2022 population: 5,565 ( 79 from 2010 , 56 from 2020)
Land area: 1612.5 square miles
Population density: 3.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,382	78.74%	6.3%
Black:	23	0.41%	283.3%
Indian:	833	14.97%	8.3%
Asian:	30	0.54%	150.0%
2+ races:	152	2.73%	27.7%
Hispanic:	145	2.61%	141.7%

Total non-White:	1,183	21.26%	22.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	159	14.1
Deaths:	174	15.5
Net Migration:	-51	-4.5
Net Immigration:	12	1.1

Change in White population:	-294	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	215	3.8

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
5,644
4,676	82.85%
6	0.11%
769	13.63%
12	0.21%
119	2.11%
60	1.06%
968	17.15%

2000
6,430
5,605	87.17%
2	0.03%
691	10.75%
4	0.06%
72	1.12%
55	0.86%
825	12.83%

1990
6,924
6,247	90.22%
0	0.00%
670	9.68%
7	0.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
677	9.78%

1980
7,268
6,676	91.85%
0	0.00%
577	7.94%
12	0.17%
n/a
3	0.04%
592	8.15%

1970
8,171
7,654	93.67%
1	0.01%
501	6.13%
1	0.01%
n/a
15	0.18%
517	6.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
667	10.4
729	11.3
-800	-12.4
-2	-0.0

-929	-14.4
143	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
980	14.2
723	10.4
-680	-9.8
3	0.0

-642	-9.3
148	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,259	17.3
801	11.0
-815	-11.2
n/a

-429	-5.9
85	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,634	-20.0
n/a

-978	-12.0
75	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Tripp 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
1,279	23.0%
4,286	77.0%
1,291	23.2%

2,179
2.50

1,444	66.3%
1,100	76.2%
137	9.5%
735	33.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
1,323	23.4%
4,321	76.6%
1,187	21.0%

2,419
2.28

1,509	62.4%
1,218	80.7%
126	8.3%
910	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
1,794	27.9%
4,636	72.1%
1,260	19.6%

2,528
2.51

1,710	67.6%
1,456	85.1%
120	7.0%
818	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
2,108	30.4%
4,816	69.6%
1,188	17.2%

2,626
2.59

1,935	73.7%
1,669	86.3%
91	4.7%
691	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
2,282	31.4%
4,986	68.6%
1,056	14.5%

2,548
2.81

1,931	75.8%
1,700	88.0%
95	4.9%
617	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Tripp County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	144	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	66	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	93	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	133	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	109	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	104	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	130	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	124	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	182	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	238	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	281	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	234	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	130	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	90	4.1%
$200,000 or more	77	3.5%

Median Household Income	56,758
Per Capita Income	29,463

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	70	3.2%
Public Assistance	45	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	270	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,254	72.7%
Unemployed	136	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,390	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	711	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	693	583	54.3%
Non-Profit	130	149	46.6%
Self-Employed	485	103	82.5%

Local Government	165	198	45.5%
State Government	48	36	57.1%
Federal Government	29	14	67.4%

Total Private + Self	1,178	686	63.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	372	397	48.4%
Total	1,550	1,083	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	428	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	533	20.2%
Professional, Technical	597	22.6%
Service Occupations	455	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	179	6.8%
All others	626	23.7%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	529	20.0%
Health care and social assistance	486	18.4%
Retail trade	334	12.7%
Educational services	250	9.5%
Public administration	201	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	141	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	120	4.5%
Finance and insurance	111	4.2%
Construction	111	4.2%
Other services	106	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	97	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	2.0%
Manufacturing	43	1.6%
Utilities	24	0.9%
Wholesale trade	19	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31	0.55%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	26	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	26	0.46%
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	12	0.21%
Thai	11	0.20%
Korean	5	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,016	96.1%
Other	78	1.5%
German, other Germanic	59	1.1%
Spanish	42	0.8%
Other Asian	11	0.2%
Tagalog	9	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,392	42.7%
Irish	673	12.0%
Czech	445	7.9%
Norwegian	380	6.8%
English	340	6.1%
American	212	3.8%
Swedish	154	2.7%
Dutch	145	2.6%
French	134	2.4%
Danish	81	1.4%
Scandinavian	65	1.2%
French Canadian	64	1.1%
Italian	53	0.9%
Russian	40	0.7%
Scottish	38	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,566	99.3%
Not a citizen	41	0.7%

Native	5,551	99.0%
Foreign-born	56	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
106	2.6%	307	7.6%	1,668	41.1%	1,283	31.6%	551	13.6%	142	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	106	2.6%
9-12 Years	307	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,668	41.1%
Some College	1,283	31.6%
Bach. Degree	551	13.6%
Grad Degree	142	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,295	3,204	91	2.8%	3.6%
1991	3,333	3,231	102	3.1%	3.5%
1992	3,353	3,251	102	3.0%	3.4%
1993	3,331	3,217	114	3.4%	3.5%
1994	3,484	3,370	114	3.3%	3.3%
1995	3,626	3,497	129	3.6%	3.2%
1996	3,610	3,494	116	3.2%	3.3%
1997	3,514	3,410	104	3.0%	2.9%
1998	3,567	3,467	100	2.8%	2.9%
1999	3,547	3,445	102	2.9%	2.7%

2000	3,303	3,213	90	2.7%	2.5%
2001	3,225	3,129	96	3.0%	3.0%
2002	3,186	3,059	127	4.0%	3.2%
2003	3,257	3,148	109	3.3%	3.5%
2004	3,117	3,010	107	3.4%	3.6%
2005	3,096	2,992	104	3.4%	3.6%
2006	3,029	2,935	94	3.1%	3.0%
2007	2,964	2,878	86	2.9%	2.8%
2008	2,926	2,838	88	3.0%	3.1%
2009	2,938	2,842	96	3.3%	4.6%

2010	3,302	3,184	118	3.6%	4.9%
2011	3,283	3,163	120	3.7%	4.6%
2012	3,179	3,067	112	3.5%	4.1%
2013	3,118	3,012	106	3.4%	3.7%
2014	3,150	3,052	98	3.1%	3.3%
2015	3,100	3,019	81	2.6%	3.0%
2016	3,078	3,009	69	2.2%	3.0%
2017	3,042	2,961	81	2.7%	3.1%
2018	3,101	3,027	74	2.4%	2.9%
2019	3,061	2,981	80	2.6%	3.0%

2020	3,013	2,919	94	3.1%	4.6%
2021	3,018	2,958	60	2.0%	2.6%
2022	3,083	3,031	52	1.7%	2.1%
2023	3,081	3,031	50	1.6%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,794
Median Value	$128,100

Occupied	2,179	78.0%
Vacant	615	22.0%

Owned	1,545	70.9%
Rented	634	29.1%
Median Rent	$800

Single-Family Units	2,139	76.6%
Detached	2,105	75.3%
Attached	34	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	180	6.4%
Mobile Homes	404	14.5%

Tripp County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tripp County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Tripp County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tripp County, SD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tripp County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Tripp County, SD