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Turner County, South Dakota

Turner County had 9,087 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 617.1 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 50th by land area.

Population
9,087
#22 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,488 in US
Area
617.1 sq mi
#50 of 66 in South Dakota · #1,568 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#15 of 66 in South Dakota · #2,403 in US
Median household income
$75,454
#8 of 66 in South Dakota · #645 in US

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

Turner County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Turner County population, land area and income

Turner County had 9,087 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 617.1 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 14.7 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; Turner County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,454 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,087

3144th1st

2488th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

617 sq mi

3144th1st

1568th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2403rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,454

3143rd1st

645th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

9,087

66th1st

22nd of 66 (SD)

Land area

617 sq mi

66th1st

50th of 66 (SD)

Density

14.7 / sq mi

66th1st

15th of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$75,454

66th1st

8th of 66 (SD)

How Turner County's population changed since 2020

Turner County gained 401 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.6%. That ranks 10th 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, Turner County recorded 462 births and 465 deaths, a natural change of -3. Net international migration added +123 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +292. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 292 people.

8,68620208,69320218,89020229,05220239,0872024
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
462
Deaths
465
Net international migration
+123
Net domestic migration
+292
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+35

Where Turner County is

The Census internal point of Turner County is at 43.308700, -97.150200. 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 Turner 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: Turner County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
43.308700, -97.150200
DMS
43°18'31.32"N 97°09'0.72"W
UTM
14N 650018.7E 4796757.7N
Geohash
9zdymk17k
Plus code
86M48R5X+FW

Towns in Turner County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Turner County, 1,306 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Turner County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Parker with 1,306.

  1. 01Parker1,306
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Turner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Turner County. The most populous is Minnehaha County, SD, with 208,639 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 175.2 miles WNW of Turner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 26.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Harrisburg, SD (population 10,203), 23.6 miles away.

Turner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Turner County is 46125: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,454.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Turner County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,087. That is up 401 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,686.

What is the FIPS code of Turner County?

46125. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Turner County?

Parker, with 1,306 residents inside Turner County in 2024.

Which counties border Turner County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Minnehaha County, SD; Lincoln County, SD; Yankton County, SD; Clay County, SD; Hutchinson County, SD; McCook 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.