The Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in South Dakota, anchored by the city of

Sioux Falls Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...

. 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.

Counties

* Lincoln (population: 65,161) * McCook (population: 5,682) * Minnehaha (population: 197,214) * Turner (population: 8,673)

Communities

Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants

(Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

* Beresford (partial) * Brandon *

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* Crooks * Dell Rapids * Garretson * Harrisburg * Hartford * Lennox *

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* Tea * Worthing

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

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* Bridgewater * Canistota * Centerville * Colton * Humboldt * Marion *

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* Viborg

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

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* Dolton * Fairview *

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(partial) * Monroe * Montrose *

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* Spencer

Unincorporated places

* Benclare * Booge * Corson *

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* Naomi *

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* Shindler * Unityville

Demographics

As of the census 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%

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, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

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.

References

{{South Dakota Geography of Minnehaha County, South Dakota Geography of Lincoln County, South Dakota Geography of Turner County, South Dakota Geography of McCook County, South Dakota