2022 population: 3,692 ( 63 from 2010 , 30 from 2020)
Land area: 1642.3 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,947	52.74%	10.7%
Black:	22	0.60%	633.3%
Indian:	1,378	37.32%	3.0%
Asian:	24	0.65%	118.2%
2+ races:	159	4.31%	63.9%
Hispanic:	162	4.39%	285.7%

Total non-White:	1,745	47.26%	10.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	133	17.9
Deaths:	97	13.0
Net Migration:	-74	-9.9
Net Immigration:	3	0.4

Change in White population:	-234	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	171	4.6

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
3,755
2,181	58.08%
3	0.08%
1,420	37.82%
11	0.29%
97	2.58%
42	1.12%
1,574	41.92%

2000
3,895
2,512	64.49%
3	0.08%
1,292	33.17%
9	0.23%
61	1.57%
18	0.46%
1,383	35.51%

1990
3,638
2,575	70.78%
2	0.05%
1,049	28.83%
0	0.00%
n/a
12	0.33%
1,063	29.22%

1980
3,864
2,952	76.40%
2	0.05%
895	23.16%
3	0.08%
n/a
12	0.31%
912	23.60%

1970
4,060
3,469	85.44%
1	0.02%
588	14.48%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
591	14.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
640	16.4
264	6.8
-358	-9.2
-2	-0.1

-331	-8.5
191	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
656	18.0
347	9.5
-87	-2.4
10	0.3

-63	-1.7
320	8.8

Number	Rate
1980's
777	20.1
351	9.1
-706	-18.3
n/a

-377	-9.8
151	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-659	-16.2
n/a

-517	-12.7
321	7.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyman 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
36.0
1,060	28.7%
2,632	71.3%
636	17.2%

1,204
3.01

819	68.0%
569	69.5%
84	10.3%
385	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
1,106	29.5%
2,649	70.5%
548	14.6%

1,392
2.67

967	69.5%
655	67.7%
114	11.8%
425	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
1,257	32.3%
2,638	67.7%
528	13.6%

1,392
2.79

1,003	72.1%
723	72.1%
117	11.7%
389	27.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
1,204	33.1%
2,434	66.9%
482	13.2%

1,262
2.88

934	74.0%
754	80.7%
69	7.4%
328	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
1,365	35.3%
2,499	64.7%
466	12.1%

1,254
3.07

965	77.0%
810	83.9%
73	7.6%
289	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lyman County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	88	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	62	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	75	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	61	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	46	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	122	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	162	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	146	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	128	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	54	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	76	6.3%
$200,000 or more	41	3.4%

Median Household Income	60,284
Per Capita Income	25,997

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	72	6.0%
Public Assistance	107	8.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	237	19.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,310	62.7%
Unemployed	78	3.7%
In Armed Forces	3	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,391	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	699	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	273	237	53.5%
Non-Profit	32	76	29.6%
Self-Employed	219	93	70.2%

Local Government	149	216	40.8%
State Government	41	73	36.0%
Federal Government	24	33	42.1%

Total Private + Self	492	330	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	246	398	38.2%
Total	738	728	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	36.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	306	20.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	299	20.2%
Professional, Technical	292	19.8%
Service Occupations	267	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	81	5.5%
All others	314	21.2%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	253	17.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	228	15.4%
Public administration	174	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	170	11.5%
Retail trade	105	7.1%
Construction	103	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	71	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	63	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	4.0%
Wholesale trade	42	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	2.8%
Finance and insurance	35	2.4%
Other services	35	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	32	2.2%
Information	25	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	1.6%
Manufacturing	12	0.8%
Utilities	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.38%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	22	0.59%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.16%
Honduran	16	0.43%
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	9	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,278	96.2%
Other	73	2.1%
Spanish	44	1.3%
German, other Germanic	12	0.4%
Other Asian	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	821	22.1%
Irish	304	8.2%
American	292	7.9%
Norwegian	199	5.4%
Czech	142	3.8%
English	135	3.6%
Dutch	64	1.7%
Swedish	43	1.2%
Polish	41	1.1%
Danish	40	1.1%
French	39	1.0%
European	26	0.7%
Italian	22	0.6%
Russian	21	0.6%
Scottish	16	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,686	99.1%
Not a citizen	33	0.9%

Native	3,686	99.1%
Foreign-born	33	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	1.1%	172	7.4%	945	40.8%	637	27.5%	391	16.9%	146	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	1.1%
9-12 Years	172	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	945	40.8%
Some College	637	27.5%
Bach. Degree	391	16.9%
Grad Degree	146	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,855	1,780	75	4.0%	3.6%
1991	1,910	1,803	107	5.6%	3.5%
1992	2,055	1,976	79	3.8%	3.4%
1993	2,262	2,154	108	4.8%	3.5%
1994	2,371	2,261	110	4.6%	3.3%
1995	2,414	2,305	109	4.5%	3.2%
1996	2,426	2,319	107	4.4%	3.3%
1997	2,416	2,294	122	5.0%	2.9%
1998	2,446	2,332	114	4.7%	2.9%
1999	2,465	2,353	112	4.5%	2.7%

2000	1,929	1,850	79	4.1%	2.5%
2001	1,952	1,870	82	4.2%	3.0%
2002	2,001	1,913	88	4.4%	3.2%
2003	2,014	1,932	82	4.1%	3.5%
2004	2,031	1,936	95	4.7%	3.6%
2005	2,002	1,903	99	4.9%	3.6%
2006	2,013	1,928	85	4.2%	3.0%
2007	1,943	1,859	84	4.3%	2.8%
2008	1,954	1,865	89	4.6%	3.1%
2009	1,997	1,885	112	5.6%	4.6%

2010	1,957	1,832	125	6.4%	4.9%
2011	1,925	1,805	120	6.2%	4.6%
2012	1,898	1,791	107	5.6%	4.1%
2013	1,872	1,784	88	4.7%	3.7%
2014	1,816	1,741	75	4.1%	3.3%
2015	1,804	1,721	83	4.6%	3.0%
2016	1,784	1,700	84	4.7%	3.0%
2017	1,748	1,666	82	4.7%	3.1%
2018	1,696	1,629	67	4.0%	2.9%
2019	1,677	1,604	73	4.4%	3.0%

2020	1,648	1,554	94	5.7%	4.6%
2021	1,680	1,616	64	3.8%	2.6%
2022	1,687	1,644	43	2.5%	2.1%
2023	1,710	1,662	48	2.8%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,560
Median Value	$132,100

Occupied	1,204	77.2%
Vacant	356	22.8%

Owned	805	66.9%
Rented	399	33.1%
Median Rent	$615

Single-Family Units	1,266	81.2%
Detached	1,249	80.1%
Attached	17	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	78	5.0%
Mobile Homes	172	11.0%

Lyman County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyman County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Lyman County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lyman County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lyman County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Lyman County, SD