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Ziebach County, South Dakota

Ziebach County had 2,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,961.3 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 9th by land area.

Population
2,418
#52 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,004 in US
Area
1,961.3 sq mi
#9 of 66 in South Dakota · #292 in US
Density
1.2 / sq mi
#62 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,048 in US
Median household income
$42,254
#65 of 66 in South Dakota · #3,048 in US

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

Ziebach County within South Dakota. Pin: Pierre.

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Ziebach County population, land area and income

Ziebach County had 2,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,961.3 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 66 in South Dakota by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 1.2 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 Ziebach County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,254 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,418

3144th1st

3004th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,961 sq mi

3144th1st

292nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

3048th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,254

3143rd1st

3048th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Dakota (66)

Population

2,418

66th1st

52nd of 66 (SD)

Land area

1,961 sq mi

66th1st

9th of 66 (SD)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

66th1st

62nd of 66 (SD)

Median household income

$42,254

66th1st

65th of 66 (SD)

How Ziebach County's population changed since 2020

Ziebach County gained 25 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 30th 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, Ziebach County recorded 222 births and 135 deaths, a natural change of +87. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -84. The largest single component was natural change, which added 87 people.

2,39320202,38320212,36920222,32220232,4182024
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
222
Deaths
135
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-84
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+96

Where Ziebach County is

The Census internal point of Ziebach County is at 44.989800, -101.660800. 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 Ziebach 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: Ziebach County internal point. Dark pin: Pierre.

Internal point

Decimal
44.989800, -101.660800
DMS
44°59'23.28"N 101°39'38.88"W
UTM
14N 290250.9E 4985261.8N
Geohash
9xzxywhue
Plus code
85PWX8QQ+WM

Towns in Ziebach County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ziebach County, 620 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ziebach County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eagle Butte with 620.

  1. 01Eagle Butte (part)620
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ziebach County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ziebach County. The most populous is Meade County, SD, with 30,918 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Pierre and the nearest big city

Pierre is 77.6 miles ESE of Ziebach County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 263.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pierre, SD (population 13,788), 78.4 miles away.

Ziebach County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ziebach County is 46137: state code 46 for South Dakota plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,254.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ziebach County, South Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,418. That is up 25 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,393.

What is the FIPS code of Ziebach County?

46137. The first two digits (46) are South Dakota; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ziebach County?

Eagle Butte, with 620 residents inside Ziebach County in 2024 (1,270 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Ziebach County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Meade County, SD; Dewey County, SD; Corson County, SD; Stanley County, SD; Perkins County, SD; Haakon 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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