SD · Statewide HMDA 2024

South Dakota mortgage lending

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, 311 reporting lenders · 65 counties · 3 metros.

Volume rank is not origination-share rank

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, South Dakota ranks #46 of 54 by application volume but #6 of 52 states with 10,000+ applications on origination share (59.5%). Wisconsin leads that origination-share board at 64.0% on 214,597 applications. Volume rank is not origination-share rank.

#6
Origination-share rank of 52
59.5%
Origination share
15,907
Originated
12.6%
Denial rate

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot. Origination share is originated divided by applications among states and territories with 10,000+ applications (the same floor as the national denial board). See /methodology#corpus-placement. Informational reporting, not mortgage advice.

CFPB HMDA state filing plate

State SD · South Dakota 12.6% denial

VOL-TRACE · DEN-LIGHT · NEAR-PEER · ORIG-LOW · BOOK-FULL · LEAD-MIX

  • VOL-TRACE #46/54
  • DEN-LIGHT 12.6%
  • NEAR-PEER Minnesota
  • ORIG-LOW 59.5%
  • BOOK-FULL 311 lenders
  • LEAD-MIX 12% top

Photo-finish peer: Minnesota · 12.7% denial (+0.1pp vs South Dakota)

2024 HMDA Snapshot state sheet, volume rank, denial band, origination share, and reporter book. Informational reporting only.

Denial-rate neighbourhood · South Dakota

Poles and nearest peers by statewide HMDA denial rate, not a full state roster.

Denial band
Hawaii · highest22.4%Minnesota · near12.7%South Dakota · this state12.6%Nebraska · near12.3%Iowa · near12.1%U.S. Virgin Islands · near11.8%Guam · lowest7.6%

Nationwide states with similar HMDA denial rate or application volume

Two statewide peer sets for South Dakota: nearest jurisdictions by denial rate and by mortgage applications filed. These are cross-state neighborhoods, distinct from the denial-band chart above.

Top lenders by originations · South Dakota

Funded loans among HMDA-reporting institutions active in this state.

State market
1. Plains Commerce Bank2K2. First Bank & Trust9803. Black Hills Federal Credi…9704. First Premier Bank8665. Rocket Mortgage6026. First Dakota National Bak5237. Levo Federal Credit Union5098. Cmg Mortgage INC495

Where South Dakota sits by application volume

2024 CFPB HMDA states and territories, bucketed by mortgage applications filed

26,740 15th percentile higher than 15% of 54 states and territories

This state 0 1,200,000 states and territories, grouped by applications

Each bar is a 150,000-applications band. The dashed line and filled bar mark this state. Hover, tap, or focus a bar for its count and population share.

Source CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset · 2024 reporting year

Top counties by originations · South Dakota

In-state county volume from the same HMDA county board linked below.

County mix
1. Minnehaha County5K2. Pennington County2K3. Lincoln County2K4. Meade County5935. Lawrence County5876. Codington County5207. Brown County4868. Brookings County481

How to read this state sheet. South Dakota filed 26,740 HMDA-reported applications in 2024 (#46 of 54 by volume) with a 12.6% denial rate - 4.6pp below the national 17.2% baseline. White applicants (19,364 apps) show 12.4% denial; Joint applicants (483 apps) show 14.3% denial - rates on groups below 100 applications are marked too small to read. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

Nearby Lenders in South Dakota

Top HMDA-reporting lenders active in South Dakota. Compare any two side-by-side for rates, denial rates, and loan mix.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Plains Commerce Bank 1,903 12.0%
2 First Bank & Trust 980 6.2%
3 Black Hills Federal Credit Union 970 6.1%
4 First Premier Bank 866 5.4%
5 Rocket Mortgage 602 3.8%

Reported outcomes by applicant race in South Dakota

CFPB derived race categories. HMDA carries no credit score, debt-to-income ratio or down payment, so a gap between these rows is an outcome difference and never, on its own, evidence of discrimination.

Race Applications Approval Rate Denial Rate
White 19,364 66.3% 12.4%
Joint 483 63.4% 14.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 355 50.7% 25.9%
Asian 344 56.1% 15.1%
Black or African American 341 51.3% 22.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 26 50.0% 26.9%sample too small to read
2 or more minority races 22 59.1% 13.6%sample too small to read

Every county in South Dakota, by lending volume

County totals sum the filings geocoded to that county, so they reconcile to the state row above rather than to any single lender's book.

