2022 population: 5,140 ( 161 from 2010 , 102 from 2020)
Land area: 2302.4 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	939	18.27%	15.3%
Black:	38	0.74%	660.0%
Indian:	3,596	69.96%	8.1%
Asian:	24	0.47%	242.9%
2+ races:	277	5.39%	63.9%
Hispanic:	266	5.18%	171.4%

Total non-White:	4,201	81.73%	0.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	251	23.9
Deaths:	210	20.0
Net Migration:	-148	-14.1
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	-169	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	8	0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,301
1,108	20.90%
5	0.09%
3,914	73.84%
7	0.13%
169	3.19%
98	1.85%
4,193	79.10%

2000
5,972
1,438	24.08%
2	0.03%
4,390	73.51%
9	0.15%
82	1.37%
51	0.85%
4,534	75.92%

1990
5,523
1,830	33.13%
10	0.18%
3,661	66.29%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	0.40%
3,693	66.87%

1980
5,366
2,224	41.45%
0	0.00%
3,104	57.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	0.37%
3,142	58.55%

1970
5,170
2,683	51.90%
16	0.31%
2,457	47.52%
7	0.14%
n/a
0	0.00%
2,487	48.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,409	23.6
449	7.5
-985	-16.5
34	0.6

-330	-5.5
-341	-5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
1,354	24.5
414	7.5
-461	-8.3
1	0.0

-392	-7.1
841	15.2

Number	Rate
1980's
1,606	29.9
473	8.8
-1,232	-23.0
n/a

-394	-7.3
551	10.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-801	-15.5
n/a

-459	-8.9
655	12.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Dewey County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
27.1
1,994	38.8%
3,146	61.2%
505	9.8%

1,675
3.11

1,170	69.9%
595	50.9%
176	15.0%
505	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
30.0
1,803	34.0%
3,498	66.0%
515	9.7%

1,730
3.05

1,239	71.6%
650	52.5%
203	16.4%
491	28.4%

2000
Number	Percent
26.7
2,327	39.0%
3,645	61.0%
516	8.6%

1,855
3.16

1,396	75.3%
761	54.5%
283	20.3%
459	24.7%

1990
Number	Percent
26.0
2,226	40.3%
3,297	59.7%
459	8.3%

1,747
3.16

1,341	76.8%
860	64.1%
216	16.1%
406	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
23.3
2,181	40.6%
3,185	59.4%
463	8.6%

1,584
3.37

1,228	77.5%
978	79.6%
139	11.3%
356	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Dewey County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	141	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	104	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	82	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	63	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	76	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	69	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	105	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	74	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	47	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	201	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	191	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	205	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	112	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	70	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	5.5%
$200,000 or more	43	2.6%

Median Household Income	55,077
Per Capita Income	20,657

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	5.3%
Public Assistance	292	17.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	435	26.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,779	61.2%
Unemployed	328	11.3%
In Armed Forces	27	0.9%

Total Labor Force	2,134	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	774	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	266	160	62.4%
Non-Profit	32	66	32.7%
Self-Employed	169	90	65.3%

Local Government	364	516	41.4%
State Government	23	30	43.4%
Federal Government	94	127	42.5%

Total Private + Self	435	250	63.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	513	739	41.0%
Total	948	989	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	59.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	356	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	331	16.9%
Professional, Technical	508	26.0%
Service Occupations	291	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	47	2.4%
All others	467	23.9%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	354	18.1%
Public administration	319	16.3%
Health care and social assistance	278	14.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	201	10.3%
Construction	147	7.5%
Retail trade	141	7.2%
Information	99	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	67	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	67	3.4%
Other services	59	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	48	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37	1.9%
Manufacturing	36	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.8%
Utilities	28	1.4%
Wholesale trade	18	0.9%
Finance and insurance	15	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46	0.87%
Puerto Rican	8	0.15%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Taiwanese	3	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,165	88.7%
Other	507	10.8%
Spanish	11	0.2%
German, other Germanic	8	0.2%
Chinese	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	582	11.0%
American	204	3.9%
Irish	156	3.0%
Norwegian	115	2.2%
English	49	0.9%
European	40	0.8%
French	26	0.5%
Dutch	23	0.4%
Swedish	22	0.4%
South African	12	0.2%
Russian	10	0.2%
Czech	9	0.2%
Polish	8	0.2%
Scandinavian	6	0.1%
Danish	5	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,252	99.6%
Not a citizen	23	0.4%

Native	5,250	99.5%
Foreign-born	25	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43	1.5%	331	11.9%	1,078	38.6%	841	30.1%	346	12.4%	153	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43	1.5%
9-12 Years	331	11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,078	38.6%
Some College	841	30.1%
Bach. Degree	346	12.4%
Grad Degree	153	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,069	1,839	230	11.1%	3.6%
1991	2,112	1,834	278	13.2%	3.5%
1992	2,137	1,865	272	12.7%	3.4%
1993	2,115	1,853	262	12.4%	3.5%
1994	2,197	1,911	286	13.0%	3.3%
1995	2,265	1,949	316	14.0%	3.2%
1996	2,275	1,965	310	13.6%	3.3%
1997	2,263	2,005	258	11.4%	2.9%
1998	2,447	2,086	361	14.8%	2.9%
1999	2,419	2,117	302	12.5%	2.7%

2000	2,269	2,060	209	9.2%	2.5%
2001	2,441	2,223	218	8.9%	3.0%
2002	2,556	2,351	205	8.0%	3.2%
2003	2,681	2,458	223	8.3%	3.5%
2004	2,720	2,491	229	8.4%	3.6%
2005	2,646	2,403	243	9.2%	3.6%
2006	2,695	2,454	241	8.9%	3.0%
2007	2,481	2,242	239	9.6%	2.8%
2008	2,472	2,243	229	9.3%	3.1%
2009	2,629	2,360	269	10.2%	4.6%

2010	2,367	2,018	349	14.7%	4.9%
2011	2,428	2,044	384	15.8%	4.6%
2012	2,423	2,053	370	15.3%	4.1%
2013	2,432	2,061	371	15.3%	3.7%
2014	2,382	2,043	339	14.2%	3.3%
2015	2,304	2,043	261	11.3%	3.0%
2016	2,266	2,059	207	9.1%	3.0%
2017	2,245	2,031	214	9.5%	3.1%
2018	2,215	2,030	185	8.4%	2.9%
2019	2,211	2,044	167	7.6%	3.0%

2020	2,255	2,081	174	7.7%	4.6%
2021	2,270	2,158	112	4.9%	2.6%
2022	2,289	2,158	131	5.7%	2.1%
2023	2,296	2,166	130	5.7%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,934
Median Value	$74,800

Occupied	1,675	86.6%
Vacant	259	13.4%

Owned	1,016	60.7%
Rented	659	39.3%
Median Rent	$670

Single-Family Units	1,357	70.2%
Detached	1,322	68.4%
Attached	35	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	116	6.0%
Mobile Homes	383	19.8%

Dewey County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dewey County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Dewey County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dewey County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dewey County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dewey County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Dewey County, SD