List of cities in South Dakota explained

This is a list of places incorporated in the U.S. state of South Dakota as cities. Municipalities in South Dakota can also be incorporated as towns. South Dakota has one incorporated village, Wentworth, Lake County.[1] There are 311 municipalities.

Cities

2023 rankCity2023 estimate[2] 2020 Census[3] ChangeCounty
Sioux Falls †Minnehaha
Lincoln
Rapid City †Pennington
Aberdeen †Brown
Brookings †Brookings
Watertown †Codington
Yankton †Yankton
Mitchell †Davison
Huron †Beadle
Pierre ‡Hughes
Box ElderPennington
Meade
SpearfishLawrence
Vermillion †Clay
BrandonMinnehaha
HarrisburgLincoln
TeaLincoln
Sturgis †Meade
Madison †Lake
Belle Fourche †Butte
Dell RapidsMinnehaha
HartfordMinnehaha
Hot Springs †Fall River[4]
Milbank †Grant
MobridgeWalworth
North Sioux CityUnion
LeadLawrence
Canton †Lincoln
SummersetMeade
Winner †Tripp[5]
LennoxLincoln
Chamberlain †Brule
Sisseton †Roberts
Flandreau †Moody
VolgaBrookings
Fort Pierre †Stanley
Redfield †Spink
BeresfordUnion
Lincoln
Elk Point †Union
SpringfieldBon Homme
Custer †Custer
Webster †Day
ParkstonHutchinson
WagnerCharles Mix
CrooksMinnehaha
GrotonBrown
Deadwood †Lawrence
Salem †McCook
Miller †Hand
BalticMinnehaha
FreemanHutchinson
Parker †Turner
PlatteCharles Mix
Eagle ButteDewey
Ziebach
GregoryGregory
Clear Lake †Deuel
Britton †Marshall
GarretsonMinnehaha
Clark †Clark
LemmonPerkins
AuroraBrookings
MissionTodd
Tyndall †Bon Homme
Gettysburg †Potter
De Smet †Kingsbury
PiedmontMeade
CentervilleTurner
Hill CityPennington
Ipswich †Edmunds
WhitewoodLawrence
ArlingtonKingsbury
Brookings
Martin †Bennett
WorthingLincoln
Valley SpringsMinnehaha
MarionTurner
ViborgTurner
Howard †Miner
Faulkton †Faulk
ScotlandBon Homme
Plankinton †Aurora
AlcesterUnion
ElktonBrookings
EurekaMcPherson
EstellineHamlin
EdgemontFall River
Wessington Springs †Jerauld
Philip †Haakon
CastlewoodHamlin
Armour †Douglas
ColtonMinnehaha
WallPennington
Lake Andes †Charles Mix
Onida †Sully
-(T)Alexandria †Hanson
-(T)ColmanMoody
Woonsocket †Sanborn
CanistotaMcCook
Highmore †Hyde
MennoHutchinson
Lake PrestonKingsbury
New UnderwoodPennington
Selby †Walworth
Lake NordenHamlin
NewellButte
AvonBon Homme
KimballBrule
HumboldtMinnehaha
Burke †Gregory
TrippHutchinson
CorsicaDouglas
McLaughlinCorson
WhiteBrookings
Kadoka †Jackson
White River †Mellette
Timber Lake †Dewey
BridgewaterMcCook
EmeryHanson
-(T)BowdleEdmunds
-(T)Dupree †Ziebach
WaubayDay
BryantHamlin
St. FrancisTodd
MontroseMcCook
WolseyBeadle
PreshoLyman
WarnerBrown
Mount VernonDavison
-(T)JeffersonUnion
-(T)Murdo †Jones
IreneClay
Turner
Yankton
WilmotRoberts
Leola †McPherson
Hayti †Hamlin
Big Stone CityGrant
White LakeAurora
HerreidCampbell
TaborBon Homme
OacomaLyman
HurleyTurner
GayvilleYankton
HermosaCuster
RosholtRoberts
HovenPotter
EthanDavison
-(T)Buffalo †Harding
-(T)FaithMeade
WakondaClay
BluntHughes
FlorenceCodington
ColomeTripp
HudsonLincoln
StickneyAurora
ChancellorTurner
VeblenMarshall
Bison †Perkins
IroquoisKingsbury
Beadle
