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Mellette County, South Dakota

Mellette County had 1,834 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,307.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 21st by land area.

Population
1,834
#59 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,053 in US
Area
1,307.3 sq mi
#21 of 66 in South Dakota · #458 in US
Density
1.4 / sq mi
#61 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,038 in US
Median household income
$48,596
#59 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,800 in US

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

Mellette County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Mellette County population, land area and income

Mellette County had 1,834 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,307.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 1.4 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, so Mellette County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,596 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,834

3144th1st

3053rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,307 sq mi

3144th1st

458th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

3038th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,596

3143rd1st

2800th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

1,834

66th1st

59th of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,307 sq mi

66th1st

21st of 66 (SD)

Density

1.4 / sq mi

66th1st

61st of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$48,596

66th1st

59th of 66 (SD)

How Mellette County's population changed since 2020

Mellette County lost 88 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.6%. That ranks 64th 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, Mellette County recorded 120 births and 149 deaths, a natural change of -29. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -55. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 55 people.

1,92220201,90020211,86720221,84320231,8342024
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
120
Deaths
149
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-55
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-9

Where Mellette County is

The Census internal point of Mellette County is at 43.581300, -100.755200. 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 Mellette 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: Mellette County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.581300, -100.755200
DMS
43°34'52.68"N 100°45'18.72"W
UTM
14N 358291.4E 4826867.0N
Geohash
9z8rgm8r3
Plus code
85MXH6JV+GW

Towns in Mellette County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Mellette County. Its 1,834 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Mellette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Mellette County. The most populous is Todd County, SD, with 9,172 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 58.0 miles NNE of Mellette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 201.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pierre, SD (population 13,788), 59.0 miles away.

Mellette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mellette County is 46095: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,596.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mellette County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,834. That is down 88 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,922.

What is the FIPS code of Mellette County?

46095. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mellette County?

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

Which counties border Mellette County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Todd County, SD; Tripp County, SD; Lyman County, SD; Bennett County, SD; Jackson 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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