Unorganized territory | Henry Clay | 13,537 | 412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
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| Codington County | 029 | Watertown | 1877 | Indian lands | Reverend G.S. Codington | 25,897 | 688 sq mi (1,782 km2) |
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| Corson County | 031 | McIntosh | 1909 | Indian lands | Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court | 4,181 | 2,473 sq mi (6,405 km2) |
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| Custer County | 033 | Custer | 1875 | Indian lands | General George Armstrong Custer | 7,275 | 1,558 sq mi (4,035 km2) |
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| Davison County | 035 | Mitchell | 1873 | Hanson | Henry C. Davison, early resident of county | 18,741 | 436 sq mi (1,129 km2) |
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| Day County | 037 | Webster | 1879 | Clark | Merrit H. Day, territorial legislator | 6,267 | 1,029 sq mi (2,665 km2) |
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| Deuel County | 039 | Clear Lake | 1862 | Brookings | Jacob S. Deuel, pioneer legislator | 4,498 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km2) |
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| Dewey County | 041 | Timber Lake | 1873 | Armstrong County and Indian lands | William P. Dewey, territorial surveyor-general | 5,972 | 2,303 sq mi (5,965 km2) |
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| Douglas County | 043 | Armour | 1873 | Charles Mix | Stephen A. Douglas | 3,458 | 434 sq mi (1,124 km2) |
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| Edmunds County | 045 | Ipswich | 1873 | Buffalo | Newton Edmunds, Governor of Dakota Territory | 4,367 | 1,146 sq mi (2,968 km2) |
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| Fall River County | 047 | Hot Springs | 1883 | Custer | Fall River | 7,453 | 1,740 sq mi (4,507 km2) |
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| Faulk County | 049 | Faulkton | 1873 | Unorganized lands | Andrew Jackson Faulk, Governor of Dakota Territory | 2,640 | 1,000 sq mi (2,590 km2) |
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| Grant County | 051 | Milbank | 1873 | Codington and Deuel counties | Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. President and American Civil War general | 7,847 | 682 sq mi (1,766 km2) |
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| Gregory County | 053 | Burke | 1862 | Unorganized territory | John Shaw Gregory, territorial legislator | 4,792 | 1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2) |
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| Haakon County | 055 | Philip | 1914 | Stanley County | King Haakon VII of Norway | 2,196 | 1,813 sq mi (4,696 km2) |
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| Hamlin County | 057 | Hayti | 1873 | Deuel County | Hannibal Hamlin, Vice-President and United States Senator | 5,540 | 511 sq mi (1,323 km2) |
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| Hand County | 059 | Miller | 1873 | Buffalo County | George H. Hand, territorial official | 3,741 | 1,437 sq mi (3,722 km2) |
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| Hanson County | 061 | Alexandria | 1873 | Buffalo and Deuel counties | Joseph R. Hanson | 3,139 | 435 sq mi (1,127 km2) |
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| Harding County | 063 | Buffalo | 1909 | Unorganized lands | J.A. Harding | 1,353 | 2,671 sq mi (6,918 km2) |
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| Hughes County | 065 | Pierre | 1880 | Buffalo County | Alexander Hughes | 16,481 | 741 sq mi (1,919 km2) |
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| Hutchinson County | 067 | Olivet | 1862 | Unorganized territory | John Hutchinson | 8,075 | 813 sq mi (2,106 km2) |
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| Hyde County | 069 | Highmore | 1873 | Buffalo County | James Hyde | 1,671 | 861 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 071 | Kadoka | 1914 | Stanley County | J.R. Jackson | 2,930 | 1,869 sq mi (4,841 km2) |
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| Jerauld County | 073 | Wessington Springs | 1883 | Aurora County | H.A. Jerauld | 2,295 | 530 sq mi (1,373 km2) |
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| Jones County | 075 | Murdo | 1916 | Lyman County | Jones County Iowa | 1,193 | 971 sq mi (2,515 km2) |
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| Kingsbury County | 077 | De Smet | 1873 | Hanson County | George W. Kingsbury and T.A. Kingsbury | 5,815 | 838 sq mi (2,170 km2) |
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| Lake County | 079 | Madison | 1873 | Brookings and Hanson counties | lakes within the county | 11,276 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km2) |
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| Lawrence County | 081 | Deadwood | 1875 | Unorganized territory | John Lawrence | 21,802 | 800 sq mi (2,072 km2) |
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| Lincoln County | 083 | Canton | 1867 | Unorganized territory | Abraham Lincoln | 24,131 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km2) |
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| Lyman County | 085 | Kennebec | 1873 | Unorganized territory | W.P. Lyman | 3,895 | 1,640 sq mi (4,248 km2) |
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| Marshall County | 091 | Britton | 1885 | Day County | Marshall Vincent | 4,576 | 839 sq mi (2,173 km2) |
