All About License Plates

Plate numbers were assigned alphabetically to counties from 1920 to 1924.

KNOWN COUNTY ASSIGNMENTS 1920-24

1920 Brown 37901 - 41600 (3,700)

Davison 52501 - 54300 (1,800)

Lawrence 76901 - 77600 (700)

1921 Davison 46601 - 48100 (1,500)

Minnehaha 71101 - ?

1922 Brown 41501 - 47600 (6,100)

Lawrence ? - ? (1,400)

Minnehaha 114351 - 122950 (8,600)

1923 Lawrence 99801 - 101400 (1,600)

Minnehaha 114051 - 122950 (8,900)

Pennington 125xxx - 126xxx

1924 Aurora 20-001 - ?

Beadle ? - ? (4,450)

Brown ? - ? (6,300)

Butte 41-251 - 42-350 (1,100)

Custer 55-501 - 56-100 (600)

Fall River 67-651 - 67-900 (250)

Lawrence 93-701 - 95-600 (1,900)

Meade 105-551 - 106-550 (1,000)

Minnehaha 108-701 - 118-200 (9,500)

Pennington 120-351 - 122-350 (2,000)

Roberts 124-401 - 127-200 (2,800)

Turner ? - ? (3,900)

Ziebach ? - 147-000

KNOWN TAB COUNTY ASSIGNMENTS 1943-59

1943 Minnehaha 26900 -

1958 Lawrence 193000 - ?

1959 Lawrence 193000 - ?

Lawrence (Truck) 424150 - ?

PLATES ORDERED:

COUNTY 1976-80 1981-86 1987-90 1991-95 1996-99

Minnehaha MA,ME,MH,MN, AAA - AFF 1HD 249 1A 0001 - 1W 9999 1B94000

MO,MX,MZ-9999

Pennington PE,PG,PN, AFG - AHY 2JC 999 2A 0001 - 2R 4999 2B43500

PY,PZ-9999

Brown BN,BR,BW-9999 AHZ - AKK 3CB 549 3A 0001 - 3F 2499 3A48750

Beadle BD,BE-9999 AKL - ALG 4BA 124 4A 0001 - 4C 8999 4A24050

Codington CD,CT-9999 ALH - AMC 5BF 999 5A 0001 - 5D 7199 5A36900

Brookings BG,BK-9999 AME - AMZ 6BD 499 6A 0001 - 6D 2749 6A32900

Yankton YA,YN-9999 ANA - ANV 7BC 999 7A 0001 - 7D 0799 7A30100

Davison DN,DV-9999 ANW - APN 8AY 424 8A 0001 - 8C 4899 8A25050

Lawrence LA,LW-9999 APP - ARH 9BD 499 9A 0001 - 9D 3199 9A33000

Aurora AU-3000 ARJ - ARM 10E 100 10 F001 - 10 K699 10A4800

Bennett BT-3000 ARN - ART 11G 099 11 H001 - 11 P999 11A5400
Bon Homme BH-5000 ARV - ATC 12J 999 12 L001 - 12 X001+ 12A9999

