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Davison County, South Dakota

Davison County had 19,907 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.6 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
19,907
#10 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,833 in US
Area
435.6 sq mi
#63 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,325 in US
Density
46 / sq mi
#4 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,559 in US
Median household income
$67,847
#29 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,140 in US

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

Davison County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Davison County population, land area and income

Davison County had 19,907 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.6 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 45.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in South Dakota has 5,296 residents, so Davison County is 3.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,847 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,907

3144th1st

1833rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

436 sq mi

3144th1st

2325th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1559th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,847

3143rd1st

1140th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

19,907

66th1st

10th of 66 (SD)

Land area

436 sq mi

66th1st

63rd of 66 (SD)

Density

45.7 / sq mi

66th1st

4th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$67,847

66th1st

29th of 66 (SD)

How Davison County's population changed since 2020

Davison County lost 47 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 45th 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, Davison County recorded 990 births and 1,006 deaths, a natural change of -16. Net international migration added +135 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -152. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 152 people.

20.0k202019.9k202120.0k202220.0k202319.9k2024
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
990
Deaths
1,006
Net international migration
+135
Net domestic migration
-152
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-66

Where Davison County is

The Census internal point of Davison County is at 43.680400, -98.155900. 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 Davison 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: Davison County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.680400, -98.155900
DMS
43°40'49.44"N 98°09'21.24"W
UTM
14N 568037.3E 4836722.7N
Geohash
9zf0qrv0c
Plus code
86M3MRJV+5J

Towns in Davison County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Davison County, 15,621 people together, or 78% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Davison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mitchell with 15,621.

  1. 01Mitchell15,621
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Davison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Davison County. The most populous is Hutchinson County, SD, with 7,416 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 118.7 miles WNW of Davison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 71.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 6.5 miles away.

Davison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Davison County is 46035: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,847.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Davison County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,907. That is down 47 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,954.

What is the FIPS code of Davison County?

46035. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Davison County?

Mitchell, with 15,621 residents inside Davison County in 2024.

Which counties border Davison County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hutchinson County, SD; Hanson County, SD; Douglas County, SD; Aurora County, SD; Sanborn 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)

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