List of Counties in South Dakota - Table of Counties

Table of Counties

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Formed from
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Aurora County 003 Plankinton 1881 Cragin and Wetmore counties Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn 70032710000000000002,710 7002708000000000000708 sq mi
(70031834000000000001,834 km2)
Beadle County 005 Huron 1879 Buchard, Clark, Kingsbury, and Spink counties William Henry Harrison Beadle, chief surveyor of Dakota Territory 700417398000000000017,398 70031259000000000001,259 sq mi
(70033261000000000003,261 km2)
Bennett County 007 Martin 1909 Lugenbeel, Shannon, Washabaugh, and Washington counties Granville G. Bennett, justice of the Supreme Court for the Dakota Territory 70033431000000000003,431 70031185000000000001,185 sq mi
(70033069000000000003,069 km2)
Bon Homme County 009 Tyndall 1862 Unorganized territory French word meaning "good man" 70037070000000000007,070 7002563000000000000563 sq mi
(70031458000000000001,458 km2)
Brookings County 011 Brookings 1862 Unorganized territory Wilmot Brookings (1830 - 1905), Dakota Territory Supreme Court justice 700431965000000000031,965 7002794000000000000794 sq mi
(70032056000000000002,056 km2)
Brown County 013 Aberdeen 1879 Beadle County Alfred Brown, territorial legislator 700436531000000000036,531 70031713000000000001,713 sq mi
(70034437000000000004,437 km2)
Brule County 015 Chamberlain 1875 Charles Mix County Brulé Sioux Native Americans 70035255000000000005,255 7002819000000000000819 sq mi
(70032121000000000002,121 km2)
Buffalo County 017 Gann Valley 1873 Unorganized territory American Bison 70031912000000000001,912 7002471000000000000471 sq mi
(70031220000000000001,220 km2)
Butte County 019 Belle Fourche 1883 Harding Buttes in the region 700410110000000000010,110 70032249000000000002,249 sq mi
(70035825000000000005,825 km2)
Campbell County 021 Mound City 1873 Buffalo Newton B. Campbell, territorial legislator 70031466000000000001,466 7002736000000000000736 sq mi
(70031906000000000001,906 km2)
Charles Mix County 023 Lake Andes 1862 Unorganized territory Charles Eli Mix, commissioner of Indian Affairs 70039129000000000009,129 70031098000000000001,098 sq mi
(70032844000000000002,844 km2)
Clark County 025 Clark 1873 Hanson Newton Clark, territorial legislator 70033691000000000003,691 7002958000000000000958 sq mi
(70032481000000000002,481 km2)
Clay County 027 Vermillion 1862 Unorganized territory Henry Clay (1777 - 1852), U.S. Senator from Kentucky and prominent 19th Century political figure 700413864000000000013,864 7002412000000000000412 sq mi
(70031067000000000001,067 km2)
Codington County 029 Watertown 1877 Indian lands Reverend G.S. Codington, territorial legislator 700427227000000000027,227 7002688000000000000688 sq mi
(70031782000000000001,782 km2)
Corson County 031 McIntosh 1909 Indian lands Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court 70034050000000000004,050 70032473000000000002,473 sq mi
(70036405000000000006,405 km2)
Custer County 033 Custer 1875 Indian lands General George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876), key figure in the Indian Wars 70038216000000000008,216 70031558000000000001,558 sq mi
(70034035000000000004,035 km2)
Davison County 035 Mitchell 1873 Hanson Henry C. Davison, prominent merchant and early settler 700419504000000000019,504 7002436000000000000436 sq mi
(70031129000000000001,129 km2)
Day County 037 Webster 1879 Clark Merrit H. Day, territorial legislator 70035710000000000005,710 70031029000000000001,029 sq mi
(70032665000000000002,665 km2)
Deuel County 039 Clear Lake 1862 Brookings Jacob S. Deuel, territorial legislator 70034364000000000004,364 7002624000000000000624 sq mi
(70031616000000000001,616 km2)
Dewey County 041 Timber Lake 1873 Armstrong County and Indian lands William P. Dewey, territorial surveyor-general 70035301000000000005,301 70032303000000000002,303 sq mi
(70035965000000000005,965 km2)
Douglas County 043 Armour 1873 Charles Mix Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate of popular sovereignty as a middle ground in the slavery debate 70033002000000000003,002 7002434000000000000434 sq mi