Brule BL-3000 ATF - ATL 13H 349 13 J001 - 13 T849 13A8300

Buffalo BF-2000 ATM 14B 229 14 C001 - 14 D424 14A1635

Butte BU-5000 ATN - ATY 15M 999 15 N001 - 15 BD99 15B3400

Campbell CA-3000 ATZ - AVB 16D 549 16 F001 - 16 J599 16A4000

Charles Mix CM-6000 AVC - AVK 17L 499 17 M001 - 17 AH50 17B2400

Clark CK-4000 AVL - AVT 18G 699 18 J001 - 18 S549 18A7000

Clay CL-7000 AVV - AWE 19N 999 19 P001 - 19 CT99+ 19B6450

19Q 350

Corson CN-3000 AWF - AWJ 20F 299 20 G001 - 20 M999 20A5600

Custer CU-4000 AWK - AWN 21K 299 21 L001 - 21 AG49 21B1500

Day DA-6000 AWP - AWZ 22L 149 22 M001 - 22 Z549 22B0400

Deuel DU-4000 AXA - AXF 23G 999 23 J001 - 23 S699 23A7600

Dewey DW-3000 AXG - AXK 24F 988 24 G001 - 24 N999 24A6000

Douglas DG-3000 AXL - AXP 25F 199 25 G001 - 25 L400 25A5200

Edmunds ED-4000 AXR - AXX 26G 599 26 H001 - 26 P824 26A6800

Fall River FR-5000 AXY - AYG 27L 999 27 M001 - 27 AK99 27B2700

27Q 050
Shannon AYH - AYK

Faulk FA-3000 AYL - AYP 28E 100 28 F001 - 28 K599 28A4050

Grant GT-6000 AYR - AZA 29N 549 29 P001 - 29 BU99 29B2450

Gregory GY-4000 AZB - AZH 30H 599 30 J001 - 30 T999 30A8500

Haakon HK-3000 AZJ - AZL 31D 999 31 F001 - 31 K349 31A4175

Hamlin HN-4000 AZM - AZT 32G 324 32 H001 - 32 R999 32A7850

Hand HD-4000 AZV - BAB 33G 999 33 J001 - 33 S299 33A6600

Hanson HS-3000 BAC - BAF 34D 999 34 F001 - 34 K699 34A4800

Harding HR-2000 BAJ - BAK 35C 999 35 E001 - 35 H349 35A3150

Hughes HU-7000 BAL - BBG 36V 499 36 W001 - 36 JU49 36C1700

Hutchinson HT-6000 BBH - BBV 37L 499 37 M001 - 37 Z999 37B1200

Hyde HY-3000 BBW - BBY 38D 499 38 F001 - 38 J299 38A3100

Jackson JA-2000 BBZ - BCB 39D 499 39 F001 - 39 J499+ 39A3850

Jerauld JE-3000 BCC - BCF 40D 499 40 F001 - 40 J999 40A3850

Jones JN-2000 BCG - BCH 41D 400 41 F001 - 41 H999 41A2700

Kingsbury KG-5000 BCJ - BCR 42J 499 42 K001 - 42 V299 42A9100

Lake LK-7000 BCT - BEB 43P 150 43 R001 - 43 DF99 43B5200

Lincoln LN-8000 BEC - BER 44Z 999 44 AA01 - 44 NM99 44D0100

Lyman LY-3000 BET - BEX 45E 999 45 G001 - 45 M699 45A5700

McCook MC-5000 BEY - BFB 46J 299 46 K001 - 46 V699 46A8850

McPherson MP-3000 BFC - BFG 47E 999 47 G001 - 47 M199 47A4620

Marshall ML-4000 BFH - BFN 48H 399 48 J001 - 48 S999 48A7450

Meade MD-7000 BFP - BGE 49Z 999 49 AA01 - 49 PN99 49D0750

Mellette MT-2000 BGF - BGG 50C 499 50 D001 - 50 G149 50A2700

Miner MR-3000 BGH - BGL 51E 499 51 F001 - 51 K799 51A4400

Moody MY-4000 BGM - BGV 52J 999 52 L001 - 52 X599 52B0250

Perkins PK-3000 BGW - BHA 53G 899 53 J001 - 53 S649 53A6875

