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Lincoln County, South Dakota

Lincoln County had 75,244 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.3 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 51st by land area.

Population
75,244
#3 of 66 in South Dakota · #750 in US
Area
577.3 sq mi
#51 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,713 in US
Density
130 / sq mi
#2 of 66 in South Dakota · #753 in US
Median household income
$102,130
#1 of 66 in South Dakota · #119 in US

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

Lincoln County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 75,244 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.3 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 130.3 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in South Dakota has 5,296 residents, so Lincoln County is 14.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $102,130 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

75,244

3144th1st

750th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

577 sq mi

3144th1st

1713th of 3,144 (US)

Density

130.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

753rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$102,130

3143rd1st

119th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

75,244

66th1st

3rd of 66 (SD)

Land area

577 sq mi

66th1st

51st of 66 (SD)

Density

130.3 / sq mi

66th1st

2nd of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$102,130

66th1st

1st of 66 (SD)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County gained 9,596 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.6%. That ranks 1st 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, Lincoln County recorded 3,204 births and 1,531 deaths, a natural change of +1,673. Net international migration added +308 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8,052. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8,052 people.

65.6k202068.0k202171.2k202273.1k202375.2k2024
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
3,204
Deaths
1,531
Net international migration
+308
Net domestic migration
+8,052
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,102

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 43.279400, -96.722300. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.279400, -96.722300
DMS
43°16'45.84"N 96°43'20.28"W
UTM
14N 684811.2E 4794361.5N
Geohash
9zenpnbbz
Plus code
86M577HH+Q3

Towns in Lincoln County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lincoln County, 64,313 people together, or 85% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sioux Falls with 40,539.

  1. 01Sioux Falls (part)40,539
  2. 02Harrisburg10,203
  3. 03Tea7,699
  4. 04Canton2,974
  5. 05Lennox2,539
  6. 06Beresford (part)359
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lincoln County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Minnehaha County, SD, with 208,639 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 195.6 miles WNW of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 18.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Harrisburg, SD (population 10,203), 10.7 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 46083: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $102,130.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 75,244. That is up 9,596 people (14.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,648.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

46083. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (083) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

Sioux Falls, with 40,539 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024 (209,289 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Lincoln County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Minnehaha County, SD; Sioux County, IA; Union County, SD; Clay County, SD; Lyon County, IA; Turner 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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