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

Buffalo County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2021, at 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.48 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 11.07 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.5Buffalo County
Lowest5.48Lincoln County
Median13.7666 counties
South Dakota11.07History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitants32.5Gregory CountyGregory County: 21.66 per 1,000 inhabitants21.66Faulk CountyFaulk County: 21.21 per 1,000 inhabitants21.21Dewey CountyDewey County: 20.89 per 1,000 inhabitants20.89Corson CountyCorson County: 19.39 per 1,000 inhabitants19.39Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants19.28Hand CountyHand County: 19.26 per 1,000 inhabitants19.26Perkins CountyPerkins County: 19.13 per 1,000 inhabitants19.13Miner CountyMiner County: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1Aurora CountyAurora County: 18.68 per 1,000 inhabitants18.68Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 18.51 per 1,000 inhabitants18.51Day CountyDay County: 18.23 per 1,000 inhabitants18.23Douglas CountyDouglas County: 18.07 per 1,000 inhabitants18.07Hyde CountyHyde County: 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants17.77Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitants17.36Mellette CountyMellette County: 16.78 per 1,000 inhabitants16.78Fall River CountyFall River County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 16.63 per 1,000 inhabitants16.63Jones CountyJones County: 16.62 per 1,000 inhabitants16.62Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitants16.58Turner CountyTurner County: 16.35 per 1,000 inhabitants16.35Todd CountyTodd County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Campbell CountyCampbell County: 15.96 per 1,000 inhabitants15.96Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 15.66 per 1,000 inhabitants15.66Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Spink CountySpink County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Lyman CountyLyman County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Walworth CountyWalworth County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Grant CountyGrant County: 14.71 per 1,000 inhabitants14.71Potter CountyPotter County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Haakon CountyHaakon County: 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants14.57Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitants13.84Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 13.67 per 1,000 inhabitants13.67Roberts CountyRoberts County: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Davison CountyDavison County: 13.44 per 1,000 inhabitants13.44Tripp CountyTripp County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39McCook CountyMcCook County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Bennett CountyBennett County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Buffalo County Estimated32.5
2Gregory County Estimated21.66
3Faulk County Estimated21.21
4Dewey County Estimated20.89
5Corson County Estimated19.39
6Ziebach County Estimated19.28
7Hand County Estimated19.26
8Perkins County Estimated19.13
9Miner County Estimated19.1
10Aurora County Estimated18.68
11Hutchinson County Estimated18.51
12Day County Estimated18.23
13Douglas County Estimated18.07
14Hyde County Estimated17.77
15Jackson County Estimated17.66
16Oglala Lakota County Estimated17.36
17Mellette County Estimated16.78
18Fall River County Estimated16.77
19McPherson County Estimated16.63
20Jones County Estimated16.62
21Bon Homme County Estimated16.58
22Turner County Estimated16.35
23Todd County Estimated16.02
24Campbell County Estimated15.96
25Charles Mix County Estimated15.66
26Edmunds County Estimated15.23
27Spink County Estimated15.07
28Lyman County Estimated15.07
29Walworth County Estimated14.79
30Grant County Estimated14.71
31Potter County Estimated14.58
32Haakon County Estimated14.57
33Kingsbury County Estimated13.84
34Hamlin County Estimated13.67
35Roberts County Estimated13.5
36Davison County Estimated13.44
37Tripp County Estimated13.41
38Jerauld County Estimated13.39
39McCook County Estimated13.35
40Bennett County Estimated12.95
41Moody County Estimated12.63
42Sanborn County Estimated12.32
43Custer County Estimated11.67
44Marshall County Estimated11.6
45Codington County Estimated11.5
46Hughes County Estimated11.44
47Lawrence County Estimated11.38
48Pennington County Estimated11.31
49Brown County Estimated11.13
50Beadle County Estimated11.06
51Butte County Estimated11.04
52Sully County Estimated10.94
53Yankton County Estimated10.72
54Lake County Estimated10.6
55Deuel County Estimated10.48
56Union County Estimated10.08
57Brule County Estimated9.33
58Minnehaha County Estimated9.24
59Clark County Estimated8.8
60Meade County Estimated7.84
61Harding County Estimated7.62
62Clay County Estimated7.49
63Brookings County Estimated7.19
64Stanley County Estimated7
65Hanson County Estimated6.31
66Lincoln County Estimated5.48

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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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Questions

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

Buffalo County, with 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 5.48 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: 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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