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

Hyde County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2024, at 19.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.38 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.75 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.23Hyde County
Lowest5.38Lincoln County
Median10.7566 counties
South Dakota9.42History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Hyde CountyHyde County: 19.23 per 1,000 inhabitants19.23Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 18.45 per 1,000 inhabitants18.45Potter CountyPotter County: 17.06 per 1,000 inhabitants17.06Fall River CountyFall River County: 17.04 per 1,000 inhabitants17.04Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Haakon CountyHaakon County: 15.76 per 1,000 inhabitants15.76Faulk CountyFaulk County: 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants15.25Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Grant CountyGrant County: 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants15.03Corson CountyCorson County: 14.83 per 1,000 inhabitants14.83Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Turner CountyTurner County: 14.66 per 1,000 inhabitants14.66McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Hand CountyHand County: 14.43 per 1,000 inhabitants14.43Campbell CountyCampbell County: 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants14.13Miner CountyMiner County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Mellette CountyMellette County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Gregory CountyGregory County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Perkins CountyPerkins County: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Todd CountyTodd County: 12.74 per 1,000 inhabitants12.74Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Day CountyDay County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Spink CountySpink County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Walworth CountyWalworth County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Tripp CountyTripp County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Sanborn CountySanborn County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Aurora CountyAurora County: 11.85 per 1,000 inhabitants11.85Jackson CountyJackson County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Beadle CountyBeadle County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitants11.64Dewey CountyDewey County: 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants11.51Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Lyman CountyLyman County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Brown CountyBrown County: 10.62 per 1,000 inhabitants10.62Stanley CountyStanley County: 10.62 per 1,000 inhabitants10.62Yankton CountyYankton County: 10.58 per 1,000 inhabitants10.58Marshall CountyMarshall County: 10.43 per 1,000 inhabitants10.43Brule CountyBrule County: 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants10.36Bennett CountyBennett County: 10.27 per 1,000 inhabitants10.27Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 10.27 per 1,000 inhabitants10.27
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Hyde County Estimated19.23+1.53 pts
2Jerauld County Estimated18.45+5.88 pts
3Potter County Estimated17.06+0.98 pts
4Fall River County Estimated17.04-0.04 pts
5Hutchinson County Estimated15.95+0.65 pts
6Haakon County Estimated15.76+2.74 pts
7Faulk County Estimated15.25-6.32 pts
8Ziebach County Estimated15.2-0.01 pts
9Grant County Estimated15.03-0.21 pts
10Corson County Estimated14.83-0.2 pts
11Buffalo County Estimated14.68-1 pts
12Turner County Estimated14.66+2.18 pts
13McPherson County Estimated14.55-1.9 pts
14Hand County Estimated14.43-0.32 pts
15Campbell County Estimated14.13-0.62 pts
16Miner County Estimated13.57+3.95 pts
17Mellette County Estimated13.12-3.28 pts
18Gregory County Estimated13.12+1.36 pts
19Perkins County Estimated12.75-1.16 pts
20Todd County Estimated12.74+0.29 pts
21Kingsbury County Estimated12.71-2.1 pts
22Day County Estimated12.69-4.18 pts
23Spink County Estimated12.66-1.21 pts
24Walworth County Estimated12.57+1.92 pts
25Tripp County Estimated12.42+2.66 pts
26Sanborn County Estimated12.15-1.58 pts
27Aurora County Estimated11.85-4.4 pts
28Jackson County Estimated11.7-0.84 pts
29Beadle County Estimated11.64+2.36 pts
30Dewey County Estimated11.51-0.51 pts
31Oglala Lakota County Estimated11.4-2.43 pts
32Douglas County Estimated11.2+0.92 pts
33Lyman County Estimated10.87-2.45 pts
34Brown County Estimated10.62-0.01 pts
35Stanley County Estimated10.62-1.97 pts
36Yankton County Estimated10.58+0.18 pts
37Marshall County Estimated10.43+0.14 pts
38Brule County Estimated10.36+0.03 pts
39Bennett County Estimated10.27-0.55 pts
40Charles Mix County Estimated10.27+0.51 pts
41Codington County Estimated10.13+0.29 pts
42Roberts County Estimated10.06-1.94 pts
43Edmunds County Estimated9.91-0.42 pts
44Custer County Estimated9.87+0.49 pts
45Davison County Estimated9.86-0.99 pts
46Lake County Estimated9.77+0.59 pts
47Pennington County Estimated9.74+0.25 pts
48Lawrence County Estimated9.66-0.12 pts
49Clark County Estimated9.56-1.84 pts
50Hamlin County Estimated9.39-0.23 pts
51Meade County Estimated9.19+0.33 pts
52Butte County Estimated9.11-0.78 pts
53Deuel County Estimated8.92+0.21 pts
54Hughes County Estimated8.75-0.09 pts
55Clay County Estimated8.71+0.22 pts
56Moody County Estimated8.42-1.39 pts
57McCook County Estimated8.36-1.61 pts
58Minnehaha County Estimated8.16+0.46 pts
59Bon Homme County Estimated8.14-3.7 pts
60Union County Estimated8.11-0.71 pts
61Sully County Estimated6.76-1.34 pts
62Harding County Estimated6.1+3.06 pts
63Hanson County Estimated5.73+0.83 pts
64Jones County Estimated5.67-1.24 pts
65Brookings County Estimated5.62-0.28 pts
66Lincoln County Estimated5.38+0.02 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)?

Hyde County, with 19.23 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 5.38 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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