Demographics of Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Hutchinson County, South Dakota had 7,413 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −11 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.

Hutchinson County, in four figures

7,413
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −11 people.; 42.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,977 ±$8,995
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.

Hutchinson County, South Dakota's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hutchinson 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hutchinson County, South Dakota's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hutchinson 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	7,424	100.0	100.0
2021	7,377	99.4	100.2
2022	7,378	99.4	100.7
2023	7,397	99.6	101.6
2024	7,401	99.7	102.5
2025	7,413	99.9	103.1

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Population of Hutchinson 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	7,424	−2	+2	0	−4
2021	7,377	−47	−55	+2	+1
2022	7,378	+1	0	+13	−9
2023	7,397	+19	−21	+4	+39
2024	7,401	+4	−27	+36	−4
2025	7,413	+12	−22	+25	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.9: for men 42.2 ±1.2 and for women 41.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hutchinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	559 ±23	7.5% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,398 ±123	18.9% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	466 ±86	6.3% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,528 ±94	20.6% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,840 ±118	24.9% ±1.6	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,613 ±136	21.8% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,977 ±$8,995, and income per person $39,153 ±$2,250, 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 Hutchinson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	433 ±84	14.9% ±2.8	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	520 ±89	17.9% ±3.0	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	510 ±93	17.5% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	360 ±78	12.4% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	585 ±85	20.1% ±2.9	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	234 ±60	8.0% ±2.1	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	266 ±60	9.1% ±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 Hutchinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	868 ±244	12.2% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	123 to 383	6.8% to 20.3%	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	328 ±96	10.0% ±2.9	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	287 ±111	14.3% ±5.4	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 Hutchinson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hutchinson County	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	3,236 ±41	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±1.9	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±2.1	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±3.2	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±3.0	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,000 ±$10,216	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$727 ±$64	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±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 Hutchinson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	200 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,723 ±191	90.8% ±2.6	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.7%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 103	0.2% to 1.4%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	184 to 576	2.5% to 7.8%	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 Hutchinson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	5,770 ±265	77.9% ±3.6	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,486 ±260	20.1% ±3.5	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 13	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	141 ±45	1.9% ±0.6	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 104	0.3% to 1.4%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	77 ±37	1.0% ±0.5	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%.

Hutchinson County among the counties of South Dakota

25th of 66 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Counties of South Dakota near Hutchinson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Turner County	9,314	+7.3%
Charles Mix County	9,303	−0.5%
Todd County	8,863	−4.9%
Grant County	7,534	> −0.1%
Fall River County	7,467	+7.1%
Hutchinson County	7,413	−0.1%
Bon Homme County	7,244	+3.8%
Hamlin County	6,900	+11.8%
Moody County	6,632	+4.5%
Spink County	6,155	−3.0%
McCook County	5,964	+5.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Counties by population in South Dakota
No. 46 Counties by population growth in South Dakota

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026