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Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Kingsbury County had 5,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 832.2 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 37th by land area.

Population
5,261
#36 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,802 in US
Area
832.2 sq mi
#37 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,011 in US
Density
6.3 / sq mi
#32 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,715 in US
Median household income
$67,518
#31 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,166 in US

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

Kingsbury County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Kingsbury County population, land area and income

Kingsbury County had 5,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 832.2 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 6.3 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, about the same as Kingsbury County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,518 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,261

3144th1st

2802nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

832 sq mi

3144th1st

1011th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2715th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,518

3143rd1st

1166th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

5,261

66th1st

36th of 66 (SD)

Land area

832 sq mi

66th1st

37th of 66 (SD)

Density

6.3 / sq mi

66th1st

32nd of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$67,518

66th1st

31st of 66 (SD)

How Kingsbury County's population changed since 2020

Kingsbury County gained 54 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 31st 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, Kingsbury County recorded 270 births and 323 deaths, a natural change of -53. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +123. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 123 people.

5,20720205,21020215,28220225,26220235,2612024
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
270
Deaths
323
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
+123
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-1

Where Kingsbury County is

The Census internal point of Kingsbury County is at 44.363000, -97.499300. 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 Kingsbury 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: Kingsbury County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.363000, -97.499300
DMS
44°21'46.80"N 97°29'57.48"W
UTM
14N 619581.6E 4913286.9N
Geohash
9zfsmk51j
Plus code
86P49G72+67

Towns in Kingsbury County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kingsbury County, 1,037 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kingsbury County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is De Smet with 1,037.

  1. 01De Smet1,037
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kingsbury County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Kingsbury 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 140.6 miles W of Kingsbury County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 68.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Huron, SD (population 14,515), 35.1 miles away.

Kingsbury County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kingsbury County is 46077: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,518.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kingsbury County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,261. That is up 54 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,207.

What is the FIPS code of Kingsbury County?

46077. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kingsbury County?

De Smet, with 1,037 residents inside Kingsbury County in 2024.

Which counties border Kingsbury County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brookings County, SD; Beadle County, SD; Lake County, SD; Hamlin County, SD; Clark 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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