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

Jackson County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2022, at 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sully County had the lowest, at 4.75 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.9Jackson County
Lowest4.75Sully County
Median12.7166 counties
South Dakota12.46History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Jackson CountyJackson County: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitants23.9Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 22.09 per 1,000 inhabitants22.09Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 21.01 per 1,000 inhabitants21.01Lyman CountyLyman County: 20.73 per 1,000 inhabitants20.73Corson CountyCorson County: 20.64 per 1,000 inhabitants20.64Dewey CountyDewey County: 19.99 per 1,000 inhabitants19.99Todd CountyTodd County: 19.72 per 1,000 inhabitants19.72Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 18.21 per 1,000 inhabitants18.21Campbell CountyCampbell County: 17.49 per 1,000 inhabitants17.49Sanborn CountySanborn County: 17.13 per 1,000 inhabitants17.13Douglas CountyDouglas County: 16.06 per 1,000 inhabitants16.06Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 15.88 per 1,000 inhabitants15.88McCook CountyMcCook County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Bennett CountyBennett County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Turner CountyTurner County: 14.88 per 1,000 inhabitants14.88Faulk CountyFaulk County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Mellette CountyMellette County: 14.35 per 1,000 inhabitants14.35Clark CountyClark County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Hand CountyHand County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86Beadle CountyBeadle County: 13.68 per 1,000 inhabitants13.68Roberts CountyRoberts County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Walworth CountyWalworth County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Tripp CountyTripp County: 13.45 per 1,000 inhabitants13.45Brule CountyBrule County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 13.28 per 1,000 inhabitants13.28Deuel CountyDeuel County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Aurora CountyAurora County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Spink CountySpink County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Moody CountyMoody County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Butte CountyButte County: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Pennington CountyPennington County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitants12.32Miner CountyMiner County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Hughes CountyHughes County: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 11.84 per 1,000 inhabitants11.84Davison CountyDavison County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Jackson County Estimated23.9-6.13 pts
2Hamlin County Estimated22.09+1.5 pts
3Buffalo County Estimated21.01+5.29 pts
4Lyman County Estimated20.73+2.44 pts
5Corson County Estimated20.64-2.37 pts
6Dewey County Estimated19.99-2.44 pts
7Todd County Estimated19.72-2.53 pts
8Oglala Lakota County Estimated18.21-0.55 pts
9Campbell County Estimated17.49+8.06 pts
10Sanborn County Estimated17.13+6.93 pts
11Douglas County Estimated16.06+1.89 pts
12Ziebach County Estimated15.97+4.23 pts
13Charles Mix County Estimated15.88+0.55 pts
14McCook County Estimated15.28+2.11 pts
15Bennett County Estimated15.14+4.25 pts
16Turner County Estimated14.88+4.52 pts
17Faulk County Estimated14.65-0.43 pts
18Mellette County Estimated14.35-0.33 pts
19Clark County Estimated14.32-1.74 pts
20Minnehaha County Estimated14.15+0.58 pts
21Jerauld County Estimated13.95+3 pts
22Hand County Estimated13.86+2.3 pts
23Beadle County Estimated13.68-0.25 pts
24Roberts County Estimated13.59+0.57 pts
25Walworth County Estimated13.51+1.18 pts
26Tripp County Estimated13.45+1.11 pts
27Brule County Estimated13.42+0.86 pts
28Hutchinson County Estimated13.28+2.2 pts
29Deuel County Estimated13.18-0.56 pts
30Aurora County Estimated13.12-3.36 pts
31Spink County Estimated13.12+2.17 pts
32Moody County Estimated13.07+0.75 pts
33Butte County Estimated12.75+0.56 pts
34Marshall County Estimated12.67-3.81 pts
35Pennington County Estimated12.59-0.45 pts
36Edmunds County Estimated12.32-2.16 pts
37Miner County Estimated12.19+0.91 pts
38Hughes County Estimated11.91-0.09 pts
39Kingsbury County Estimated11.84-2.2 pts
40Davison County Estimated11.77-0.12 pts
41Bon Homme County Estimated11.49+1.63 pts
42Lincoln County Estimated11.38-0.11 pts
43Codington County Estimated11+0.45 pts
44Brookings County Estimated10.93+0.47 pts
45Gregory County Estimated10.84-1.25 pts
46Yankton County Estimated10.82+0.4 pts
47Hanson County Estimated10.61-1.72 pts
48Grant County Estimated10.6-1.99 pts
49Stanley County Estimated10.59+0.26 pts
50Brown County Estimated10.2-0.59 pts
51Haakon County Estimated9.82-0.43 pts
52Potter County Estimated9.78+0.86 pts
53McPherson County Estimated9.56-0.42 pts
54Lake County Estimated9.35-1.34 pts
55Day County Estimated9.17+2.55 pts
56Harding County Estimated9.07-4.65 pts
57Custer County Estimated8.84+1.06 pts
58Meade County Estimated8.7-0.01 pts
59Union County Estimated8.66-1.84 pts
60Perkins County Estimated8.2-5.61 pts
61Clay County Estimated7.95-0.86 pts
62Lawrence County Estimated7.79-0.13 pts
63Hyde County Estimated7.44-7.1 pts
64Jones County Estimated6.86-2.01 pts
65Fall River County Estimated5.62-1.01 pts
66Sully County Estimated4.75-8.25 pts

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About this ranking

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

Jackson County, with 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sully County, with 4.75 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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