Potter PT-3000 BHB - BHF 54E 999 54 G001 - 54 M499 54A5400

Roberts RB-6000 BHG - BHT 55P 999 55 R001 - 55 DB99 55B5250

Sanborn SA-3000 BHV - BHY 56E 075 56 F001 - 56 K549 56A4400

Spink SP-6000 BHZ - BJH 57L 999 57 N001 - 57 AS99 57B1300

Stanley ST-3000 BJJ - BJL 58D 999 58 F001 - 58 K499 58A4950

Sully SU-2000 BJM - BJP 59D 249 59 E001 - 59 H499 59A3200

Tripp TR-5000 BJR - BJZ 60K 999 60 M001 - 60 Z099 60B0400

Todd BKA - BKE

Turner TU-6000 BKF - BKP 61N 999 61 R001 - 61 CM99 61B5000

Union UN-6000 BKR - BLE 62U 999 62 V001 - 62 KA99 62C3750

62Q 099

Walworth WL-5000 BLF - BLM 63J 499 63 K001 - 63 W199 63A9300

Ziebach ZB-2000 BLN - BLP 64C 500 64 D001 - 64 F999 64A2750

Shannon SN-3000 (AYH - AYK) 65F 499 65 H001 - 65 S149 65A8550

Washabaugh WB-2000

Todd TD-3000 (BKA - BKE) 67H 199 67 J001 - 67 U549 67A8650

SECONDARY ASSIGNMENTS 1982 ADDITIONAL 1976-80 SEEN

Hughes BLR Pennington PA-8087, PX-9526, PB

Charles Mix BLT Corson CN-3035

Custer BLV - BLW Dewey DW-3594

Pennington BLX - BMJ Edmunds ED-5140

Lake BMK Fall River FR-6538

Lawrence BML - BMR Grant GT-8425

McCook BMT Hughes HG-2629

Meade BMV - BMX Kingsbury KG-6022

Charles Mix BMY - BMZ Lincoln LC

Spink BNA Perkins PK-4328

Codington BNB - BNE Turner TU-7373

Potter BNF Union UO-3363

Union BNG Unknown BB-2734, MB-4871, MF-8464,

Minnehaha BNH 001 - 499, BNV - BPA MG-1996, MK-7645, MM-7632

Jones BNK 500 - 999, BNL

Lincoln BNM + ADDITIONAL 1991-95 SEEN

Shannon BNN 001 - 499 12 X160

Brown BNN 500 - 999, BNP 19 DL48

Tripp BNR 001 - 499 39 K106

Brookings BNR 500 - 999, BNT

COUNTY 2000-05 2006-15 (SEEN) 2016-23 2024-ON (SEEN)

Minnehaha 1AA 001 - 1NB 999 1NC 001 - 1CK H83 1A0 001 - 1EP 251 1FA 001 - 1KK 333

Pennington 2AA 001 - 2JJ 999 2JK 001 - 2XL 496 2A0 001 - 2BV 326 2CA 001 - 2DM 207

Brown 3AA 001 - 3CT 999 3CU 001 - 3GD 977 3A0 001 - 3J1 844 3K5 001 -

Beadle 4AA 001 - 4BK 999 4BL 001 - 4DN 705 4A0 001 - 4D5 824 4E5 001 - 4G5 598

Codington 5AA 001 - 5CC 999 5CD 001 - 5EV 783 5A0 001 - 5E9 728 5F5 001 - 5G7 318

Brookings 6AA 001 - 6CB 999 6CC 001 - 6ER 787 6A0 001 - 6F8 656 6G5 001 - 6H1 120

Yankton 7AA 001 - 7BS 999 7BT 001 - 7DV 263 7A0 001 - 7E5 842 7F5 001 -

Davison 8AA 001 - 8BK 999 8BL 001 - 8DK 009 8A0 001 - 8D6 237 8E5 001 -

Lawrence 9AA 001 - 9BZ 999 9CA 001 - 9EX 424 9A0 001 - 9G1 127 9H5 001 -

Aurora 10A 001 - 10G 999 10H 001 - 10R 540 10A 001 - 10J 210 10K 001 -

Bennett 11A 001 - 11G 999 11H 001 - 11R 271 11A 001 - 11G 108 11H 001 -
Bon Homme 12A 001 - 12N 999 12P 001 - 12C J07 12A 001 - 12R 422 12S 001 -

