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Military installations in South Dakota

South Dakota has 6 military installations: 0.8% of the US total of 767. That ranks #43 by count and #7 per person (0.65 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

national rank (per capita)

military installations

0.65

per 100k residents

The data

Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

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South Dakota: 6 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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Named military installations in South Dakota include

NG Mitchell Complex · NG West Camp · Ellsworth AFB · Joe Foss Field · NG Camp Rapid · NG Sioux Falls Benson Rd Complex

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