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Which counties in South Dakota are building the most new homes?

Custer County (27.6 per 1,000 residents), Union County (15.9 per 1,000 residents) and Hamlin County (10.3 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in South Dakota in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 62 ranked South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Custer County27.62609,431
2Union County15.927717,402
3Hamlin County10.3716,900
4Minnehaha County9.62,044212,691
5Brookings County9.535737,635
6Butte County8.18810,856
7Lawrence County7.923229,459
8Lake County7.88610,993
9Sanborn County7.1172,388
10Sully County6.191,479
11Potter County5.9142,377
12Day County5.5305,484
13Pennington County4.8563116,792
14Codington County4.814229,562
15Gregory County4.7194,037
16Brown County4.516937,561
17Meade County4.413530,711
18Yankton County3.89023,635
19Brule County3.8205,278
20Stanley County3.6113,018
21Kingsbury County3.4185,284
22Hutchinson County3.2247,413
23Faulk County3.272,178
24McCook County3.2195,964
25Moody County3.2216,632
26Jerauld County3.051,654
27Lincoln County3.023277,145
28McPherson County3.072,347
29Clark County3.0124,031
30Roberts County2.82910,255
31Grant County2.7207,534
32Davison County2.65320,069
33Bon Homme County2.6197,244
34Deuel County2.5114,408
35Marshall County2.5114,426
36Douglas County2.472,888
37Hanson County2.383,456
38Charles Mix County2.1209,303
39Tripp County1.9115,708
40Lyman County1.973,694
41Miner County1.842,281
42Turner County1.7169,314
43Haakon County1.731,802
44Hughes County1.72917,570
45Hand County1.653,121
46Clay County1.42115,031
47Walworth County1.375,217
48Fall River County1.297,467
49Aurora County1.132,801
50Beadle County1.12119,624
51Mellette County0.922,137
52Spink County0.856,155
53Harding County0.811,331
54Campbell County0.711,377
55Todd County0.008,863
56Perkins County0.002,853
57Jackson County0.002,666
58Hyde County0.001,191
59Edmunds County0.004,022
60Dewey County0.005,419
61Corson County0.003,781
62Bennett County0.003,307

4 of 66 South Dakota counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in South Dakota is building the most new homes?

Custer County: 27.6 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Union County (15.9 per 1,000 residents) and Hamlin County (10.3 per 1,000 residents), of 62 South Dakota counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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