Total Population in Hughes County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17,664
Rank #2,001/3,222 · #12 in SD
38th
Hughes 17,664
SD 907,428 -98.1%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Hughes County's total population of 17,664 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Hughes County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,998 | Pike County, MO | 17,711 |
| #1,999 | Park County, MT | 17,710 |
| #2,000 | Avery County, NC | 17,680 |
| #2,001 | Hughes County, SD | 17,664 |
| #2,002 | Henry County, AL | 17,647 |
| #2,003 | Seward County, NE | 17,641 |
| #2,004 | Chester County, TN | 17,611 |
About Total Population
Hughes County, South Dakota has a total population of 17,664, ranking #2,001 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within South Dakota, it ranks #12 of 66. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.