(Rapid City, SD) — The population of Rapid City is up over two-percent in the past year. The current population is estimated to be 82-thousand-418 people, up over 75-hundred since 2020. The city’s long range planner Kelly Brennan says they make the projections based on available data, and it helps city leaders and department staff as they plan for the future. Brennan says the estimate helps to determine projected growth.
