South Dakota County Map, List of Counties in South Dakota with Seats

The U.S. state of South Dakota is divided into 66 counties. Explore the South Dakota County Map, list of Counties in south-dakota along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and check their population, areas and the date of formation.

South Dakota County Map

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About Counties of South Dakota

U.S State of South Dakota is seventeenth largest state by area. It is the fifth least populated state in United States. The state South Dakota became a state in the year 1889. South Dakota is located in the upper Midwestern part of the country. The state was named after Native American tribes called Lakota and Dakota Sioux. The capital city of the state is Pierre. The state is very famous for tourism and agriculture.

South Dakota Counties are 66 in number. The biggest county among the South Dakota Counties is Meade which covers 3,470.98 square miles. The other geographically big counties are Perkins and Pennington. Minnehaha County has the highest population with 197,214. Pennington and Lincoln counties have also large number of population of all the South Dakota Counties. The poorest county in the state is Ziebach County. The county that has highest per capita income is Union county among all South Dakota Counties. The largest cities of the state are Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Watertown, Mitchell, Yankton and Pierre.

U.S State of South Dakota follows federal form of government like all other states in the country. The supreme law of the land is the constitution of South Dakota. The authority of the state is divided among three branches of the state namely Executive branch, Legislative branch and Judicial branch. The citizens of South Dakota were blessed with an option that they can amend the constitution. The executive branch is headed by the governor of South Dakota. The legislative branch of the state consists of two houses namely the Senate and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch of the state is made up of many courts like the Supreme Court which is the highest court in the state, circuit courts and so on.

The U.S. state of south-dakota has 88 counties. south-dakota is the 34th-largest state by area and with a population of nearly 11.7 million, is the seventh-most populous State. south-dakota is located in the Midwestern region of the United States.

List of Counties in South Dakota with County Seats

South Dakota Cities by County and Population