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Deuel County, South Dakota

Deuel County had 4,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 622.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 49th by land area.

Population
4,335
#38 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,866 in US
Area
622.7 sq mi
#49 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,549 in US
Density
7.0 / sq mi
#27 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,690 in US
Median household income
$67,290
#33 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,183 in US

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

Deuel County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Deuel County population, land area and income

Deuel County had 4,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 622.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 7.0 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; Deuel County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,290 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,335

3144th1st

2866th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

623 sq mi

3144th1st

1549th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2690th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,290

3143rd1st

1183rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

4,335

66th1st

38th of 66 (SD)

Land area

623 sq mi

66th1st

49th of 66 (SD)

Density

7.0 / sq mi

66th1st

27th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$67,290

66th1st

33rd of 66 (SD)

How Deuel County's population changed since 2020

Deuel County gained 33 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 33rd 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, Deuel County recorded 239 births and 204 deaths, a natural change of +35. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -4. The largest single component was natural change, which added 35 people.

4,30220204,29920214,35720224,34520234,3352024
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
239
Deaths
204
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-4
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-10

Where Deuel County is

The Census internal point of Deuel County is at 44.756300, -96.690200. 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 Deuel 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: Deuel County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.756300, -96.690200
DMS
44°45'22.68"N 96°41'24.72"W
UTM
14N 682818.1E 4958474.3N
Geohash
9zgnxg8k7
Plus code
86P5Q845+GW

Towns in Deuel County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Deuel County, 1,201 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Deuel County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clear Lake with 1,201.

  1. 01Clear Lake1,201
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Deuel County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Deuel County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Brookings County, SD, with 36,359 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 182.0 miles W of Deuel County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 84.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Watertown, SD (population 23,492), 25.2 miles away.

Deuel County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Deuel County is 46039: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,290.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Deuel County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,335. That is up 33 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,302.

What is the FIPS code of Deuel County?

46039. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Deuel County?

Clear Lake, with 1,201 residents inside Deuel County in 2024.

Which counties border Deuel County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brookings County, SD; Codington County, SD; Yellow Medicine County, MN; Grant County, SD; Lac qui Parle County, MN; Hamlin County, SD; Lincoln County, MN.

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.