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

Faulk County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2023, at 21.57 per 1,000 inhabitants. Harding County had the lowest, at 3.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.84 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.57Faulk County
Lowest3.03Harding County
Median10.8466 counties
South Dakota9.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Faulk CountyFaulk County: 21.57 per 1,000 inhabitants21.57Hyde CountyHyde County: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7Fall River CountyFall River County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitants17.08Day CountyDay County: 16.87 per 1,000 inhabitants16.87McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 16.46 per 1,000 inhabitants16.46Mellette CountyMellette County: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4Aurora CountyAurora County: 16.25 per 1,000 inhabitants16.25Potter CountyPotter County: 16.08 per 1,000 inhabitants16.08Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 15.68 per 1,000 inhabitants15.68Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Grant CountyGrant County: 15.24 per 1,000 inhabitants15.24Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Corson CountyCorson County: 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants15.03Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Campbell CountyCampbell County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Hand CountyHand County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitants14.74Perkins CountyPerkins County: 13.92 per 1,000 inhabitants13.92Spink CountySpink County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Sanborn CountySanborn County: 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants13.74Lyman CountyLyman County: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Haakon CountyHaakon County: 13.03 per 1,000 inhabitants13.03Stanley CountyStanley County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitants12.54Turner CountyTurner County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Todd CountyTodd County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Dewey CountyDewey County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Roberts CountyRoberts County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 11.84 per 1,000 inhabitants11.84Gregory CountyGregory County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitants11.76Clark CountyClark County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Davison CountyDavison County: 10.85 per 1,000 inhabitants10.85Bennett CountyBennett County: 10.83 per 1,000 inhabitants10.83Walworth CountyWalworth County: 10.65 per 1,000 inhabitants10.65Brown CountyBrown County: 10.63 per 1,000 inhabitants10.63Yankton CountyYankton County: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33Brule CountyBrule County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33Douglas CountyDouglas County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitants10.29
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Faulk County Estimated21.57+5.03 pts
2Hyde County Estimated17.7-4.63 pts
3Fall River County Estimated17.08-5.8 pts
4Day County Estimated16.87+3.29 pts
5McPherson County Estimated16.46+1.5 pts
6Mellette County Estimated16.4-3.79 pts
7Aurora County Estimated16.25+3.86 pts
8Potter County Estimated16.08+2.64 pts
9Buffalo County Estimated15.68-7.49 pts
10Hutchinson County Estimated15.3+2.01 pts
11Grant County Estimated15.24+2.25 pts
12Ziebach County Estimated15.21-1.6 pts
13Corson County Estimated15.03-4.3 pts
14Kingsbury County Estimated14.81+0.11 pts
15Campbell County Estimated14.75-3.47 pts
16Hand County Estimated14.74-4.92 pts
17Perkins County Estimated13.92-1.06 pts
18Spink County Estimated13.87+0.43 pts
19Oglala Lakota County Estimated13.83-2.08 pts
20Sanborn County Estimated13.74-0.05 pts
21Lyman County Estimated13.31+0.93 pts
22Haakon County Estimated13.03-0.61 pts
23Stanley County Estimated12.59+1.33 pts
24Jerauld County Estimated12.57-0.16 pts
25Jackson County Estimated12.54-4.33 pts
26Turner County Estimated12.48-0.69 pts
27Todd County Estimated12.46-3.47 pts
28Dewey County Estimated12.02-12.24 pts
29Roberts County Estimated12-0.01 pts
30Bon Homme County Estimated11.84-0.64 pts
31Gregory County Estimated11.76-2.61 pts
32Clark County Estimated11.39+1.68 pts
33Davison County Estimated10.85-0.82 pts
34Bennett County Estimated10.83-3.43 pts
35Walworth County Estimated10.65-6.47 pts
36Brown County Estimated10.63+0.83 pts
37Yankton County Estimated10.4-1.14 pts
38Edmunds County Estimated10.33-1.74 pts
39Brule County Estimated10.33+2.01 pts
40Douglas County Estimated10.29-6.12 pts
41Marshall County Estimated10.28-4.92 pts
42McCook County Estimated9.97-4.45 pts
43Butte County Estimated9.89-2.58 pts
44Codington County Estimated9.84-0.5 pts
45Moody County Estimated9.81-1.06 pts
46Lawrence County Estimated9.77-1.24 pts
47Charles Mix County Estimated9.76-0.14 pts
48Tripp County Estimated9.76-2.26 pts
49Miner County Estimated9.62-6.06 pts
50Hamlin County Estimated9.62+2.36 pts
51Pennington County Estimated9.5-1.08 pts
52Custer County Estimated9.38-1.72 pts
53Beadle County Estimated9.28-1.28 pts
54Lake County Estimated9.18-2.01 pts
55Meade County Estimated8.87+0.37 pts
56Hughes County Estimated8.84-2.51 pts
57Union County Estimated8.82+1.23 pts
58Deuel County Estimated8.71-5.16 pts
59Clay County Estimated8.49+1.07 pts
60Sully County Estimated8.11-0.03 pts
61Minnehaha County Estimated7.7-0.76 pts
62Jones County Estimated6.9-5.67 pts
63Brookings County Estimated5.9-0.53 pts
64Lincoln County Estimated5.36+0.2 pts
65Hanson County Estimated4.9-6.29 pts
66Harding County Estimated3.03-6.79 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)?

Faulk County, with 21.57 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Harding County, with 3.03 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: 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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