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Gregory County, South Dakota

Gregory County had 4,110 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,015.0 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 29th by land area.

Population
4,110
#39 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,874 in US
Area
1,015.0 sq mi
#29 of 66 in South Dakota · #660 in US
Density
4.0 / sq mi
#41 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,826 in US
Median household income
$54,134
#57 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,402 in US

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

Gregory County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Gregory County population, land area and income

Gregory County had 4,110 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,015.0 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 4.0 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; Gregory County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,134 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,110

3144th1st

2874th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,015 sq mi

3144th1st

660th of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2826th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,134

3143rd1st

2402nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

4,110

66th1st

39th of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,015 sq mi

66th1st

29th of 66 (SD)

Density

4.0 / sq mi

66th1st

41st of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$54,134

66th1st

57th of 66 (SD)

How Gregory County's population changed since 2020

Gregory County gained 110 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 17th 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, Gregory County recorded 198 births and 234 deaths, a natural change of -36. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +148. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 148 people.

4,00020203,95420213,99320224,02320234,1102024
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
198
Deaths
234
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+148
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+87

Where Gregory County is

The Census internal point of Gregory County is at 43.175100, -99.206600. 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 Gregory 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: Gregory County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.175100, -99.206600
DMS
43°10'30.36"N 99°12'23.76"W
UTM
14N 483208.3E 4780280.4N
Geohash
9z9mw7zcn
Plus code
86M25QGV+29

Towns in Gregory County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Gregory County, 1,270 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gregory County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gregory with 1,270.

  1. 01Gregory1,270
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gregory County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Gregory County, including 2 across a state line. 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 100.1 miles NW of Gregory County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 126.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 69.8 miles away.

Gregory County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gregory County is 46053: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,134.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gregory County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,110. That is up 110 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,000.

What is the FIPS code of Gregory County?

46053. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gregory County?

Gregory, with 1,270 residents inside Gregory County in 2024.

Which counties border Gregory County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Charles Mix County, SD; Tripp County, SD; Lyman County, SD; Boyd County, NE; Keya Paha County, NE.

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.