Davison County, South Dakota Population 2024

19,937

Davison County, South Dakota's estimated 2024 population is 19,937 with a growth rate of 0.08% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Davison County, South Dakota is the 10th largest county in South Dakota. The 2010 population was 19,484 and has seen a growth of 2.32% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202920,012150.08%
202819,997150.08%
202719,982150.08%
202619,967150.08%
202519,952150.08%
202419,937150.08%
202319,922150.08%
202219,90780.04%
202119,899-57-0.29%
202019,956910.46%
201919,865180.09%
201819,847-46-0.23%
201719,893-141-0.7%
201620,0341120.56%
201519,922-52-0.26%
201419,974240.12%
201319,950-8-0.04%
201219,9582351.19%
201119,7232391.23%
201019,48400%
199017,503-317-1.78%
198017,8205012.89%
197017,3196383.82%
196016,6811590.96%
195016,5221,1867.73%
194015,336-1,485-8.83%
193016,8212,68218.97%
192014,1392,51421.63%
191011,6254,14255.35%
19007,4832,03437.33%
18905,4494,193333.84%
18801,256-18,756-93.72%
2024 Growth Rate
0.08% (15)
County Website
Davison County
2020 Population
19,956
Area
436 mi²
Density
46 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-0.1% (-19)
Founded
1874

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White17,95990.08%
Native American8434.23%
Two or more races6463.24%
Other race2741.37%
Black or African American1110.56%
Asian1030.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Native American

Two or more races

Other race

Black or African American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Davison County, South Dakota Population by Race

Davison County, South Dakota Population Pyramid 2024

Davison County, South Dakota Median Age

39.8

Total

39.1

Male

40.7

Female

Davison County, South Dakota Adults

There are 15,214 adults, (4,044 of whom are seniors) in Davison County, South Dakota.

Davison County, South Dakota Age Dependency

78.5

Age Dependency Ratio

36.2

Old Age Dependency Ratio

42.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Davison County, South Dakota Sex Ratio

Female10,15850.95%
Male9,77849.05%

Davison County, South Dakota Population by Age

Davison County, South Dakota Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All8,7142.26337
Married3,978383.716.3
Non Family3,8181.124357
Female5033.741.758.3
Male4152.675.424.6

2.97

Average Family Size

2.2

Average Household Size

63.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Davison County, South Dakota Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade6714.98%
Associates Degree1,37310.2%
Bachelors Degree2,51618.68%
Graduate Degree8456.27%
High School Graduate4,69834.89%
Less Than 9th Grade4383.25%
Some College2,92621.73%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Davison County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Davison County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White12,48611,5553,160
Hispanic378302120
Native American3763317
2+ Races23316711
Other Race151137120
Black1077263
Asian83650

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.54%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among other race people with a rate of 79.47%.

Davison County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$58,364$63,750$54,250
Graduate Degree$63,371$73,750$59,232
High School Graduate$38,428$44,365$28,846
Less Than 9th Grade$43,826$60,016$0
Overall$43,936$55,029$36,472
Some College$39,910$55,597$33,666

$43,936

Average Earnings

$55,029

Average Male

$36,472

Average Female

Davison County, South Dakota Earnings by Educational Attainment

Davison County, South Dakota Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Davison County, South Dakota Language

96.64% of Davison County, South Dakota residents speak only English, while 3.36% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.3% of the population.

Davison County, South Dakota Language

Davison County, South Dakota Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White17,1651,6879.83%
Native79961376.72%
Hispanic93724426.04%
Multiple608386.25%
Black1073532.71%

12.37%

Overall Poverty Rate

11.63%

Male Poverty Rate

13.08%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Davison County, South Dakota

The race most likely to be in poverty in Davison County, South Dakota is Native, with 76.72% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Davison County, South Dakota is Multiple, with 6.25% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.66%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.72%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.46%.

Davison County, South Dakota Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade30.86%
High School12.21%
Some College9.47%
Bachelors or Greater1.11%

Davison County, South Dakota Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed57.83%
Female Employed10.08%
Male Employed6.21%
Female Unemployed0%

Davison County, South Dakota Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Davison County, South Dakota Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$91,672$108,328
Households$61,401$82,114
Married Families$100,408$-999,999,999
Non Families$35,000$47,558

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Davison County, South Dakota Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

51.0%

Overall Marriage Rate

50.3%

Male Marriage Rate

51.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Davison County, South Dakota Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Davison County, South Dakota Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Davison County, South Dakota Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Davison County, South Dakota Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,163

Number of Veterans

1,037

Male Veterans

126

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
First Gulf War365
Vietnam294
Second Gulf War197
Korea99
World War II12

Davison County, South Dakota Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+315
65 to 74306
35 to 54297
55 to 64178
18 to 3467

Davison County, South Dakota Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,1478.23%
2+ Races153.93%
Other Race10.65%

Davison County, South Dakota Veterans by Race

Davison County, South Dakota Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

1.07%

Veteran Poverty Rate

34.88%

Veteran Disability Rate

Davison County, South Dakota Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

67.5%

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Employment Rate

0.9%

Unemployment Rate

Davison County, South Dakota Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Davison County, South Dakota Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Davison County, South Dakota Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

75.18%

Born in Davison County, South Dakota

97.96%

Native Born

2.04%

Foreign Born

1.26%

Non Citizen

0.78%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

97.96% of Davison County, South Dakota residents were born in the United States, with 75.18% having been born in South Dakota. 1.26% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Davison County, South Dakota Place of Birth

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