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Potter County, South Dakota

Potter County had 2,402 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 861.1 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 34th by land area.

Population
2,402
#53 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,006 in US
Area
861.1 sq mi
#34 of 66 in South Dakota · #964 in US
Density
2.8 / sq mi
#48 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,922 in US
Median household income
$70,243
#19 of 66 in South Dakota · #981 in US

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

Potter County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Potter County population, land area and income

Potter County had 2,402 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 861.1 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 2.8 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 Potter County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,243 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,402

3144th1st

3006th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

861 sq mi

3144th1st

964th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2922nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,243

3143rd1st

981st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

2,402

66th1st

53rd of 66 (SD)

Land area

861 sq mi

66th1st

34th of 66 (SD)

Density

2.8 / sq mi

66th1st

48th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$70,243

66th1st

19th of 66 (SD)

How Potter County's population changed since 2020

Potter County lost 72 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 58th 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, Potter County recorded 92 births and 144 deaths, a natural change of -52. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -14. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 52 people.

2,47420202,47320212,45020222,41620232,4022024
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
92
Deaths
144
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-14
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-14

Where Potter County is

The Census internal point of Potter County is at 45.052700, -99.962000. 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 Potter 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: Potter County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
45.052700, -99.962000
DMS
45°03'9.72"N 99°57'43.20"W
UTM
14N 424249.2E 4989254.8N
Geohash
cb0bm39fu
Plus code
86Q2323Q+36

Towns in Potter County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Potter County, 1,062 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Potter County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gettysburg with 1,062.

  1. 01Gettysburg1,062
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Potter County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Potter County. The most populous is Dewey County, SD, with 5,322 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 51.0 miles SSW of Potter County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 190.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pierre, SD (population 13,788), 50.0 miles away.

Potter County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Potter County is 46107: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,243.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Potter County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,402. That is down 72 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,474.

What is the FIPS code of Potter County?

46107. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Potter County?

Gettysburg, with 1,062 residents inside Potter County in 2024.

Which counties border Potter County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dewey County, SD; Walworth County, SD; Edmunds County, SD; Faulk County, SD; Sully County, SD; Hyde 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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