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Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Bon Homme County had 7,071 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.6 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 55th by land area.

Population
7,071
#26 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,655 in US
Area
563.6 sq mi
#55 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,827 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#18 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,481 in US
Median household income
$67,069
#34 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,203 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bon Homme County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Bon Homme County population, land area and income

Bon Homme County had 7,071 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.6 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 12.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in South Dakota has 5,296 residents; Bon Homme County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,069 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,071

3144th1st

2655th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

564 sq mi

3144th1st

1827th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2481st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,069

3143rd1st

1203rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

7,071

66th1st

26th of 66 (SD)

Land area

564 sq mi

66th1st

55th of 66 (SD)

Density

12.5 / sq mi

66th1st

18th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$67,069

66th1st

34th of 66 (SD)

How Bon Homme County's population changed since 2020

Bon Homme County gained 99 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 26th of 66 in South Dakota for growth. The median South Dakota county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +4.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bon Homme County recorded 303 births and 430 deaths, a natural change of -127. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +190. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 190 people.

6,97220207,00220217,08820227,08820237,0712024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
303
Deaths
430
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+190
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-17

Where Bon Homme County is

The Census internal point of Bon Homme County is at 42.985700, -97.884200. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades South Dakota's 66 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bon Homme County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Davison County: -0.2%Minnehaha County: +5.5%Bennett County: -3.0%Clark County: +3.2%Hamlin County: +7.1%Jerauld County: +2.8%Brule County: +0.2%Aurora County: +0.4%Turner County: +4.6%Beadle County: +1.5%Hand County: -1.6%Kingsbury County: +1.0%McCook County: +1.7%Miner County: -0.0%Lyman County: +0.5%Codington County: +3.3%Deuel County: +0.8%Sully County: +1.1%Oglala Lakota County: -2.1%Edmunds County: +0.8%Sanborn County: +2.7%Spink County: -3.7%Lake County: -0.1%Hyde County: -3.0%Potter County: -2.9%Perkins County: -0.6%Faulk County: +0.5%Day County: -0.5%Clay County: +1.6%Hanson County: +0.5%Fall River County: +5.5%Brookings County: +5.9%Yankton County: +1.0%Hutchinson County: -0.1%Butte County: +5.8%Custer County: +11.8%Lawrence County: +11.5%Hughes County: -1.2%Grant County: +1.0%Brown County: -1.9%Gregory County: +2.8%Campbell County: -2.8%Bon Homme County: +1.4%McPherson County: -4.0%Lincoln County: +14.6%Stanley County: +1.5%Walworth County: -0.5%Harding County: +1.3%Marshall County: +2.3%Union County: +3.2%Pennington County: +5.8%Buffalo County: -5.8%Moody County: +3.0%Tripp County: +2.0%Roberts County: +0.2%Charles Mix County: -0.3%Meade County: +3.4%Haakon County: -1.8%Jones County: -5.3%Douglas County: +0.5%Dewey County: +1.9%Corson County: -3.6%Mellette County: -4.6%Todd County: -1.6%Jackson County: -2.4%Ziebach County: +1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.8%
  2. < +0.2%
  3. < +1.3%
  4. < +3.2%
  5. ≥ +3.2%
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Orange pin: Bon Homme County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
42.985700, -97.884200
DMS
42°59'8.52"N 97°53'3.12"W
UTM
14N 590968.5E 4759830.8N
Geohash
9zdks96cu
Plus code
86J4X4P8+78

Towns in Bon Homme County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bon Homme County, 2,994 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bon Homme County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Springfield with 1,912.

  1. 01Springfield1,912
  2. 02Tyndall1,082
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bon Homme County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Bon Homme County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Yankton County, SD, with 23,509 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 155.7 miles NW of Bon Homme County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 69.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Yankton, SD (population 15,670), 25.7 miles away.

Bon Homme County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bon Homme County is 46009: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,069.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bon Homme County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,071. That is up 99 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,972.

What is the FIPS code of Bon Homme County?

46009. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bon Homme County?

Springfield, with 1,912 residents inside Bon Homme County in 2024.

Which counties border Bon Homme County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Yankton County, SD; Charles Mix County, SD; Knox County, NE; Hutchinson County, SD.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.