Sioux Falls Metropolitan Area | |
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Country | United States |
State | South Dakota Minnesota |
Principal city | Sioux Falls |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
The Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in South Dakota and one county in Minnesota, anchored by the city of Sioux Falls. 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.[1]