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Towns with the most residents 65 and older in South Dakota

Ranked by the share of residents aged 65 and older. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Java has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for SD lists.

Hot Springs37.7% · Median age 59.4

Colonial Pine Hills30.4% · Median age 59.5

Milbank29.4% · Median age 50.0

All 37 towns

Age 65 and older, highest first.

#TownAge 65 and olderMedian agePopulation

1 Hot Springs3,548 people 37.7% 59.43,548

2 Colonial Pine Hills2,609 people 30.4% 59.52,609

3 Milbank3,525 people 29.4% 50.03,525

4 Lead3,006 people 27.2% 46.53,006

5 Canton3,033 people 25.9% 42.23,033

6 Chamberlain2,588 people 23.7% 43.02,588

7 Madison6,094 people 22.7% 40.16,094

8 Mitchell15,649 people 22.1% 39.615,649

9 Mobridge2,932 people 22.1% 41.72,932

10 Yankton15,540 people 22% 41.415,540

11 Winner2,905 people 21.8% 43.62,905

12 North Sioux City3,045 people 21% 36.63,045

13 Rapid City77,946 people 20.7% 39.177,946

14 Spearfish12,930 people 20.7% 40.012,930

15 Sisseton2,670 people 20% 34.22,670

16 Watertown23,044 people 19.8% 39.523,044

17 Big SiouxUnion County · 4,917 people 19.7% 41.74,917

18 Sturgis7,086 people 19.4% 40.37,086

19 Belle Fourche5,804 people 19.2% 38.35,804

20 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 19.2% 42.63,936

21 Blackhawk2,934 people 18.7% 42.12,934

22 Rapid Valley6,975 people 18.5% 43.26,975

23 Pierre13,948 people 18.2% 39.413,948

24 Dell Rapids3,905 people 18% 39.33,905

25 Hartford3,478 people 17.7% 39.53,478

26 Elk Point2,537 people 17.7% 35.52,537

27 Huron14,385 people 17.4% 36.114,385

28 Split RockMinnehaha County · 3,143 people 17.1% 49.33,143

29 Aberdeen28,189 people 16.4% 36.428,189

30 Brandon10,996 people 14.8% 36.710,996

31 Sioux Falls201,469 people 14.1% 35.5201,469

32 Brookings23,948 people 12.1% 24.723,948

33 Vermillion11,878 people 9.6% 23.111,878

34 Summerset3,022 people 8.2% 35.13,022

35 Box Elder12,902 people 7.5% 28.812,902

36 Tea6,786 people 5.5% 30.66,786

37 Harrisburg8,519 people 3.7% 31.18,519

How it works

How this ranking works

The SD list, with the map →

We rank every town by the share of residents aged 65 and older. Retirement, lake and coastal towns lead this list. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Dakota as a whole is 18%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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