(70031124000000000001,124 km2)
Edmunds County 045 Ipswich 1873 Buffalo Newton Edmunds, Governor of Dakota Territory 70034071000000000004,071 70031146000000000001,146 sq mi
(70032968000000000002,968 km2)
Fall River County 047 Hot Springs 1883 Custer Fall River 70037094000000000007,094 70031740000000000001,740 sq mi
(70034507000000000004,507 km2)
Faulk County 049 Faulkton 1873 Unorganized lands Andrew Jackson Faulk, Governor of Dakota Territory 70032364000000000002,364 70031000000000000001,000 sq mi
(70032590000000000002,590 km2)
Grant County 051 Milbank 1873 Codington and Deuel counties Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), U.S. President and American Civil War general 70037356000000000007,356 7002682000000000000682 sq mi
(70031766000000000001,766 km2)
Gregory County 053 Burke 1862 Unorganized territory John Shaw Gregory, territorial legislator 70034271000000000004,271 70031016000000000001,016 sq mi
(70032631000000000002,631 km2)
Haakon County 055 Philip 1914 Stanley County King Haakon VII of Norway 70031937000000000001,937 70031813000000000001,813 sq mi
(70034696000000000004,696 km2)
Hamlin County 057 Hayti 1873 Deuel County Hannibal Hamlin, Vice-President and United States Senator from Maine 70035903000000000005,903 7002511000000000000511 sq mi
(70031323000000000001,323 km2)
Hand County 059 Miller 1873 Buffalo County George H. Hand, territorial legislator 70033431000000000003,431 70031437000000000001,437 sq mi
(70033722000000000003,722 km2)
Hanson County 061 Alexandria 1873 Buffalo and Deuel counties Joseph R. Hanson, army major in the Indian Wars and early settler 70033331000000000003,331 7002435000000000000435 sq mi
(70031127000000000001,127 km2)
Harding County 063 Buffalo 1909 Unorganized lands J.A. Harding, Speaker of the House for Dakota Territory 70031255000000000001,255 70032671000000000002,671 sq mi
(70036918000000000006,918 km2)
Hughes County 065 Pierre 1880 Buffalo County Alexander Hughes, territorial legislator 700417022000000000017,022 7002741000000000000741 sq mi
(70031919000000000001,919 km2)
Hutchinson County 067 Olivet 1862 Unorganized territory John Hutchinson, territorial legislator 70037343000000000007,343 7002813000000000000813 sq mi
(70032106000000000002,106 km2)
Hyde County 069 Highmore 1873 Buffalo County James Hyde, territorial legislator 70031420000000000001,420 7002861000000000000861 sq mi
(70032230000000000002,230 km2)
Jackson County 071 Kadoka 1914 Stanley County J.R. Jackson, territorial legislator 70033031000000000003,031 70031869000000000001,869 sq mi
(70034841000000000004,841 km2)
Jerauld County 073 Wessington Springs 1883 Aurora County H.A. Jerauld, territorial legislator 70032070000000000002,070 7002530000000000000530 sq mi
(70031373000000000001,373 km2)
Jones County 075 Murdo 1916 Lyman County George W. Jones, territorial legislator 70031006000000000001,006 7002971000000000000971 sq mi
(70032515000000000002,515 km2)
Kingsbury County 077 De Smet 1873 Hanson County George W. Kingsbury and T.A. Kingsbury, brothers and territorial legislators 70035148000000000005,148 7002838000000000000838 sq mi
(70032170000000000002,170 km2)
Lake County 079 Madison 1873 Brookings and Hanson counties Lakes within the county 700411200000000000011,200 7002563000000000000563 sq mi
(70031458000000000001,458 km2)
Lawrence County 081 Deadwood 1875 Unorganized territory John Lawrence (1839 - 1889), territorial legislator 700424097000000000024,097 7002800000000000000800 sq mi
(70032072000000000002,072 km2)
Lincoln County 083 Canton 1867 Unorganized territory Lincoln County, Maine 700444828000000000044,828 7002578000000000000578 sq mi
(70031497000000000001,497 km2)
Lyman County 085 Kennebec 1873 Unorganized territory W.P. Lyman, territorial legislator 70033755000000000003,755 70031640000000000001,640 sq mi
(70034248000000000004,248 km2)
Marshall County 091 Britton 1885 Day County Marshall Vincent, Day County Commissioner 70034656000000000004,656 7002839000000000000839 sq mi
(70032173000000000002,173 km2)
McCook County 087 Salem 1873 Hanson County Edwin McCook, Secretary of Dakota Territory 70035618000000000005,618 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