County Applications Originated Denial Rate Avg Loan
Minnehaha County 7,460 4,549 11.8% $263,916
Pennington County 3,927 2,315 12.3% $276,711
Lincoln County 3,055 1,889 10.4% $290,872
Meade County 1,067 593 13.6% $273,285
Lawrence County 1,022 587 13.2% $302,847
Codington County 840 520 13.3% $217,464
Brookings County 789 481 11.8% $244,214
Brown County 759 486 12.0% $233,709
Union County 600 379 11.2% $260,950
Yankton County 569 341 12.5% $234,859
Davison County 559 358 9.3% $213,462
Hughes County 511 274 14.5% $208,190
Clay County 383 210 15.1% $174,556
Butte County 380 199 17.1% $213,342
Custer County 370 205 14.3% $254,919
Lake County 346 210 11.8% $238,006
Turner County 346 190 16.8% $185,780
Beadle County 332 165 16.6% $179,277
Fall River County 323 177 16.4% $184,567
Hamlin County 226 137 10.6% $221,637
McCook County 203 125 11.8% $198,744
Grant County 183 103 12.0% $160,410
Moody County 167 98 12.6% $199,850
Hutchinson County 157 96 17.8% $166,847
Kingsbury County 156 82 20.5% $184,038
Roberts County 133 70 15.8% $148,158
Deuel County 114 69 17.5% $185,351
Bon Homme County 104 50 17.3% $160,192
Walworth County 100 52 20.0% $156,900
Day County 98 69 13.3% $199,694
Stanley County 92 45 10.9% $243,913
Charles Mix County 87 55 12.6% $200,517
Douglas County 79 39 21.5% $162,342
Hanson County 78 45 10.3% $233,846
Gregory County 78 39 21.8% $164,103
Spink County 69 38 21.7% $150,507
Hand County 69 37 14.5% $165,435
Potter County 63 35 19.1% $142,619
Brule County 62 35 14.5% $175,484
Clark County 59 38 13.6% $184,322
Edmunds County 55 34 14.6% $168,818
Miner County 48 35 12.5% $166,667
Aurora County 46 31 17.4% $217,609
Marshall County 45 26 17.8% $166,556
Sully County 44 21 9.1% $205,227
Tripp County 43 22 9.3% $159,651
Lyman County 38 20 15.8% $173,947
Perkins County 36 22 22.2% $131,111
Sanborn County 33 18 24.2% $151,970
Haakon County 33 15 18.2% $161,970
Bennett County 30 11 30.0% $130,667
Jerauld County 27 15 18.5% $137,593
Faulk County 21 16 0.0% $206,429
Hyde County 19 12 21.1% $133,947
Jackson County 18 12 11.1% $95,000
McPherson County 17 8 17.6% $73,824
Dewey County 17 6 35.3% $93,235
Campbell County 15 10 13.3% $89,000
Todd County 15 9 26.7% $295,000
Harding County 14 7 7.1% $161,429
Corson County 11 6 18.2% $151,364
Oglala Lakota County 10 6 40.0% $112,000
Mellette County 10 4 10.0% $104,000
Jones County 2 1 50.0% $155,000
Ziebach County 1 0 0.0% $105,000

Metro Areas in South Dakota

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mortgage applications were filed in South Dakota?
In the 2024 HMDA reporting year, 26,740 mortgage applications were filed in South Dakota. Of these, 15,907 were originated (approved and funded), while 3,374 were denied, resulting in a denial rate of 12.6%.
Where does South Dakota sit among U.S. states for mortgage volume?
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume across U.S. states and territories, South Dakota ranks #46 of 54. On origination share (originated divided by applications, 10,000-application floor) it ranks #6 of 52 at 59.5%. The /states hub sorts by application volume for this ranking basis. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What is the mortgage denial rate in South Dakota?
The mortgage denial rate in South Dakota is 12.6%, meaning 12.6% of all applications were denied by lenders. The approval (origination) rate is 59.5%.
What is the average mortgage loan amount in South Dakota?
The average mortgage loan amount in South Dakota is $250,881. The average interest rate across all loan types is 7.057%.
How many mortgage lenders operate in South Dakota?
311 mortgage lenders reported HMDA data for South Dakota. These include banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies that filed lending activity for this state.
How do mortgage denial rates vary by demographics in South Dakota?
South Dakota reports demographic lending data under HMDA. White applicants (19,364 applications) have an approval rate of 66.3% and denial rate of 12.4%; Joint applicants (483 applications) have an approval rate of 63.4% and denial rate of 14.3%; American Indian or Alaska Native applicants (355 applications) have an approval rate of 50.7% and denial rate of 25.9%. These figures reflect derived race categories as reported by applicants, and cover only groups with at least 100 applications, since a rate computed on a handful of applications is not readable.
Which counties in South Dakota have the most mortgage activity?
The top counties by mortgage volume in South Dakota are Minnehaha County (4,549 originations), Pennington County (2,315 originations), Lincoln County (1,889 originations). There are 65 counties with HMDA mortgage data in the state.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. State geography per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Demographic data reflects derived categories as reported by applicants. Provided for informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.