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Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Hutchinson County had 7,416 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 813.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 39th by land area.

Population
7,416
#24 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,624 in US
Area
813.0 sq mi
#39 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,041 in US
Density
9.1 / sq mi
#22 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,597 in US
Median household income
$68,648
#27 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,089 in US

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

Hutchinson County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Hutchinson County population, land area and income

Hutchinson County had 7,416 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 813.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 9.1 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; Hutchinson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,648 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,416

3144th1st

2624th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

813 sq mi

3144th1st

1041st of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2597th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,648

3143rd1st

1089th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

7,416

66th1st

24th of 66 (SD)

Land area

813 sq mi

66th1st

39th of 66 (SD)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

66th1st

22nd of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$68,648

66th1st

27th of 66 (SD)

How Hutchinson County's population changed since 2020

Hutchinson County lost 9 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 44th 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, Hutchinson County recorded 391 births and 465 deaths, a natural change of -74. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 74 people.

7,42520207,37920217,37520227,42320237,4162024
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
391
Deaths
465
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
+44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-7

Where Hutchinson County is

The Census internal point of Hutchinson County is at 43.336700, -97.749400. 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 Hutchinson 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: Hutchinson County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.336700, -97.749400
DMS
43°20'12.12"N 97°44'57.84"W
UTM
14N 601376.5E 4798965.2N
Geohash
9zdqx9jn9
Plus code
86M487P2+M6

Towns in Hutchinson County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hutchinson County, 2,850 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hutchinson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Parkston with 1,542.

  1. 01Parkston1,542
  2. 02Freeman1,308
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hutchinson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Hutchinson County. The most populous is Yankton County, SD, with 23,509 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 147.7 miles WNW of Hutchinson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 52.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 30.7 miles away.

Hutchinson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hutchinson County is 46067: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,648.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hutchinson County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,416. That is down 9 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,425.

What is the FIPS code of Hutchinson County?

46067. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hutchinson County?

Parkston, with 1,542 residents inside Hutchinson County in 2024.

Which counties border Hutchinson County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Yankton County, SD; Davison County, SD; Charles Mix County, SD; Turner County, SD; Bon Homme County, SD; McCook County, SD; Hanson County, SD; Douglas 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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