# Military Bases in South Dakota: All 6 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> South Dakota has 6 military bases (0.8% of the US), #43 by count and #7 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in South Dakota

South Dakota has **6 military bases**: 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.

## Key takeaways

* South Dakota has 6 military bases, 0.8% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #43 of 51 by count and #7 per person (0.65 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Ellsworth AFB, at 5,258 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#7

national rank (per capita)

6

military bases

0.65

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[South Dakota: 6 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/south-dakota.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 6 military bases in South Dakota

| # | Name                             | Details                         |
| - | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| 1 | Ellsworth AFB                    | Air Force · 5,258 acres         |
| 2 | Joe Foss Field                   | Air National Guard · 169 acres  |
| 3 | NG Camp Rapid                    | Army National Guard · 83 acres  |
| 4 | NG Mitchell Complex              | Army National Guard · 61 acres  |
| 5 | NG Sioux Falls Benson Rd Complex | Army National Guard · 169 acres |
| 6 | NG West Camp                     | Army National Guard · 764 acres |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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