Pine Ridge (Lakota: wazíbló[4]) is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.

[5] It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

[6] The community was named for the pine trees on the ridge surrounding the town site.

[2][8] The Pine Ridge reservation was the location of a violent shootout between FBI and activist Native Americans in 1975.

FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed in the initial firefight, while activist native Joe Stuntz was later shot by a police sniper.

Native/Activist Leonard Peltier was later convicted of the murder of the agents and sentenced to life in prison, but there has been debate around his innocence.

The 2020 United States census counted 3,138 people, 755 households, and 564 families in Pine Ridge.

21.2% of households consisted of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.