Demographics of Hanson County, South Dakota

Hanson County, South Dakota had 3,456 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −10 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.

Hanson County, in four figures

3,456
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −10 people.; 38.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,071 ±$13,957
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.

Hanson County, South Dakota's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hanson 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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Hanson County, South Dakota's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hanson 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	3,466	100.0	100.0
2021	3,510	101.3	100.2
2022	3,464	99.9	100.7
2023	3,477	100.3	101.6
2024	3,501	101.0	102.5
2025	3,456	99.7	103.1

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Population of Hanson 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	3,466	+4	+4	0	0
2021	3,510	+44	+21	0	+31
2022	3,464	−46	−2	+5	−48
2023	3,477	+13	+27	+8	−26
2024	3,501	+24	+23	+6	−6
2025	3,456	−45	+22	+6	−73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±0.5: for men 39.3 ±1.3 and for women 37.0 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hanson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	259 ±24	7.5% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	737 ±60	21.2% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	261 ±47	7.5% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	778 ±66	22.4% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	871 ±54	25.1% ±1.6	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	566 ±91	16.3% ±2.6	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,071 ±$13,957, and income per person $37,423 ±$2,290, 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 Hanson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	101 ±33	8.9% ±2.9	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	213 ±55	18.8% ±4.8	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	216 ±45	19.1% ±3.9	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	123 ±34	10.9% ±3.0	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	281 ±54	24.8% ±4.7	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	114 ±30	10.1% ±2.6	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 ±24	7.4% ±2.1	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 Hanson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	244 ±95	7.0% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	44 to 202	4.6% to 20.2%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21 to 73	1.3% to 4.4%	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	74 ±36	9.0% ±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 Hanson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hanson County	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	1,291 ±17	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.7% ±4.1	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.3% ±4.0	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.4% ±3.2	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.6% ±3.1	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$191,200 ±$13,678	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$782 ±$71	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±5	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 Hanson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16 to 80	0.5% to 2.3%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,186 ±66	91.8% ±1.9	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.7%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	226 ±80	6.5% ±2.3	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 Hanson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	2,693 ±169	77.6% ±4.9	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	729 ±164	21.0% ±4.7	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 16	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4 to 80	0.1% to 2.3%	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 21	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 67	0% to 1.9%	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%.

Hanson County among the counties of South Dakota

44th of 66 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Counties of South Dakota near Hanson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Stanley County	3,018	+1.8%
Douglas County	2,888	+1.9%
Perkins County	2,853	+0.8%

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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