Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ends with a smaller crowd than last year

STURGIS – Traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 79th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally Aug. 2-11 were as follows:

Friday, Aug. 2: 52,099 entering – up 5.4 percent from Friday last year

Saturday, Aug. 3: 59,572 entering – down -0.9 percent from Saturday last year

Sunday, Aug. 4: 55,551 entering – up 6.5 percent from Sunday last year

Monday, Aug. 5: 61,126 entering – up 2.9 percent from Monday last year

Tuesday, Aug. 6: 59,361 entering – down -1.5 percent from Tuesday last year

Wednesday, Aug. 7: 56,204 entering – down -7.3 percent from Wednesday last year

Thursday, Aug. 8: 54,540 entering – down -8.5 percent from Thursday last year

The seven day total for the rally was 395,453, down -0.7 percent from 2018’s 398,318 rally tally. However, a final traffic count update will be released on Tuesday, August 13.

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