Yankton County, SD

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2024 Population

23,414

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

0.711% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.9%

27.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,821

1.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$225,900

8.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,670

0.0171% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Yankton 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.

97.8% of the residents in Yankton County, SD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Yankton County, SD are Mount Marty University (220 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Yankton County, SD was $225,900, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Yankton County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Yankton County, SD was 2 cars per household.

Yankton County, SD borders Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Clay County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, and Turner County, SD.

United States South Dakota Yankton, SD

Population & Diversity

Yankton County, SD is home to a population of 23.4k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.9% of Yankton County, SD residents were born outside of the country (680 people).

In 2024, there were 32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.4k people) in Yankton County, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 637 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 600 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Yankton County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yankton County, SD was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yankton County, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yankton County, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.4k ± 91
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
637 ± 146
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
600 ± 134

5.85%

Hispanic Population

1.37k people

5.85% of the people in Yankton County, SD are hispanic (1.37k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yankton County, SD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,626 ± 1,475 people
Guatemala
2,932 ± 1,327 people
Ethiopia
2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

680 people

3.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

725 people

As of 2024, 2.9% of Yankton County, SD residents (680 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yankton County, SD was 3.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Yankton County, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
601 ± 179
Gulf War (2001-)
334 ± 137
Gulf War (1990s)
147 ± 88

Yankton County, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Yankton County, SD.

Economy

The economy of Yankton County, SD employs 11.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yankton County, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 people), Manufacturing (2,029 people), and Retail Trade (1,583 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($132,854), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,688), and Utilities ($98,359).

Employment

Occupations

11.7k

2024 Value

± 821

0.0171%

1 Year growth

± 9.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yankton County, SD grew at a rate of 0.0171%, from 11.7k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yankton County, SD, are Production Occupations (1,500 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,297 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (950 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yankton County, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.7k

2024 Value

± 821

0.0171%

1 Year growth

± 9.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yankton County, SD grew at a rate of 0.0171%, from 11.7k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yankton County, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 people), Manufacturing (2,029 people), and Retail Trade (1,583 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yankton County, SD, though some of these residents may live in Yankton County, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,653

Median earning men ± $5,929

$41,556

Median earning women ± $3,014

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,043), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,594), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,354).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($245,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,826), and Public Administration ($50,455).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

56
Construction
45
Retail Trade
41
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$202k
Manufacturing
$121k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$52.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Yankton County, SD awarded 220 degrees. The student population of Yankton County, SD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 638 male students and 676 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yankton County, SD are White (174 and 82.1%), Hispanic or Latino (16 and 7.55%), Two or More Races (6 and 2.83%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (5 and 2.36%).

The largest universities in Yankton County, SD by number of degrees awarded are Mount Marty University (220 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Yankton County, SD are General Business Administration & Management (32 and 14.5%), Nurse Anesthetist (31 and 14.1%), and Registered Nursing (28 and 12.7%).

The median tuition cost in Yankton County, SD for private four year colleges is $30,250.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Yankton County, SD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 48.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,314 (48.6% men and 51.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,314 students enrolled in Yankton County, SD, 48.6% men and 51.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,008 records, of which 56.8% were women and 43.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Social Sciences
9 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
28 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Yankton County, SD was General Social Sciences with 9 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Yankton County, SD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Mount Marty University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

220 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mount Marty University with 220 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 102 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yankton County, SD, which is 0.864 times less than the 118 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 174 degrees mean that there were 10.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 16 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,850) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yankton County, SD was $225,900 in 2024, which is 0.679 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $208,200 to $225,900, a 8.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Yankton County, SD is 72.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yankton County, SD have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yankton County, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.49% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yankton County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.81%.

Housing

Property

$225,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,221

$7,046

Median Property Taxes

±$628

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yankton County, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yankton County, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Yankton County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yankton County, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,821

Median Household Income

± $7,170

9.7k

Number of Households

± 734

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.7k households in Yankton County, SD declined from $72,821 from the previous year's value of $73,855.

The following chart displays the households in Yankton County, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yankton County, SD is from South Dakota.

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.438

2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (9.37%)
Worked At Home (6.16%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Yankton County, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.37%) and those who worked at home (6.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yankton County, SD have a shorter commute time (15.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Yankton County, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yankton County, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.49% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yankton County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.81%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yankton County, SD (2.6k out of 21.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yankton County, SD is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Yankton County, SD. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.6%.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 290 in Yankton County, SD. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 150 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.4% of the population of Yankton County, SD has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 9.02% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yankton County, SD see 971 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (971 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1798 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 128 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

971 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yankton County, SD

Primary care physicians in Yankton County, SD see an average of 971 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (971 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yankton County, SD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.64%

Uninsured

49.7%

Employer Coverage

9.02%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

17.9%

Non-Group

1.53%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yankton County, SD declined by 10.7% from 6.31% to 5.64%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yankton County, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.4 in Yankton County, SD.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Yankton County, SD.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.3% in Yankton County, SD.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Yankton County, SD.