Brule 13A 001 - 13K 999 13L 001 - 13Z 861 13A 001 - 13M 668 13N 001 -

Buffalo 14A 001 - 14D 999 14E 001 - 14H 566 14A 001 - 14D 705 14E 001 -

Butte 15A 001 - 15U 999 15V 001 - 15L U19 15A 001 - 15C A93 15D A01 -

Campbell 16A 001 - 16E 999 16F 001 - 16K 655 16A 001 - 16N 056 16P 001 -

Charles Mix 17A 001 - 17R 999 17S 001 - 17F H11 17A 001 - 17U 113 17V 001 -

Clark 18A 001 - 18J 999 18K 001 - 18W 766 18A 001 - 18K 029 18L 001 -

Clay 19A 001 - 19Y 999 19Z 001 - 19S C21 19A 001 - 19H H72 19J A01 - 19P W63

Corson 20A 001 - 20H 999 20J 001 - 20V 971 20A 001 - 20J 798 20K 001 -

Custer 21A 001 - 21T 999 21U 001 - 21H Z34 21A 001 - 21B W76 21C A01 - 21G D74

Day 22A 001 - 22N 999 22P 001 - 22C T18 22A 001 - 22P 767 22R 001 -

Deuel 23A 001 - 23K 999 23L 001 - 23A F48 23A 001 - 23M 030 23N 001 -

Dewey 24A 001 - 24J 999 24K 001 - 24X 621 24A 001 - 24K 918 24M 001 -

Douglas 25A 001 - 25G 999 25H 001 - 25V 847 25A 001 - 25H 164 25J 001 -

Edmunds 26A 001 - 26J 999 26K 001 - 26D W42 26A 001 - 26K 640 26L 001 -

Fall River 27A 001 - 27S 999 27T 001 - 27G U05 27A 001 - 27W 131 27X 001 - 27B F61

