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Counties in South Dakota by birth rate (July to June)

Jackson County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2021, at 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. Fall River County had the lowest, at 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.03Jackson County
Lowest6.63Fall River County
Median12.2566 counties
South Dakota12.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Jackson CountyJackson County: 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants30.03Corson CountyCorson County: 23.01 per 1,000 inhabitants23.01Dewey CountyDewey County: 22.42 per 1,000 inhabitants22.42Todd CountyTodd County: 22.25 per 1,000 inhabitants22.25Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 20.59 per 1,000 inhabitants20.59Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 18.76 per 1,000 inhabitants18.76Lyman CountyLyman County: 18.29 per 1,000 inhabitants18.29Aurora CountyAurora County: 16.48 per 1,000 inhabitants16.48Marshall CountyMarshall County: 16.48 per 1,000 inhabitants16.48Clark CountyClark County: 16.05 per 1,000 inhabitants16.05Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 15.73 per 1,000 inhabitants15.73Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Faulk CountyFaulk County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Mellette CountyMellette County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Hyde CountyHyde County: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Douglas CountyDouglas County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04Beadle CountyBeadle County: 13.93 per 1,000 inhabitants13.93Perkins CountyPerkins County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Deuel CountyDeuel County: 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants13.74Harding CountyHarding County: 13.72 per 1,000 inhabitants13.72Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57McCook CountyMcCook County: 13.17 per 1,000 inhabitants13.17Pennington CountyPennington County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitants13.04Roberts CountyRoberts County: 13.01 per 1,000 inhabitants13.01Sully CountySully County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Grant CountyGrant County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Brule CountyBrule County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Tripp CountyTripp County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitants12.34Hanson CountyHanson County: 12.33 per 1,000 inhabitants12.33Walworth CountyWalworth County: 12.33 per 1,000 inhabitants12.33Moody CountyMoody County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitants12.32Butte CountyButte County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Gregory CountyGregory County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Hughes CountyHughes County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Davison CountyDavison County: 11.89 per 1,000 inhabitants11.89Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74Hand CountyHand County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Jackson County Estimated30.03
2Corson County Estimated23.01
3Dewey County Estimated22.42
4Todd County Estimated22.25
5Hamlin County Estimated20.59
6Oglala Lakota County Estimated18.76
7Lyman County Estimated18.29
8Aurora County Estimated16.48
9Marshall County Estimated16.48
10Clark County Estimated16.05
11Buffalo County Estimated15.73
12Charles Mix County Estimated15.34
13Faulk County Estimated15.08
14Mellette County Estimated14.68
15Hyde County Estimated14.54
16Edmunds County Estimated14.48
17Douglas County Estimated14.17
18Kingsbury County Estimated14.04
19Beadle County Estimated13.93
20Perkins County Estimated13.82
21Deuel County Estimated13.74
22Harding County Estimated13.72
23Minnehaha County Estimated13.57
24McCook County Estimated13.17
25Pennington County Estimated13.04
26Roberts County Estimated13.01
27Sully County Estimated12.99
28Grant County Estimated12.59
29Brule County Estimated12.56
30Tripp County Estimated12.34
31Hanson County Estimated12.33
32Walworth County Estimated12.33
33Moody County Estimated12.32
34Butte County Estimated12.19
35Gregory County Estimated12.09
36Hughes County Estimated12
37Davison County Estimated11.89
38Ziebach County Estimated11.74
39Hand County Estimated11.56
40Lincoln County Estimated11.49
41Miner County Estimated11.28
42Hutchinson County Estimated11.08
43Jerauld County Estimated10.95
44Spink County Estimated10.94
45Bennett County Estimated10.89
46Brown County Estimated10.79
47Lake County Estimated10.69
48Codington County Estimated10.55
49Union County Estimated10.49
50Brookings County Estimated10.46
51Yankton County Estimated10.42
52Turner County Estimated10.36
53Stanley County Estimated10.34
54Haakon County Estimated10.25
55Sanborn County Estimated10.2
56McPherson County Estimated9.98
57Bon Homme County Estimated9.86
58Campbell County Estimated9.43
59Potter County Estimated8.91
60Jones County Estimated8.86
61Clay County Estimated8.82
62Meade County Estimated8.71
63Lawrence County Estimated7.92
64Custer County Estimated7.78
65Day County Estimated6.63
66Fall River County Estimated6.63

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Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Jackson County, with 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Fall River County, with 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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