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Todd County, South Dakota

Todd County had 9,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,388.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 20th by land area.

Population
9,172
#21 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,475 in US
Area
1,388.6 sq mi
#20 of 66 in South Dakota · #438 in US
Density
6.6 / sq mi
#28 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,701 in US
Median household income
$50,268
#58 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,705 in US

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

Todd County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Todd County population, land area and income

Todd County had 9,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,388.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 6.6 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; Todd County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,268 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,172

3144th1st

2475th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,389 sq mi

3144th1st

438th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2701st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,268

3143rd1st

2705th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

9,172

66th1st

21st of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,389 sq mi

66th1st

20th of 66 (SD)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

66th1st

28th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$50,268

66th1st

58th of 66 (SD)

How Todd County's population changed since 2020

Todd County lost 149 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 52nd 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, Todd County recorded 752 births and 531 deaths, a natural change of +221. Net international migration added +139 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -517. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 517 people.

9,32120209,29820219,25620229,17520239,1722024
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
752
Deaths
531
Net international migration
+139
Net domestic migration
-517
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-3

Where Todd County is

The Census internal point of Todd County is at 43.208800, -100.707700. 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 Todd 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: Todd County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.208800, -100.707700
DMS
43°12'31.68"N 100°42'27.72"W
UTM
14N 361279.1E 4785417.7N
Geohash
9z8mu3fvs
Plus code
85MX675R+GW

Towns in Todd County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Todd County, 1,135 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Todd County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mission with 1,135.

  1. 01Mission1,135
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Todd County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Todd County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Tripp County, SD, with 5,717 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 82.0 miles NNE of Todd County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 201.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pierre, SD (population 13,788), 82.9 miles away.

Todd County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Todd County is 46121: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,268.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Todd County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,172. That is down 149 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,321.

What is the FIPS code of Todd County?

46121. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Todd County?

Mission, with 1,135 residents inside Todd County in 2024.

Which counties border Todd County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tripp County, SD; Cherry County, NE; Bennett County, SD; Jackson County, SD; Mellette County, SD; Keya Paha County, NE.

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.