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Edmunds County, South Dakota

Edmunds County had 4,027 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,126.0 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 25th by land area.

Population
4,027
#40 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,883 in US
Area
1,126.0 sq mi
#25 of 66 in South Dakota · #557 in US
Density
3.6 / sq mi
#45 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,860 in US
Median household income
$74,870
#10 of 66 in South Dakota · #674 in US

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

Edmunds County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Edmunds County population, land area and income

Edmunds County had 4,027 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,126.0 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 3.6 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; Edmunds County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,870 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,027

3144th1st

2883rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,126 sq mi

3144th1st

557th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2860th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,870

3143rd1st

674th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

4,027

66th1st

40th of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,126 sq mi

66th1st

25th of 66 (SD)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

66th1st

45th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$74,870

66th1st

10th of 66 (SD)

How Edmunds County's population changed since 2020

Edmunds County gained 30 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 34th 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, Edmunds County recorded 215 births and 204 deaths, a natural change of +11. Net international migration added +13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +6. The largest single component was international migration, which added 13 people.

3,99720204,04420214,10320224,06720234,0272024
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
215
Deaths
204
Net international migration
+13
Net domestic migration
+6
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-40

Where Edmunds County is

The Census internal point of Edmunds County is at 45.411700, -99.205400. 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 Edmunds 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: Edmunds County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
45.411700, -99.205400
DMS
45°24'42.12"N 99°12'19.44"W
UTM
14N 483927.7E 5028707.2N
Geohash
cb16qdby6
Plus code
86Q2CQ6V+MR

Towns in Edmunds County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Edmunds County. Its 4,027 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Edmunds County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Edmunds County. The most populous is Brown County, SD, with 37,495 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 91.3 miles SW of Edmunds County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 151.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Aberdeen, SD (population 27,919), 35.9 miles away.

Edmunds County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Edmunds County is 46045: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,870.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Edmunds County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,027. That is up 30 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,997.

What is the FIPS code of Edmunds County?

46045. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Edmunds County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Edmunds County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Edmunds County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brown County, SD; Walworth County, SD; Potter County, SD; McPherson County, SD; Faulk 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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