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Hamlin County, South Dakota

Hamlin County had 6,596 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 507.1 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 60th by land area.

Population
6,596
#27 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,693 in US
Area
507.1 sq mi
#60 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,048 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#16 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,461 in US
Median household income
$87,571
#3 of 66 in South Dakota · #282 in US

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

Hamlin County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Hamlin County population, land area and income

Hamlin County had 6,596 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 507.1 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 13.0 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; Hamlin County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $87,571 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,596

3144th1st

2693rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

507 sq mi

3144th1st

2048th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2461st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$87,571

3143rd1st

282nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

6,596

66th1st

27th of 66 (SD)

Land area

507 sq mi

66th1st

60th of 66 (SD)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

66th1st

16th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$87,571

66th1st

3rd of 66 (SD)

How Hamlin County's population changed since 2020

Hamlin County gained 435 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.1%. That ranks 4th 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, Hamlin County recorded 579 births and 259 deaths, a natural change of +320. Net international migration added +83 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +30. The largest single component was natural change, which added 320 people.

6,16120206,26120216,39520226,45020236,5962024
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
579
Deaths
259
Net international migration
+83
Net domestic migration
+30
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+146

Where Hamlin County is

The Census internal point of Hamlin County is at 44.680600, -97.178600. 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 Hamlin 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: Hamlin County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.680600, -97.178600
DMS
44°40'50.16"N 97°10'42.96"W
UTM
14N 644349.8E 4949083.7N
Geohash
9zfyhtueq
Plus code
86P4MRJC+6H

Towns in Hamlin County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Hamlin County. Its 6,596 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Hamlin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hamlin County. 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 157.5 miles W of Hamlin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 81.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Watertown, SD (population 23,492), 15.8 miles away.

Hamlin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hamlin County is 46057: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $87,571.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hamlin County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,596. That is up 435 people (7.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,161.

What is the FIPS code of Hamlin County?

46057. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hamlin County?

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

Which counties border Hamlin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brookings County, SD; Codington County, SD; Kingsbury County, SD; Deuel County, SD; Clark 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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