Demographics of Edmunds County, South Dakota

Edmunds County, South Dakota had 4,022 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +40 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Edmunds County, in four figures

4,022
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +40 people.; 44.0 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,630 ±$9,494
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Edmunds County, South Dakota's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Edmunds County, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Edmunds County, South Dakota's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Edmunds County, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,982	100.0	100.0
2021	4,031	101.2	100.2
2022	4,088	102.7	100.7
2023	4,041	101.5	101.6
2024	4,031	101.2	102.5
2025	4,022	101.0	103.1

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Population of Edmunds County, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,982	+1	+14	0	−11
2021	4,031	+49	−3	+3	+48
2022	4,088	+57	+1	+33	+24
2023	4,041	−47	−24	+2	−25
2024	4,031	−10	+6	+12	−27
2025	4,022	−9	+6	+9	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±3.7: for men 43.5 ±3.2 and for women 46.2 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Edmunds County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	369 ±49	9.1% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	587 ±102	14.5% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	203 ±73	5.0% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	886 ±89	21.9% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,075 ±98	26.6% ±2.4	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	928 ±108	22.9% ±2.7	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,630 ±$9,494, and income per person $44,076 ±$4,727, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Edmunds County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	218 ±75	13.4% ±4.5	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	265 ±69	16.3% ±4.2	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	289 ±75	17.7% ±4.5	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	256 ±64	15.7% ±3.9	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	271 ±56	16.6% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	154 ±51	9.4% ±3.1	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	177 ±45	10.9% ±2.7	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Edmunds County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	386 ±134	9.9% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	42 to 150	4.9% to 16.6%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	163 ±69	9.0% ±3.7	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	127 ±52	10.8% ±4.3	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Edmunds County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Edmunds County	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	1,898 ±67	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±2.5	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±3.0	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±3.6	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±3.5	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,300 ±$13,672	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$992 ±$136	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±4	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Edmunds County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	108 ±44	2.7% ±1.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,796 ±76	93.8% ±1.9	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.2%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 1.5%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 38	< 0.1% to 0.9%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30 to 148	0.7% to 3.7%	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Edmunds County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	3,119 ±133	77.1% ±3.3	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	824 ±130	20.4% ±3.2	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 24	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	44 to 144	1.1% to 3.6%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 49	0.3% to 1.2%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 109	0.4% to 2.7%	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Edmunds County among the counties of South Dakota

41st of 66 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Counties of South Dakota near Edmunds County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Walworth County	5,217	−1.4%
Marshall County	4,426	+2.9%
Deuel County	4,408	+2.6%
Gregory County	4,037	+1.1%
Clark County	4,031	+4.7%
Edmunds County	4,022	+1.0%
Corson County	3,781	−2.8%
Lyman County	3,694	−0.1%
Hanson County	3,456	−0.3%
Bennett County	3,307	−2.6%
Hand County	3,121	−0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026