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

Dewey County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2023, at 57.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Edmunds County had the lowest, at 4.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.06Dewey County
Lowest4.43Edmunds County
Median12.1666 counties
South Dakota12.24History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Dewey CountyDewey County: 57.06 per 1,000 inhabitants57.06Mellette CountyMellette County: 51.32 per 1,000 inhabitants51.32Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 42.25 per 1,000 inhabitants42.25Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 31.13 per 1,000 inhabitants31.13Turner CountyTurner County: 25.29 per 1,000 inhabitants25.29Tripp CountyTripp County: 25.02 per 1,000 inhabitants25.02Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitants24.2Faulk CountyFaulk County: 22.98 per 1,000 inhabitants22.98Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 19.46 per 1,000 inhabitants19.46Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 19.11 per 1,000 inhabitants19.11Corson CountyCorson County: 18.46 per 1,000 inhabitants18.46Haakon CountyHaakon County: 17.91 per 1,000 inhabitants17.91Clark CountyClark County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Aurora CountyAurora County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Lyman CountyLyman County: 15.49 per 1,000 inhabitants15.49Moody CountyMoody County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Bennett CountyBennett County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.04 per 1,000 inhabitants15.04Walworth CountyWalworth County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 14.31 per 1,000 inhabitants14.31Beadle CountyBeadle County: 14.26 per 1,000 inhabitants14.26Marshall CountyMarshall County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Harding CountyHarding County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Deuel CountyDeuel County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Roberts CountyRoberts County: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Gregory CountyGregory County: 12.76 per 1,000 inhabitants12.76Hanson CountyHanson County: 12.68 per 1,000 inhabitants12.68Hyde CountyHyde County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitants12.64Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Brule CountyBrule County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Pennington CountyPennington County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1McCook CountyMcCook County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Hughes CountyHughes County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Codington CountyCodington County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99Grant CountyGrant County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Perkins CountyPerkins County: 11.78 per 1,000 inhabitants11.78Hand CountyHand County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Dewey County Estimated57.06+37.07 pts
2Mellette County Estimated51.32+36.97 pts
3Ziebach County Estimated42.25+26.28 pts
4Jerauld County Estimated31.13+17.18 pts
5Turner County Estimated25.29+10.41 pts
6Tripp County Estimated25.02+11.57 pts
7Hamlin County Estimated24.2+2.11 pts
8Faulk County Estimated22.98+8.32 pts
9Buffalo County Estimated19.46-1.55 pts
10Oglala Lakota County Estimated19.11+0.9 pts
11Corson County Estimated18.46-2.18 pts
12Haakon County Estimated17.91+8.09 pts
13Clark County Estimated15.95+1.63 pts
14Aurora County Estimated15.53+2.41 pts
15Lyman County Estimated15.49-5.25 pts
16Moody County Estimated15.41+2.34 pts
17Bennett County Estimated15.34+0.19 pts
18Douglas County Estimated15.26-0.8 pts
19Jackson County Estimated15.04-8.85 pts
20Walworth County Estimated14.65+1.14 pts
21Charles Mix County Estimated14.31-1.57 pts
22Beadle County Estimated14.26+0.58 pts
23Marshall County Estimated14.17+1.5 pts
24Harding County Estimated13.65+4.58 pts
25Deuel County Estimated13.53+0.35 pts
26Kingsbury County Estimated13.3+1.45 pts
27Minnehaha County Estimated13.16-0.99 pts
28Roberts County Estimated12.89-0.7 pts
29Gregory County Estimated12.76+1.92 pts
30Hanson County Estimated12.68+2.07 pts
31Hyde County Estimated12.64+5.2 pts
32Hutchinson County Estimated12.45-0.83 pts
33Brule County Estimated12.21-1.21 pts
34Pennington County Estimated12.1-0.48 pts
35McCook County Estimated12.03-3.25 pts
36Hughes County Estimated12.01+0.1 pts
37Codington County Estimated11.99+0.99 pts
38Grant County Estimated11.93+1.33 pts
39Perkins County Estimated11.78+3.57 pts
40Hand County Estimated11.54-2.32 pts
41Sanborn County Estimated11.24-5.89 pts
42Butte County Estimated11.09-1.66 pts
43Union County Estimated11.04+2.39 pts
44Lake County Estimated11+1.64 pts
45Bon Homme County Estimated10.99-0.5 pts
46Spink County Estimated10.97-2.15 pts
47Davison County Estimated10.9-0.87 pts
48Meade County Estimated10.81+2.12 pts
49McPherson County Estimated10.13+0.57 pts
50Brown County Estimated9.92-0.28 pts
51Potter County Estimated9.9+0.12 pts
52Brookings County Estimated9.86-1.08 pts
53Yankton County Estimated9.76-1.06 pts
54Campbell County Estimated8.85-8.64 pts
55Sully County Estimated8.78+4.04 pts
56Miner County Estimated8.75-3.45 pts
57Stanley County Estimated8.61-1.98 pts
58Jones County Estimated8.06+1.2 pts
59Custer County Estimated7.73-1.11 pts
60Clay County Estimated7.58-0.37 pts
61Day County Estimated7.52-1.66 pts
62Lincoln County Estimated7.35-4.04 pts
63Lawrence County Estimated7.27-0.52 pts
64Fall River County Estimated6.51+0.89 pts
65Todd County Estimated4.63-15.09 pts
66Edmunds County Estimated4.43-7.89 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)?

Dewey County, with 57.06 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Edmunds County, with 4.43 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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