McPherson County 089 Leola 1873 Buffalo County James B. McPherson (1828 - 1864), Civil War general 70032459000000000002,459 70031137000000000001,137 sq mi
(70032945000000000002,945 km2)
Meade County 093 Sturgis 1889 Lawrence County George Meade (1815 - 1872), Civil War general 700425434000000000025,434 70033471000000000003,471 sq mi
(70038990000000000008,990 km2)
Mellette County 095 White River 1909 Lyman County Arthur C. Mellette, first Governor of South Dakota 70032048000000000002,048 70031307000000000001,307 sq mi
(70033385000000000003,385 km2)
Miner County 097 Howard 1873 Hanson County Nelson Miner and Ephriam Miner, brothers and territorial legislators 70032389000000000002,389 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Minnehaha County 099 Sioux Falls 1862 Unorganized territory Sioux term for waterfall 7005169468000000000169,468 7002809000000000000809 sq mi
(70032095000000000002,095 km2)
Moody County 101 Flandreau 1873 Brookings and Minnehaha counties Gideon C. Moody, Speaker of the House for Dakota Territory 70036486000000000006,486 7002520000000000000520 sq mi
(70031347000000000001,347 km2)
Pennington County 103 Rapid City 1875 Unorganized territory John L. Pennington (1821 - 1900), Governor of Dakota Territory 7005100948000000000100,948 70032776000000000002,776 sq mi
(70037190000000000007,190 km2)
Perkins County 105 Bison 1909 Butte and Harding counties Henry E. Perkins, state senator 70032982000000000002,982 70032872000000000002,872 sq mi
(70037438000000000007,438 km2)
Potter County 107 Gettysburg 1875 Buffalo County Joel A. Potter, territorial legislator 70032329000000000002,329 7002866000000000000866 sq mi
(70032243000000000002,243 km2)
Roberts County 109 Sisseton 1883 Grant County S.G. Roberts, territorial legislator 700410149000000000010,149 70031101000000000001,101 sq mi
(70032852000000000002,852 km2)
Sanborn County 111 Woonsocket 1883 Miner County George W. Sanborn, president of the Milwaukee Railroad 70032355000000000002,355 7002569000000000000569 sq mi
(70031474000000000001,474 km2)
Shannon County 113 Hot Springs 1875 Fall River County Peter Shannon, territorial legislator 700413586000000000013,586 70032094000000000002,094 sq mi
(70035423000000000005,423 km2)
Spink County 115 Redfield 1873 Hanson County S.L. Spink, Secretary of Dakota Territory 70036451000000000006,451 70031504000000000001,504 sq mi
(70033895000000000003,895 km2)
Stanley County 117 Fort Pierre 1873 Unorganized territory David S. Stanley, commander of Fort Sully 70032966000000000002,966 70031443000000000001,443 sq mi
(70033737000000000003,737 km2)
Sully County 119 Onida 1873 Potter County Fort Sully, itself named after General Alfred Sully 70031373000000000001,373 70031007000000000001,007 sq mi
(70032608000000000002,608 km2)
Todd County 121 Winner 1909 Meyer and Tripp counties John Blair Smith Todd, territorial delegate to Congress 70039612000000000009,612 70031388000000000001,388 sq mi
(70033595000000000003,595 km2)
Tripp County 123 Winner 1873 Unorganized territory Bartlett Tripp, Chief Justice of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court 70035644000000000005,644 70031614000000000001,614 sq mi
(70034180000000000004,180 km2)
Turner County 125 Parker 1871 Lincoln County John W. Turner, territorial legislator 70038347000000000008,347 7002617000000000000617 sq mi
(70031598000000000001,598 km2)
Union County 127 Elk Point 1862 Unorganized territory The union of the American states 700414399000000000014,399 7002460000000000000460 sq mi
(70031191000000000001,191 km2)
Walworth County 129 Selby 1873 Buffalo County Walworth County, Wisconsin 70035438000000000005,438 7002708000000000000708 sq mi
(70031834000000000001,834 km2)
Yankton County 135 Yankton 1862 Unorganized territory Yankton Sioux Native Americans 700422438000000000022,438 7002522000000000000522 sq mi
(70031352000000000001,352 km2)
Ziebach County 137 Dupree 1911 Armstrong, Schnasse, and Sterling counties Frank M. Ziebach, publisher and army major during the Indian Wars 70032801000000000002,801 70031962000000000001,962 sq mi
(70035082000000000005,082 km2)

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