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Jackson County, South Dakota

Jackson County had 2,737 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,863.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 10th by land area.

Population
2,737
#51 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,979 in US
Area
1,863.9 sq mi
#10 of 66 in South Dakota · #312 in US
Density
1.5 / sq mi
#58 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,031 in US
Median household income
$47,946
#62 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,835 in US

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

Jackson County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 2,737 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,863.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 1.5 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; Jackson County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,946 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,737

3144th1st

2979th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,864 sq mi

3144th1st

312th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

3031st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,946

3143rd1st

2835th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

2,737

66th1st

51st of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,864 sq mi

66th1st

10th of 66 (SD)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

66th1st

58th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$47,946

66th1st

62nd of 66 (SD)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County lost 66 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 56th 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, Jackson County recorded 274 births and 178 deaths, a natural change of +96. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -172. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 172 people.

2,80320202,86720212,83320222,77220232,7372024
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
274
Deaths
178
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
-172
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-35

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 43.677500, -101.626300. 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 Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.677500, -101.626300
DMS
43°40'39.00"N 101°37'34.68"W
UTM
14N 288298.0E 4839406.5N
Geohash
9xz8rrjzz
Plus code
85MWM9HF+2F

Towns in Jackson County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Jackson County. Its 2,737 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jackson County. The most populous is Pennington County, SD, with 115,979 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 79.5 miles NE of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 245.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Box Elder, SD (population 13,887), 78.4 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 46071: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,946.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,737. That is down 66 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,803.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

46071. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

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

Which counties border Jackson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pennington County, SD; Oglala Lakota County, SD; Todd County, SD; Bennett County, SD; Haakon County, SD; Mellette County, SD; Jones 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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