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Brule County, South Dakota

Brule County had 5,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 817.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 38th by land area.

Population
5,261
#35 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,801 in US
Area
817.2 sq mi
#38 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,036 in US
Density
6.4 / sq mi
#30 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,708 in US
Median household income
$69,383
#24 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,047 in US

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

Brule County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Brule County population, land area and income

Brule County had 5,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 817.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 6.4 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, about the same as Brule County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,383 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,261

3144th1st

2801st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

817 sq mi

3144th1st

1036th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2708th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,383

3143rd1st

1047th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

5,261

66th1st

35th of 66 (SD)

Land area

817 sq mi

66th1st

38th of 66 (SD)

Density

6.4 / sq mi

66th1st

30th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$69,383

66th1st

24th of 66 (SD)

How Brule County's population changed since 2020

Brule County gained 11 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 40th 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, Brule County recorded 272 births and 226 deaths, a natural change of +46. Net international migration added +16 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -50. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 50 people.

5,25020205,25220215,32420225,32620235,2612024
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
272
Deaths
226
Net international migration
+16
Net domestic migration
-50
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-65

Where Brule County is

The Census internal point of Brule County is at 43.729900, -99.092900. 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 Brule 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: Brule County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.729900, -99.092900
DMS
43°43'47.64"N 99°05'34.44"W
UTM
14N 492518.1E 4841878.3N
Geohash
9zc8c0fc0
Plus code
86M2PWH4+XR

Towns in Brule County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Brule County, 2,453 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Brule County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Chamberlain with 2,453.

  1. 01Chamberlain2,453
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Brule County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Brule County. The most populous is Charles Mix County, SD, with 9,343 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 76.2 miles NW of Brule County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 118.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 52.4 miles away.

Brule County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Brule County is 46015: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,383.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Brule County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,261. That is up 11 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,250.

What is the FIPS code of Brule County?

46015. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Brule County?

Chamberlain, with 2,453 residents inside Brule County in 2024.

Which counties border Brule County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Charles Mix County, SD; Lyman County, SD; Aurora County, SD; Buffalo County, SD; Jerauld 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.