Sioux Falls, South Dakota metropolitan area

The Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in South Dakota and one county in Minnesota, anchored by the city of Sioux Falls. The metro area is referred to locally as the Sioux Empire. Despite the name, it is considered a part of the larger area known as Siouxland as it is within the Big Sioux River basin. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 276,730.^[1]

Sioux Falls Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sioux Falls skyline as seen from Falls Park
Interactive Map of Sioux Falls, SD–MN CSA   City of Sioux Falls   Sioux Falls, SD–MN MSA
Country	United States
State	South Dakota Minnesota
Principal city	Sioux Falls
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Counties

• Minnehaha County, SD (population: 197,214)^[1]
• Lincoln County, SD (population: 65,161)^[1]
• Rock County, MN (population: 9,704)^[1]
• Turner County, SD (population: 8,673)^[1]
• McCook County, SD (population: 5,682)^[1]

Communities

Map of the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Area
Prior to 2023 OMB CBSA Definition Update

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	23,926		—
1910	29,631		23.8%
1920	42,490		43.4%
1930	50,872		19.7%
1940	57,697		13.4%
1950	70,910		22.9%
1960	118,373		66.9%
1970	139,076		17.5%
1980	139,076		0.0%
1990	153,500		10.4%
2000	187,093		21.9%
2010	228,261		22.0%
2020	276,730		21.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants

• Sioux Falls (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

• Beresford (partial)
• Brandon
• Canton
• Crooks
• Dell Rapids
• Garretson
• Harrisburg
• Hartford
• Lennox
• Luverne, MN
• Parker
• Salem
• Tea
• Worthing

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

• Baltic
• Bridgewater
• Canistota
• Centerville
• Colton
• Hills, MN
• Humboldt
• Jasper, MN (partial)
• Marion
• Valley Springs
• Viborg

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

• Beaver Creek, MN
• Chancellor
• Davis
• Dolton
• Fairview
• Hardwick, MN
• Hudson
• Hurley
• Irene (partial)
• Kenneth, MN
• Magnolia, MN
• Monroe
• Montrose
• Sherman
• Spencer
• Steen, MN

Unincorporated places

• Ash Creek, MN
• Benclare
• Booge
• Corson
• Ellis
• Hooker
• Kanaranzi, MN
• Lyons
• Manley, MN
• Moe
• Morefield
• Naomi
• Renner
• Rowena
• Shindler
• Unityville

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 187,093 people, 72,492 households, and 48,282 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 94.07% White, 1.25% African American, 1.56% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,590, and the median income for a family was $48,191. Males had a median income of $30,994 versus $22,493 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,184.

See also

• South Dakota census statistical areas