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Tripp County, South Dakota

Tripp County had 5,717 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,612.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 15th by land area.

Population
5,717
#31 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,760 in US
Area
1,612.3 sq mi
#15 of 66 in South Dakota · #377 in US
Density
3.5 / sq mi
#46 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,861 in US
Median household income
$58,195
#51 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,011 in US

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

Tripp County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Tripp County population, land area and income

Tripp County had 5,717 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,612.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 66 in South Dakota by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 3.5 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, about the same as Tripp County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,195 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,717

3144th1st

2760th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,612 sq mi

3144th1st

377th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2861st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,195

3143rd1st

2011th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

5,717

66th1st

31st of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,612 sq mi

66th1st

15th of 66 (SD)

Density

3.5 / sq mi

66th1st

46th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$58,195

66th1st

51st of 66 (SD)

How Tripp County's population changed since 2020

Tripp County gained 110 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 20th 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, Tripp County recorded 361 births and 285 deaths, a natural change of +76. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +12. The largest single component was natural change, which added 76 people.

5,60720205,57720215,54820225,60720235,7172024
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
361
Deaths
285
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+12
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+110

Where Tripp County is

The Census internal point of Tripp County is at 43.349700, -99.876200. 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 Tripp 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: Tripp County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.349700, -99.876200
DMS
43°20'58.92"N 99°52'34.32"W
UTM
14N 428988.6E 4800022.3N
Geohash
9z8yx7867
Plus code
86M284XF+VG

Towns in Tripp County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Tripp County, 2,962 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tripp County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winner with 2,962.

  1. 01Winner2,962
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tripp County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Tripp County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Todd County, SD, with 9,172 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 74.1 miles NNW of Tripp County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 158.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pierre, SD (population 13,788), 74.3 miles away.

Tripp County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tripp County is 46123: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,195.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tripp County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,717. That is up 110 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,607.

What is the FIPS code of Tripp County?

46123. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tripp County?

Winner, with 2,962 residents inside Tripp County in 2024.

Which counties border Tripp County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Todd County, SD; Cherry County, NE; Gregory County, SD; Lyman 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.