Faulk 28A 001 - 28G 999 28H 001 - 28P 538 28A 001 - 28E 846 28F 001 -

Grant 29A 001 - 29S 999 29T 001 - 29E P34 29A 001 - 29S 577 29T 001 -

Gregory 30A 001 - 30M 999 30N 001 - 30A V28 30A 001 - 30M 398 30N 001 -

Haakon 31A 001 - 31G 999 31H 001 - 31N 875 31A 001 - 31F 610 31G 001 -

Hamlin 32A 001 - 32M 999 32N 001 - 32B R06 32A 001 - 32P 623 32R 001 -

Hand 33A 001 - 33J 999 33K 001 - 33V 585 33A 001 - 33J 234 33K 001 -

Hanson 34A 001 - 34K 999 34L 001 - 34A B84 34A 001 - 34L 832 34M 001 -

Harding 35A 001 - 35F 999 35G 001 - 35L 940 35A 001 - 35E 269 35F 001 -

Hughes 36A 001 - 36C G99 36C H01 - 36V G22 36A 001 - 36C A04 36D A01 -

Hutchinson 37A 001 - 37P 999 37R 001 - 37D M93 37A 001 - 37S 215 37T 001 -

Hyde 38A 001 - 38F 999 38G 001 - 38L 093 38A 001 - 38D 750 38E 001 -

Jackson 39A 001 - 39G 999 39H 001 - 39N 506 39A 001 - 39G 100 39H 001 -

Jerauld 40A 001 - 40G 999 40H 001 - 40N 431 40A 001 - 40F 308 40G 001 -

Jones 41A 001 - 41E 999 41F 001 - 41J 371 41A 001 - 41D 005 41E 001 -

Kingsbury 42A 001 - 42N 999 42P 001 - 42C H78 42A 001 - 42N 797 42P 001 -

Lake 43A 001 - 43X 999 43Y 001 - 43P P02 43A 001 - 43C G39 43D A01 -

Lincoln 44A 001 - 44R Z99 44S A01 - 44T MD8 44A 001 - 44E YD3 44F AA1 - 44R BE1

Lyman 45A 001 - 45M 999 45N 001 - 45X 864 45A 001 - 45J 046 45K 001 -

McCook 46A 001 - 46M 999 46N 001 - 46C Z70 46A 001 - 46N 309 46P 001 -

McPherson 47A 001 - 47G 999 47H 001 - 47P 722 47A 001 - 47F 824 47G 001 -

Marshall 48A 001 - 48L 999 48M 001 - 48Z 765 48A 001 - 48L 473 48M 001 -

Meade 49A 001 - 49H H99 49H J01 - 49E TV7 49A 001 - 49S F24 49T A01 - 49A XM8

Mellette 50A 001 - 50E 999 50F 001 - 50K 492 50A 001 - 50E 105 50F 001 -

Miner 51A 001 - 51G 999 51H 001 - 51P 301 51A 001 - 51F 950 51H 001 -

Moody 52A 001 - 52P 999 52R 001 - 52D P39 52A 001 - 52R 121 52S 001 -

Perkins 53A 001 - 53K 999 53L 001 - 53V 767 53A 001 - 53J 135 53K 001 -

Potter 54A 001 - 54G 999 54H 001 - 54P 736 54A 001 - 54G 089 54H 001 -

Roberts 55A 001 - 55X 999 55Y 001 - 55M N48 55A 001 - 55Y 390 55Z 001 -

Sanborn 56A 001 - 56G 999 56H 001 - 56R 590 56A 001 - 56G 203 56H 001 -

Spink 57A 001 - 57R 999 57S 001 - 57D M11 57A 001 - 57R 275 57S 001 -

Stanley 58A 001 - 58H 999 58J 001 - 58S 857 58A 001 - 58H 131 58J 001 -

Sully 59A 001 - 59F 999 59G 001 - 59L 341 59A 001 - 59E 341 59F 001 -

Tripp 60A 001 - 60R 999 60S 001 - 60D K76 60A 001 - 60N 743 60P 001 -

Turner 61A 001 - 61V 999 61W 001 - 61J L33 61A 001 - 61W 575 61X 001 -

Union 62A 001 - 62E N99 62E P01 - 62A BK7 62A 001 - 62F J37 62G A01 -

Walworth 63A 001 - 63N 999 63P 001 - 63B F79 63A 001 - 63M 316 63N 001 -

Ziebach 64A 001 - 64E 999 64F 001 - 64M 193 64A 001 - 64F 905 64G 001 -

Shannon 65A 001 - 65R 999 65S 001 - 65D T72 65A 001 - 65J 462 65K 001 -

Todd 67A 001 - 67P 999 67R 001 - 67C X59 67A 001 - 67G 727 67H 001 -

QUANTITIES BY COUNTY 1976-PRESENT:

INITIAL INITIAL

COUNTY 1976-80 1981-86 1987-90 1991-95 1996-99 2000-05 2006-15 2016-23 2024-ON

1 Minnehaha 63,000 84,915 164,085 199,980 193,999 277,722 376,760 335,123

2 Pennington 45,000 53,946 186,813 144,985 143,499 192,807 277,219 271,262

3 Brown 27,000 29,970 47,502 52,494 48,750 62,937 78,899 81,836

4 Beadle 18,000 16,983 23,101 28,997 24,050 32,967 48,657 35,821

5 Codington 18,000 16,983 28,971 37,196 36,900 48,951 61,722 49,724

6 Brookings 18,000 16,983 26,473 32,746 32,900 47,952 58,729 58,651

7 Yankton 18,000 15,984 25,974 30,796 30,100 38,961 48,215 45,838

8 Davison 18,000 15,984 21,403 24,897 25,050 32,967 44,964 36,234

9 Lawrence 18,000 14,985 26,473 33,196 33,000 45,954 66,358 61,121

10 Aurora 2,001 3,996 4,096 4,695 4,800 6,993 7,533 8,202

11 Bennett 2,001 3,996 6,093 6,993 5,400 6,993 7,264 6,102
12 Bon Homme 4,001 7,992 8,991 9,991 9,999 12,987 15,343 14,408