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| McCook County | 087 | Salem | 1873 | Hanson County | Edwin McCook | 5,832 | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
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| McPherson County | 089 | Leola | 1873 | Buffalo County | James B. McPherson | 2,904 | 1,137 sq mi (2,945 km2) |
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| Meade County | 093 | Sturgis | 1889 | Lawrence County | George Meade | 24,253 | 3,471 sq mi (8,990 km2) |
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| Mellette County | 095 | White River | 1909 | Lyman County | Arthur C. Mellette | 2,083 | 1,307 sq mi (3,385 km2) |
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| Miner County | 097 | Howard | 1873 | Hanson County | Nelson Miner and Ephriam Miner | 2,884 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km2) |
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| Minnehaha County | 099 | Sioux Falls | 1862 | Unorganized territory | Native American for waterfall | 148,281 | 809 sq mi (2,095 km2) |
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| Moody County | 101 | Flandreau | 1873 | Brookings and Minnehaha counties | Gideon C. Moody | 6,595 | 520 sq mi (1,347 km2) |
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| Pennington County | 103 | Rapid City | 1875 | Unotganized territory | John L. Pennington | 88,565 | 2,776 sq mi (7,190 km2) |
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| Perkins County | 105 | Bison | 1909 | Butte and Harding counties | Henry E. Perkins | 3,363 | 2,872 sq mi (7,438 km2) |
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| Potter County | 107 | Gettysburg | 1875 | Buffalo County | Joel A. Potter | 2,693 | 866 sq mi (2,243 km2) |
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| Roberts County | 109 | Sisseton | 1883 | Grant County | S.G. Roberts | 10,016 | 1,101 sq mi (2,852 km2) |
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| Sanborn County | 111 | Woonsocket | 1883 | Miner County | George W. Sanborn | 2,675 | 569 sq mi (1,474 km2) |
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| Shannon County | 113 | Hot Springs | 1875 | Fall River County | Peter Shannon | 12,466 | 2,094 sq mi (5,423 km2) |
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| Spink County | 115 | Redfield | 1873 | Hanson County | S.L. Spink | 7,454 | 1,504 sq mi (3,895 km2) |
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| Stanley County | 117 | Fort Pierre | 1873 | Unorganized territory | David S. Stanley | 2,772 | 1,443 sq mi (3,737 km2) |
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| Sully County | 119 | Onida | 1873 | Potter County | Alfred Sully | 1,556 | 1,007 sq mi (2,608 km2) |
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| Todd County | 121 | Winner | 1909 | Meyer and Tripp counties | John Blair Smith Todd | 9,050 | 1,388 sq mi (3,595 km2) |
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| Tripp County | 123 | Winner | 1873 | Unorganized territory | Bartlett Tripp | 6,430 | 1,614 sq mi (4,180 km2) |
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| Turner County | 125 | Parker | 1871 | Lincoln County | John W. Turner | 8,849 | 617 sq mi (1,598 km2) |
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| Union County | 127 | Elk Point | 1862 | Unorganized territory | pro-Union people during the civil war | 12,584 | 460 sq mi (1,191 km2) |
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| Walworth County | 129 | Selby | 1873 | Buffalo County | Walworth County Wisconsin | 5,974 | 708 sq mi (1,834 km2) |
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| Yankton County | 135 | Yankton | 1862 | Unorganized territory | Yankton Sioux Native Americans | 21,652 | 522 sq mi (1,352 km2) |
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| Ziebach County | 137 | Dupree | 1911 | Armstrong, Schnasse, and Sterling counties | Frank M. Ziebach | 2,519 | 1,962 sq mi (5,082 km2) |
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Former Counties
- Armstrong County Organized from Unorganized lands in 1873, dissolved into Hutchinson in 1879, re-organized from Pratt County in 1895, dissolved into Dewey, Haakon, and Ziebach in 1952
- Boreman County Organized from Unorganized lands and Campbell County in 1873, abolished in 1909, became part of Corson County
- Bramble County Organized from Unorganized lands in 1873, dissolved into Miner County in 1879
- Burchard County
- Cragin County Organized from Unorganized lands in 1873, became Aurora County in 1881
- Greeley County
- Lugenbeel County Organized from Unorganized lands, Meyer and Pratt Counties in 1875; abolished in 1909, became part of Bennett and Todd Counties
- Mills County
- Nowlin County (??-??)
- Pratt County (??-??)
- Schnasse County (??-??)
- Sterling County (??-??)
- Stone County
- Thompson County
- Washabaugh County Formed from Lugenbeel County in 1883, annexed into Jackson County in 1983.
- Wetmore County Organized from Unorganized lands in 1873, dissolved to form Aurora County in 1881, reformed as Jerauld County in 1883.
- Wood County
Population density map
Darker colors indicate heavier density.
References
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/sd.html. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=SD. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
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