There are a number of party hot spots in South Dakota.
For example, Spearfish, South Dakota has been called one of the biggest party towns in the nation. And you can see why. It has many college kids, a very young population, and frankly, there’s a huge bar scene.
But is it the best city to score in? The purpose of this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine which places are the easiest you could go in South Dakota if you wanted to hook up with someone.
After analyzing 16 of the state’s most populous areas (over 6,000 people), we came up with this list as the ten easiest places to get laid in the state of South Dakota.
Don’t freak out.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In South Dakota
You might be thinking, “Vermillion?!” Why haven’t I gone there before?
Well if you live in Vermillion, you’re probably already aware of the pure excitement level, based on the criteria we list below. And if you’re not already regularly hooking up there. Well, then there’s nothing we can do about that.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and see how the places in South Dakota near you fared. We’ve got the complete list of the most populous cities below so you know where to go and where to avoid on your next road trip.
The hardest place to get lucky in South Dakota, according to science? That would be Harrisburg. More on that later.
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The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In South Dakota For 2024
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Get Laid Score: 75.7
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 11,667
Bars: 4
Colleges: 1
More on Vermillion: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 56.1
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 12,268
Bars: 7
Colleges: 1
More on Spearfish: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 51.4
Rank Last Year: 5 (Up 2)
Population: 15,656
Bars: 9
Colleges: 2
More on Mitchell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 51.4
Rank Last Year: 4 (Up 1)
Population: 23,530
Bars: 6
Colleges: 1
More on Brookings: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 50.7
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 15,421
Bars: 5
Colleges: 2
More on Yankton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 47.3
Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 1)
Population: 6,271
Bars: 2
Colleges: 1
More on Madison: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 41.2
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 4)
Population: 28,388
Bars: 9
Colleges: 2
More on Aberdeen: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 37.2
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 193,401
Bars: 6
Colleges: 7
More on Sioux Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 23.0
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 22,718
Bars: 3
Colleges: 1
More on Watertown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Get Laid Score: 20.3
Rank Last Year: 12 (Up 2)
Population: 14,179
Bars: 2
Colleges: 0
More on Huron: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we crunched the numbers for getting laid in the Mount Rushmore State
We know we are answering a bar topic with this one, but that’s exactly why we use Saturday Night Science.
To rank the chances where you’re most likely to get laid in South Dakota, we had to determine what criteria help people hook up. It isn’t a stretch to assume that people will get frisky with plenty of young singles, areas where people aren’t married and have kids, and areas with lots of adult things to do.
With that in mind, we used the most recent 2018-2022 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of South Dakota. And we paired it up with data from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 and colleges from IPEDS.
Can’t really get any better data than that.
We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s female (More females than males)
- % of unmarried people in each city
- % of households with kids in each city
- Colleges per capita
- Bars per capita
We then gave each city a “Chance To Get Laid Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for getting lucky. We also limited our results to cities with over 6,000 people. For South Dakota, that meant a total of 16 cities.
This article is based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2024, and it’s our tenth time ranking the easiest cities to get laid in South Dakota.
There You Have It – The Best Cities for Getting Some in South Dakota for 2024
If you’re looking at cities in South Dakota where it’s easy to get laid because the population is young, single and ready to party, this is an accurate list.
The best cities to get laid in South Dakota are Vermillion, Spearfish, Mitchell, Brookings, Yankton, Madison, Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Watertown, and Huron.
Who ever said science is a bore?
If you’re also curious enough, here are the hardest places to get laid in South Dakota, according to science:
- Harrisburg
- Box Elder
- Brandon
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Detailed List Of The Best Cities For Getting Laid In South Dakota For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | Median Income | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermillion, SD | 11,667 | $47,813 | 4 |
| 2 | Spearfish, SD | 12,268 | $58,734 | 7 |
| 3 | Mitchell, SD | 15,656 | $51,763 | 9 |
| 4 | Brookings, SD | 23,530 | $57,824 | 6 |
| 5 | Yankton, SD | 15,421 | $60,180 | 5 |
| 6 | Madison, SD | 6,271 | $62,756 | 2 |
| 7 | Aberdeen, SD | 28,388 | $62,684 | 9 |
| 8 | Sioux Falls, SD | 193,401 | $71,785 | 6 |
| 9 | Watertown, SD | 22,718 | $61,320 | 3 |
| 10 | Huron, SD | 14,179 | $57,702 | 2 |
| 11 | Sturgis, SD | 7,121 | $49,564 | 2 |
| 12 | Pierre, SD | 14,105 | $80,473 | 2 |
| 13 | Rapid Valley, SD | 7,324 | $76,827 | 2 |
| 14 | Brandon, SD | 10,919 | $101,747 | 2 |
| 15 | Box Elder, SD | 11,905 | $71,532 | 2 |
| 16 | Harrisburg, SD | 7,157 | $89,966 | 2 |
