2022 population: 2,438 ( 109 from 2010 , 42 from 2020)
Land area: 861.1 square miles
Population density: 2.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,227	91.35%	1.5%
Black:	12	0.49%	300.0%
Indian:	72	2.95%	260.0%
Asian:	29	1.19%	262.5%
2+ races:	35	1.44%	66.7%
Hispanic:	63	2.58%	270.6%

Total non-White:	211	8.65%	205.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	49	9.9
Deaths:	95	19.2
Net Migration:	8	1.6
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-33	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	142	6.1

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
2,329
2,260	97.04%
3	0.13%
20	0.86%
8	0.34%
21	0.90%
17	0.73%
69	2.96%

2000
2,693
2,640	98.03%
0	0.00%
22	0.82%
5	0.19%
21	0.78%
5	0.19%
53	1.97%

1990
3,190
3,170	99.37%
0	0.00%
9	0.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.34%
20	0.63%

1980
3,674
3,644	99.18%
0	0.00%
27	0.73%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.08%
30	0.82%

1970
4,449
4,410	99.12%
1	0.02%
24	0.54%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.29%
39	0.88%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
220	8.2
359	13.3
-504	-18.7
6	0.2

-380	-14.1
16	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
299	9.4
464	14.5
-209	-6.6
-5	-0.2

-530	-16.6
33	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
540	14.7
428	11.6
-617	-16.8
n/a

-474	-12.9
-10	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,059	-23.8
n/a

-766	-17.2
-9	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Potter 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
44.7
586	24.0%
1,852	76.0%
691	28.3%

1,034
2.43

681	65.9%
613	90.0%
10	1.5%
353	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
50.6
456	19.6%
1,873	80.4%
627	26.9%

1,062
2.13

648	61.0%
563	86.9%
25	3.9%
414	39.0%

2000
Number	Percent
45.6
628	23.3%
2,065	76.7%
681	25.3%

1,130
2.32

755	66.8%
662	87.7%
31	4.1%
375	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.4
891	27.9%
2,299	72.1%
685	21.5%

1,238
2.52

866	70.0%
788	91.0%
30	3.5%
372	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
1,128	30.7%
2,546	69.3%
648	17.6%

1,335
2.70

991	74.2%
897	90.5%
35	3.5%
344	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Potter County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	26	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	53	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	36	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	50	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	77	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	181	17.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	106	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	113	10.9%
$200,000 or more	40	3.9%

Median Household Income	71,786
Per Capita Income	34,335

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	1.3%
Public Assistance	18	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	39	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,053	77.7%
Unemployed	35	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,088	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	268	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	306	385	44.3%
Non-Profit	20	55	26.7%
Self-Employed	230	71	76.4%

Local Government	19	52	26.8%
State Government	55	13	80.9%
Federal Government	5	14	26.3%

Total Private + Self	536	456	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	134	42.5%
Total	635	590	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	288	23.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	355	28.9%
Professional, Technical	153	12.4%
Service Occupations	106	8.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	107	8.7%
All others	327	26.6%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	368	29.9%
Retail trade	191	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	110	9.0%
Construction	93	7.6%
Finance and insurance	70	5.7%
Educational services	62	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	52	4.2%
Other services	50	4.1%
Wholesale trade	36	2.9%
Public administration	34	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	32	2.6%
Information	31	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	30	2.4%
Manufacturing	30	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	0.9%
Utilities	7	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%
Management	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	16	0.62%
Korean	5	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,409	98.7%
Tagalog	16	0.7%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%
Korean	5	0.2%
Spanish	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,097	42.4%
Norwegian	166	6.4%
English	151	5.8%
American	146	5.6%
Irish	131	5.1%
Russian	66	2.6%
Swedish	66	2.6%
Czechoslovakian	64	2.5%
Danish	54	2.1%
Czech	49	1.9%
French	47	1.8%
Dutch	40	1.5%
Polish	37	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	16	0.6%
Welsh	15	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,583	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	2,564	99.1%
Foreign-born	23	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
36	2.0%	26	1.4%	764	42.2%	545	30.1%	363	20.0%	77	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	36	2.0%
9-12 Years	26	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	764	42.2%
Some College	545	30.1%
Bach. Degree	363	20.0%
Grad Degree	77	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,528	1,489	39	2.6%	3.6%
1991	1,500	1,457	43	2.9%	3.5%
1992	1,586	1,517	69	4.4%	3.4%
1993	1,479	1,428	51	3.4%	3.5%
1994	1,535	1,470	65	4.2%	3.3%
1995	1,524	1,464	60	3.9%	3.2%
1996	1,522	1,466	56	3.7%	3.3%
1997	1,462	1,411	51	3.5%	2.9%
1998	1,464	1,416	48	3.3%	2.9%
1999	1,456	1,405	51	3.5%	2.7%

2000	1,457	1,416	41	2.8%	2.5%
2001	1,429	1,381	48	3.4%	3.0%
2002	1,421	1,374	47	3.3%	3.2%
2003	1,417	1,373	44	3.1%	3.5%
2004	1,381	1,332	49	3.5%	3.6%
2005	1,363	1,315	48	3.5%	3.6%
2006	1,335	1,296	39	2.9%	3.0%
2007	1,288	1,250	38	3.0%	2.8%
2008	1,286	1,246	40	3.1%	3.1%
2009	1,300	1,255	45	3.5%	4.6%

2010	1,282	1,221	61	4.8%	4.9%
2011	1,251	1,186	65	5.2%	4.6%
2012	1,223	1,176	47	3.8%	4.1%
2013	1,211	1,165	46	3.8%	3.7%
2014	1,208	1,169	39	3.2%	3.3%
2015	1,190	1,152	38	3.2%	3.0%
2016	1,163	1,131	32	2.8%	3.0%
2017	1,124	1,089	35	3.1%	3.1%
2018	1,090	1,053	37	3.4%	2.9%
2019	1,031	1,002	29	2.8%	3.0%

2020	1,019	986	33	3.2%	4.6%
2021	1,055	1,028	27	2.6%	2.6%
2022	1,045	1,021	24	2.3%	2.1%
2023	1,059	1,034	25	2.4%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,583
Median Value	$129,800

Occupied	1,034	65.3%
Vacant	549	34.7%

Owned	805	77.9%
Rented	229	22.1%
Median Rent	$730

Single-Family Units	1,100	69.5%
Detached	1,096	69.2%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	69	4.4%
Mobile Homes	375	23.7%

Potter County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Potter County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Potter County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Potter County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Potter County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Potter County, SD