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Hanson County, South Dakota

Hanson County had 3,477 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 434.6 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 64th by land area.

Population
3,477
#44 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,924 in US
Area
434.6 sq mi
#64 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,336 in US
Density
8.0 / sq mi
#25 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,643 in US
Median household income
$72,307
#18 of 66 in South Dakota · #834 in US

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

Hanson County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Hanson County population, land area and income

Hanson County had 3,477 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 434.6 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 8.0 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; Hanson County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,307 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,477

3144th1st

2924th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

435 sq mi

3144th1st

2336th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2643rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,307

3143rd1st

834th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

3,477

66th1st

44th of 66 (SD)

Land area

435 sq mi

66th1st

64th of 66 (SD)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

66th1st

25th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$72,307

66th1st

18th of 66 (SD)

How Hanson County's population changed since 2020

Hanson County gained 17 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 37th 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, Hanson County recorded 162 births and 108 deaths, a natural change of +54. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -44. The largest single component was natural change, which added 54 people.

3,46020203,50720213,46120223,45720233,4772024
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
162
Deaths
108
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
-44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+20

Where Hanson County is

The Census internal point of Hanson County is at 43.680600, -97.796800. 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 Hanson 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: Hanson County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.680600, -97.796800
DMS
43°40'50.16"N 97°47'48.48"W
UTM
14N 596981.8E 4837102.1N
Geohash
9zf2qxf9c
Plus code
86M4M6J3+67

Towns in Hanson County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Hanson County. Its 3,477 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Hanson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hanson County. The most populous is Davison County, SD, with 19,907 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 135.2 miles WNW of Hanson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 54.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 12.7 miles away.

Hanson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hanson County is 46061: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,307.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hanson County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,477. That is up 17 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,460.

What is the FIPS code of Hanson County?

46061. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hanson County?

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

Which counties border Hanson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Davison County, SD; Hutchinson County, SD; McCook County, SD; Sanborn County, SD; Miner 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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