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Miner County, South Dakota

Miner County had 2,303 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.2 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
2,303
#56 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,020 in US
Area
570.2 sq mi
#53 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,776 in US
Density
4.0 / sq mi
#42 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,827 in US
Median household income
$69,943
#21 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,007 in US

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

Miner County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Miner County population, land area and income

Miner County had 2,303 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.2 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 4.0 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 Miner County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,943 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,303

3144th1st

3020th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

570 sq mi

3144th1st

1776th of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2827th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,943

3143rd1st

1007th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

2,303

66th1st

56th of 66 (SD)

Land area

570 sq mi

66th1st

53rd of 66 (SD)

Density

4.0 / sq mi

66th1st

42nd of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$69,943

66th1st

21st of 66 (SD)

How Miner County's population changed since 2020

Miner County lost 1 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 42nd 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, Miner County recorded 118 births and 128 deaths, a natural change of -10. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +17. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 17 people.

2,30420202,31120212,28920222,29320232,3032024
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
118
Deaths
128
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+17
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+10

Where Miner County is

The Census internal point of Miner County is at 44.021500, -97.608100. 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 Miner 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: Miner County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.021500, -97.608100
DMS
44°01'17.40"N 97°36'29.16"W
UTM
14N 611554.4E 4875202.5N
Geohash
9zfd6vggy
Plus code
86P429CR+JQ

Towns in Miner County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Miner County. Its 2,303 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Miner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Miner County. The most populous is Lake County, SD, with 11,006 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 137.7 miles W of Miner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 54.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mitchell, SD (population 15,621), 29.7 miles away.

Miner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Miner County is 46097: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,943.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Miner County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,303. That is down 1 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,304.

What is the FIPS code of Miner County?

46097. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Miner County?

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

Which counties border Miner County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lake County, SD; McCook County, SD; Kingsbury County, SD; Hanson County, SD; Sanborn 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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