How many people live in Perkins County, SD?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2,800 people living in Perkins County, SD. That makes Perkins County the 49th-most populous county in South Dakota. It is home to 0.3% of people living in the state.
2.83K
population of Perkins County, SD (2024)
0.3%
County share of the South Dakota population (2024)
About 2,800 people lived in Perkins County, SD in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Perkins County, SD’s age demographics?
About 788 Perkins County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 27.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.9% of South Dakota’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 655 Perkins County residents, or 23.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24% of South Dakota’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Perkins County, SD's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Perkins County, SD’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 92.5% of the Perkins County, SD population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Perkins County, SD also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (2.1%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Perkins County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.74% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Perkins County, SD has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than South Dakota as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Perkins County, SD is Lemmon with about 1,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Perkins County, SD ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lemmon | 1,141 |
| 2. | Bison | 302 |
| 3. | South Perkins UT | 174 |
| 4. | Lincoln | 144 |
| 5. | Northeast Perkins UT | 137 |
| 6. | Strool-Plateau | 91 |
| 7. | De Witt | 43 |
| 8. | Chance | 41 |
| 9. | Horse Creek | 40 |
| 10. | Meadow | 39 |
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