Kennebec †Lyman
BristolDay
-(T)LangfordMarshall
-(T)RoscoeEdmunds
SummitRoberts
HenryCodington
Willow LakeClark
BonesteelGregory
EganMoody
KeystonePennington
-(T)GaryDeuel
-(T)PukwanaBrule
TrentMoody
PickstownCharles Mix
New EffingtonRoberts
PollockCampbell
BruceBrookings
NislandButte
AlpenaJerauld
FrederickBrown
TulareSpink
WessingtonBeadle
Hand
TorontoDeuel
MelletteSpink
-(T)DolandSpink
-(T)HeclaBrown
-(T)South ShoreCodington
Mission HillYankton
RoslynDay
WentworthLake
PeeverRoberts
KranzburgCodington
HosmerEdmunds
-(T)RamonaLake
-(T)St. LawrenceHand
MonroeTurner
LetcherSanborn
VolinYankton
ColumbiaBrown
-(T)DelmontDouglas
-(T)DimockHutchinson
GeddesCharles Mix
-(T)Buffalo GapCuster
-(T)GoodwinDeuel
IsabelDewey
CondeSpink
SpencerMcCook
NorthvilleSpink
ArtesianSanborn
BadgerKingsbury
CavourBeadle
AstoriaDeuel
FrankfortSpink
-(T)CarthageMiner
-(T)RelianceLyman
OelrichsFall River
PierpontDay
JavaWalworth
OldhamKingsbury
BrandtDeuel
LestervilleYankton
-(T)PringleCuster
-(T)YaleBeadle
McIntosh †Corson
-(T)HitchcockBeadle
-(T)MidlandHaakon
GlenhamWalworth
-(T)AshtonSpink
-(T)ClaremontBrown
-(T)StockholmGrant
Central CityLawrence
CresbardFaulk
HazelHamlin
-(T)FairfaxGregory
-(T)SinaiBrookings
HarroldHughes
RevilloGrant
WallaceCodington
-(T)CanovaMiner
-(T)EdenMarshall
-(T)FultonHanson
-(T)WestportBrown
DallasGregory
BrentfordSpink
Claire CityRoberts
-(T)AkaskaWalworth
-(T)FruitdaleButte
HerrickGregory
ShermanMinnehaha
-(T)BateslandOglala Lakota
-(T)BushnellBrookings
-(T)AgarSully
-(T)UticaYankton
-(T)La BoltGrant
-(T)RaviniaCharles Mix
-(T)AndoverDay
-(T)DanteCharles Mix
-(T)CoronaRoberts
-(T)StrandburgGrant
InteriorJackson
-(T)BradleyClark
-(T)Mound City †Campbell
-(T)Camp CrookHarding
-(T)FairburnCuster
-(T)Olivet †Hutchinson
-(T)QuinnPennington
FairviewLincoln
WastaPennington
-(T)RaymondClark
-(T)StratfordBrown
-(T)Brant LakeHand
-(T)DavisTurner
-(T)Ree HeightsHand
-(T)New WittenTripp
-(T)TurtonSpink
-(T)ViennaClark
OrientFaulk
LaneJerauld
OrtleyRoberts
NundaLake
GrenvilleDay
-(T)MorristownCorson
-(T)Twin BrooksGrant
-(T)Lake CityMarshall
-(T)WardMoody
-(T)BelvidereJackson
-(T)DraperJones
-(T)NaplesClark
-(T)WoodMellette
ErwinKingsbury
TolstoyPotter
-(T)DoltonTurner
-(T)Garden CityClark
LebanonPotter
AltamontDeuel
-(T)BroadlandBeadle
-(T)Long LakeMcPherson
VirgilBeadle
VilasMiner
SenecaFaulk
RockhamFaulk
MarvinGrant
ChelseaFaulk
HetlandKingsbury
FarmerHanson
OnakaFaulk
WetonkaMcPherson
-(T)BancroftKingsbury
-(T)CottonwoodJackson
AlbeeGrant
ArtasCampbell
-(T)VerdonBrown
-(T)White RockRoberts
ButlerDay
LowryWalworth
HillsviewMcPherson

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: May 18, 2023. United States Census Bureau. May 17, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: 2020 Census Results. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 14, 2021.
  4. Hot Springs is also the de facto county seat of neighboring Oglala Lakota County.
  5. Winner is also the de facto county seat of neighboring Todd County.