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Counties in South Dakota by death rate (July to June), 2025

Jerauld County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2025, at 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.75 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.22Jerauld County
Lowest5.04Lincoln County
Median10.7566 counties
South Dakota9.34History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants19.22Hyde CountyHyde County: 19.17 per 1,000 inhabitants19.17Fall River CountyFall River County: 17.34 per 1,000 inhabitants17.34Haakon CountyHaakon County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Potter CountyPotter County: 16.74 per 1,000 inhabitants16.74Grant CountyGrant County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitants15.58Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Faulk CountyFaulk County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Hand CountyHand County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Turner CountyTurner County: 14.77 per 1,000 inhabitants14.77Campbell CountyCampbell County: 14.71 per 1,000 inhabitants14.71Corson CountyCorson County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitants13.84Miner CountyMiner County: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Gregory CountyGregory County: 13.32 per 1,000 inhabitants13.32Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06Todd CountyTodd County: 13.05 per 1,000 inhabitants13.05Perkins CountyPerkins County: 13.01 per 1,000 inhabitants13.01Walworth CountyWalworth County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitants12.81Day CountyDay County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Sanborn CountySanborn County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Tripp CountyTripp County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitants12.58Spink CountySpink County: 12.51 per 1,000 inhabitants12.51Aurora CountyAurora County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Mellette CountyMellette County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Beadle CountyBeadle County: 11.75 per 1,000 inhabitants11.75Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74Jackson CountyJackson County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Dewey CountyDewey County: 11.48 per 1,000 inhabitants11.48Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants11.12Brule CountyBrule County: 10.78 per 1,000 inhabitants10.78Yankton CountyYankton County: 10.72 per 1,000 inhabitants10.72Stanley CountyStanley County: 10.63 per 1,000 inhabitants10.63Marshall CountyMarshall County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Bennett CountyBennett County: 10.59 per 1,000 inhabitants10.59Brown CountyBrown County: 10.53 per 1,000 inhabitants10.53Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Jerauld County Estimated19.22+0.78 pts
2Hyde County Estimated19.17-0.06 pts
3Fall River County Estimated17.34+0.3 pts
4Haakon County Estimated17.1+1.34 pts
5Potter County Estimated16.74-0.32 pts
6Grant County Estimated15.58+0.55 pts
7Hutchinson County Estimated15.39-0.56 pts
8Faulk County Estimated15.14-0.1 pts
9Hand County Estimated15.07+0.64 pts
10McPherson County Estimated14.96+0.41 pts
11Turner County Estimated14.77+0.11 pts
12Campbell County Estimated14.71+0.57 pts
13Corson County Estimated14.55-0.27 pts
14Buffalo County Estimated14.4-0.28 pts
15Ziebach County Estimated13.84-1.37 pts
16Miner County Estimated13.6+0.02 pts
17Gregory County Estimated13.32+0.2 pts
18Kingsbury County Estimated13.06+0.35 pts
19Todd County Estimated13.05+0.31 pts
20Perkins County Estimated13.01+0.26 pts
21Walworth County Estimated12.81+0.24 pts
22Day County Estimated12.62-0.06 pts
23Sanborn County Estimated12.59+0.44 pts
24Tripp County Estimated12.58+0.16 pts
25Spink County Estimated12.51-0.15 pts
26Aurora County Estimated12.16+0.31 pts
27Mellette County Estimated11.94-1.18 pts
28Beadle County Estimated11.75+0.11 pts
29Oglala Lakota County Estimated11.74+0.34 pts
30Jackson County Estimated11.52-0.18 pts
31Dewey County Estimated11.48-0.03 pts
32Douglas County Estimated11.12-0.09 pts
33Brule County Estimated10.78+0.42 pts
34Yankton County Estimated10.72+0.14 pts
35Stanley County Estimated10.63+0.01 pts
36Marshall County Estimated10.61+0.18 pts
37Bennett County Estimated10.59+0.31 pts
38Brown County Estimated10.53-0.09 pts
39Charles Mix County Estimated10.33+0.06 pts
40Edmunds County Estimated10.18+0.27 pts
41Codington County Estimated10.16+0.03 pts
42Lake County Estimated10.07+0.3 pts
43Davison County Estimated9.99+0.13 pts
44Custer County Estimated9.81-0.06 pts
45Lyman County Estimated9.75-1.12 pts
46Pennington County Estimated9.7-0.05 pts
47Butte County Estimated9.66+0.55 pts
48Roberts County Estimated9.55-0.52 pts
49Clark County Estimated9.46-0.1 pts
50Meade County Estimated9.32+0.13 pts
51Lawrence County Estimated9.15-0.51 pts
52Deuel County Estimated9.11+0.18 pts
53Hamlin County Estimated9.1-0.29 pts
54Moody County Estimated8.92+0.5 pts
55Hughes County Estimated8.88+0.13 pts
56Clay County Estimated8.87+0.16 pts
57Bon Homme County Estimated8.34+0.2 pts
58McCook County Estimated8.27-0.09 pts
59Union County Estimated8.22+0.11 pts
60Minnehaha County Estimated7.92-0.24 pts
61Sully County Estimated7.45+0.69 pts
62Harding County Estimated6.05-0.04 pts
63Hanson County Estimated5.75+0.02 pts
64Brookings County Estimated5.56-0.06 pts
65Jones County Estimated5.52-0.15 pts
66Lincoln County Estimated5.04-0.34 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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 death rate (July to June)?

Jerauld County, with 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 5.04 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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: death 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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