South Dakota cities
Explore LifeRiskIQ city profiles in South Dakota.
Start with the top 25 cities by population, then search the remaining cities with populations over 10,000 for deeper local context.
Each city profile includes a LifeRiskIQ Risk Score, risk factor subscores, and narrative drivers so you can compare risk exposure across the state.
Highest risk cities
Snapshot depth
This city snapshot spans 53.9 points from Manderson-White Horse Creek (67.0) to Buffalo (13.1).
Highest in snapshot
Manderson-White Horse Creek
Score 67.0
Lowest in snapshot
Buffalo
Score 13.1
Spread signal
High spread
Top group avg 66.8 vs bottom group avg 16.9.
City directory
Top 25 cities by population in the coverage dataset.
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County
Population: 207,795
Rapid City
Pennington County
Population: 90,421
Aberdeen
Brown County
Population: 28,297
Brookings
Brookings County
Population: 23,710
Watertown
Codington County
Population: 22,859
Mitchell
Davison County
Population: 15,637
Yankton
Yankton County
Population: 15,501
Huron
Beadle County
Population: 14,347
Pierre
Hughes County
Population: 14,008
Spearfish
Lawrence County
Population: 12,551
Box Elder
Pennington County
Population: 12,457
Vermillion
Clay County
Population: 11,800
Brandon
Minnehaha County
Population: 10,996
Harrisburg
Lincoln County
Population: 7,790
Rapid Valley
Pennington County
Population: 7,153
Sturgis
Meade County
Population: 7,111
Tea
Lincoln County
Population: 6,339
Madison
Lake County
Population: 6,158
Belle Fourche
Butte County
Population: 5,741
Dakota Dunes
Union County
Population: 4,129
Dell Rapids
Minnehaha County
Population: 3,947
Milbank
Grant County
Population: 3,513
Hot Springs
Fall River County
Population: 3,506
Hartford
Minnehaha County
Population: 3,412
Canton
Lincoln County
Population: 3,060
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