Aurora County, SD

County

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Thune
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/AMike Rounds
    Republican Party
    US Representative
    N/ADusty Johnson
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    41.7
    1.65% 1-year decrease

    About

    None of the households in Aurora County, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    96.3% of the residents in Aurora County, SD are U.S. citizens.

    Population & Diversity

    Aurora County, SD is home to a population of N/A people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Aurora County, SD residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

    Citizenship

    96.3%
    2024 Citizenship
    96.1%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 96.3% of Aurora County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Aurora County, SD was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Health

    N/A% of the population of Aurora County, SD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    N/A to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

    Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

    The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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    Economy

    Employment by Industry Sector

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    2.37%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 9
      Construction
    2. 8
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. 6
      Other Services (except Public Administration)

    The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

    John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Aurora County, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from South Dakota

    N/AJohn Thune
    Senator from South Dakota3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2005
    N/AMike Rounds
    Senator from South Dakota2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2015

    John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    US Representatives from Aurora County, SD

    N/ADusty Johnson
    District at-large Representative
    Republican Party

    Aurora County, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

    Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Aurora County, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

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    Housing & Living

    In 2025, 7.18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Aurora County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.12%.

    Rent vs Own

    72.7%
    Homeownership
    2024
    62.5%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Aurora County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Aurora County, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aurora County, SD have 2 cars.

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    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 7.18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Aurora County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.12%.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 15.3% of the children was living in poverty in Aurora County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.8%.

    The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

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