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Spink County, South Dakota

Spink County had 6,108 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,503.5 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 17th by land area.

Population
6,108
#29 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,721 in US
Area
1,503.5 sq mi
#17 of 66 in South Dakota · #396 in US
Density
4.1 / sq mi
#40 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,825 in US
Median household income
$69,262
#25 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,054 in US

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

Spink County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Spink County population, land area and income

Spink County had 6,108 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,503.5 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 66 in South Dakota by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 4.1 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; Spink County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,262 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,108

3144th1st

2721st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,504 sq mi

3144th1st

396th of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2825th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,262

3143rd1st

1054th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

6,108

66th1st

29th of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,504 sq mi

66th1st

17th of 66 (SD)

Density

4.1 / sq mi

66th1st

40th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$69,262

66th1st

25th of 66 (SD)

How Spink County's population changed since 2020

Spink County lost 234 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.7%. That ranks 62nd 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, Spink County recorded 298 births and 370 deaths, a natural change of -72. Net international migration added +13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -189. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 189 people.

6,34220206,26520216,23220226,14920236,1082024
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
298
Deaths
370
Net international migration
+13
Net domestic migration
-189
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-41

Where Spink County is

The Census internal point of Spink County is at 44.923800, -98.339600. 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 Spink 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: Spink County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.923800, -98.339600
DMS
44°55'25.68"N 98°20'22.56"W
UTM
14N 552118.6E 4974697.7N
Geohash
9zfpd4pk1
Plus code
86P3WMF6+G5

Towns in Spink County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Spink County, 2,101 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Spink County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Redfield with 2,101.

  1. 01Redfield2,101
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Spink County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Spink County. The most populous is Brown County, SD, with 37,495 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 105.9 miles WSW of Spink County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 124.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Aberdeen, SD (population 27,919), 37.9 miles away.

Spink County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Spink County is 46115: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,262.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Spink County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,108. That is down 234 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,342.

What is the FIPS code of Spink County?

46115. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Spink County?

Redfield, with 2,101 residents inside Spink County in 2024.

Which counties border Spink County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brown County, SD; Beadle County, SD; Day County, SD; Clark County, SD; Hand County, SD; Faulk 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.