13 Brule 2,001 5,994 7,342 8,841 8,300 9,990 12,849 11,657

14 Buffalo 1,001 999 1,228 1,423 1,635 3,996 3,563 3,702

15 Butte 4,001 7,992 11,988 13,662 13,399 17,982 29,467 27,624

16 Campbell 2,001 2,997 3,546 3,596 4,000 4,995 4,651 12,044

17 Charles Mix 5,001 6,993 10,489 12,731 12,399 14,985 20,081 17,096

18 Clark 3,001 5,994 6,693 7,542 7,000 8,991 10,756 9,020

19 Clay 6,001 8,991 13,337 16,227 16,449 21,978 35,373 39,681

20 Corson 2,001 3,996 5,294 5,994 5,600 7,992 10,961 8,790

21 Custer 3,001 3,996 9,290 13,630 11,449 16,983 24,145 27,211

22 Day 5,001 7,992 10,139 11,538 10,399 12,987 16,146 13,754

23 Deuel 3,001 4,995 6,993 7,692 7,600 9,990 13,530 11,019

24 Dewey 2,001 3,996 5,983 6,993 6,000 8,991 11,610 9,909

25 Douglas 2,001 3,996 5,194 4,396 5,200 6,993 11,836 7,157

26 Edmunds 3,001 4,995 6,593 6,818 6,800 8,991 22,740 9,631

27 Fall River 4,001 7,992 11,039 12,978 12,699 15,984 22,343 19,112

28 Faulk 2,001 3,996 4,096 4,595 4,050 6,993 6,532 4,842

29 Grant 5,001 7,992 12,537 14,049 12,449 15,984 17,422 15,562

30 Gregory 3,001 5,994 7,592 8,991 8,500 11,988 12,799 11,387

31 Haakon 2,001 2,997 3,996 4,345 4,175 6,993 5,870 5,605

32 Hamlin 3,001 4,995 6,318 7,992 7,850 11,988 14,658 13,610

33 Hand 3,001 6,993 6,993 7,292 6,600 8,991 9,576 8,226

34 Hanson 2,001 2,997 3,996 4,695 4,800 9,990 13,170 10,822

35 Harding 1,001 1,998 2,997 3,346 3,150 5,994 4,936 4,265

36 Hughes 6,001 16,983 18,481 23,994 21,698 28,224 36,355 27,535

37 Hutchinson 5,001 9,990 10,489 11,988 11,199 13,986 17,004 15,200

38 Hyde 2,001 2,997 3,496 3,296 3,100 5,994 4,089 3,747

39 Jackson 1,001 2,997 3,496 3,496 3,850 6,993 5,501 6,094

40 Jerauld 2,001 2,997 3,496 3,996 3,850 6,993 5,426 5,303

41 Jones 1,001 1,998 3,397 2,997 2,700 4,995 3,368 3,002

42 Kingsbury 4,001 6,993 8,491 9,290 9,100 12,987 15,315 12,785

43 Lake 6,001 7,992 13,137 16,416 15,199 20,979 32,888 28,164

44 Lincoln 7,001 11,988 22,977 28,512 30,097 57,132 96,704 98,769

45 Lyman 2,001 3,996 4,995 5,694 5,700 11,988 8,856 8,038

46 McCook 4,001 3,996 8,291 9,690 8,850 11,988 17,791 12,297

47 McPherson 2,001 3,996 4,995 5,194 4,620 6,993 6,716 5,819

48 Marshall 3,001 5,994 7,392 7,992 7,450 10,989 11,754 10,463

49 Meade 6,001 11,988 22,977 30,888 30,747 39,708 58,165 57,651

50 Mellette 1,001 1,998 2,497 3,146 2,700 4,995 4,488 4,101

51 Miner 2,001 3,996 4,495 4,795 4,400 6,993 6,295 5,945

52 Moody 3,001 5,994 8,991 10,589 10,249 13,986 17,148 14,107

53 Perkins 2,001 4,995 6,893 7,642 6,875 9,990 8,759 8,127

54 Potter 2,001 3,996 4,995 5,494 5,400 6,993 6,730 6,083

55 Roberts 5,001 9,990 13,986 16,020 15,249 20,979 28,281 21,369

56 Sanborn 2,001 3,996 4,071 4,545 4,400 6,993 7,583 6,197

57 Spink 5,001 7,992 10,989 12,573 11,299 14,985 15,923 14,261

58 Stanley 2,001 2,997 3,996 4,495 4,950 7,992 7,850 7,124

59 Sully 1,001 2,997 3,246 3,496 3,200 5,994 4,337 4,337

60 Tripp 4,001 6,993 9,990 11,088 10,399 14,985 15,790 12,731

61 Turner 5,001 8,991 12,987 14,733 14,999 18,981 23,235 19,556

62 Union 5,001 10,989 18,081 25,587 23,748 33,372 42,271 35,191

63 Walworth 4,001 6,993 8,491 10,189 9,300 12,987 12,841 11,305

64 Ziebach 1,001 1,998 2,498 2,997 2,750 4,995 6,187 5,900

65 Shannon 2,001 2,997 5,494 8,141 8,550 14,985 16,479 8,454

66 Washabaugh 1,001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

67 Todd 2,001 3,996 7,192 9,540 8,650 13,986 15,584 6,721

TOTAL 419,058 589,410 998,650 1114845 1074278 1513080 1986390 1792424