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Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County had 2,832 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,870.5 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
2,832
#49 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,967 in US
Area
2,870.5 sq mi
#2 of 66 in South Dakota · #181 in US
Density
1.0 / sq mi
#64 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,076 in US
Median household income
$56,922
#54 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,143 in US

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

Perkins County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Perkins County population, land area and income

Perkins County had 2,832 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,870.5 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 1.0 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; Perkins County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,922 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,832

3144th1st

2967th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,870 sq mi

3144th1st

181st of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

3076th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,922

3143rd1st

2143rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

2,832

66th1st

49th of 66 (SD)

Land area

2,870 sq mi

66th1st

2nd of 66 (SD)

Density

1.0 / sq mi

66th1st

64th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$56,922

66th1st

54th of 66 (SD)

How Perkins County's population changed since 2020

Perkins County lost 17 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 49th 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, Perkins County recorded 128 births and 184 deaths, a natural change of -56. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +40. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 56 people.

2,84920202,83320212,80720222,82320232,8322024
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
128
Deaths
184
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+40
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+9

Where Perkins County is

The Census internal point of Perkins County is at 45.483400, -102.468000. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades South Dakota's 66 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Perkins 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: Perkins County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
45.483400, -102.468000
DMS
45°29'0.24"N 102°28'4.80"W
UTM
13N 697874.2E 5039770.9N
Geohash
c8p4u2104
Plus code
85QVFGMJ+9Q

Towns in Perkins County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Perkins County, 1,141 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perkins County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lemmon with 1,141.

  1. 01Lemmon1,141
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perkins County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Perkins County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Meade County, SD, with 30,918 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 129.3 miles SE of Perkins County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 286.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Spearfish, SD (population 13,803), 95.1 miles away.

Perkins County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perkins County is 46105: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,922.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perkins County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,832. That is down 17 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,849.

What is the FIPS code of Perkins County?

46105. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perkins County?

Lemmon, with 1,141 residents inside Perkins County in 2024.

Which counties border Perkins County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Meade County, SD; Butte County, SD; Corson County, SD; Ziebach County, SD; Adams County, ND; Harding 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)

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