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Moody County, South Dakota

Moody County had 6,529 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 519.4 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 59th by land area.

Population
6,529
#28 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,701 in US
Area
519.4 sq mi
#59 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,008 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#17 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,479 in US
Median household income
$72,783
#17 of 66 in South Dakota · #806 in US

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

Moody County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Moody County population, land area and income

Moody County had 6,529 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 519.4 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 12.6 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; Moody County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,783 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,529

3144th1st

2701st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

519 sq mi

3144th1st

2008th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2479th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,783

3143rd1st

806th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

6,529

66th1st

28th of 66 (SD)

Land area

519 sq mi

66th1st

59th of 66 (SD)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

66th1st

17th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$72,783

66th1st

17th of 66 (SD)

How Moody County's population changed since 2020

Moody County gained 190 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.0%. That ranks 15th 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, Moody County recorded 398 births and 303 deaths, a natural change of +95. Net international migration added +74 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +27. The largest single component was natural change, which added 95 people.

6,33920206,30720216,36620226,44420236,5292024
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
398
Deaths
303
Net international migration
+74
Net domestic migration
+27
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+85

Where Moody County is

The Census internal point of Moody County is at 44.012400, -96.676100. 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 Moody 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: Moody County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.012400, -96.676100
DMS
44°00'44.64"N 96°40'33.96"W
UTM
14N 686279.6E 4875875.6N
Geohash
9zg62h4wg
Plus code
86P5286F+XH

Towns in Moody County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Moody County, 2,372 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Moody County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Flandreau with 2,372.

  1. 01Flandreau2,372
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Moody County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Moody County, including 3 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 183.4 miles W of Moody County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 32.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brookings, SD (population 24,555), 20.9 miles away.

Moody County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Moody County is 46101: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,783.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Moody County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,529. That is up 190 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,339.

What is the FIPS code of Moody County?

46101. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Moody County?

Flandreau, with 2,372 residents inside Moody County in 2024.

Which counties border Moody County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Minnehaha County, SD; Brookings County, SD; Lake County, SD; Rock County, MN; Pipestone County, MN; Lincoln County, MN.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.