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Counties in South Dakota by deaths (July to June)

Minnehaha County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 66 counties in 2021, at 1,836. Harding County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 77 and the figure for South Dakota was 9,872. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,836Minnehaha County
Lowest10Harding County
Median7766 counties
South Dakota9,872History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 1,836 count1,836Pennington CountyPennington County: 1,253 count1,253Brown CountyBrown County: 425 count425Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 366 count366Codington CountyCodington County: 327 count327Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 296 count296Davison CountyDavison County: 268 count268Yankton CountyYankton County: 250 count250Brookings CountyBrookings County: 248 count248Meade CountyMeade County: 236 count236Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 236 count236Beadle CountyBeadle County: 212 count212Hughes CountyHughes County: 203 count203Union CountyUnion County: 170 count170Todd CountyTodd County: 149 count149Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 145 count145Turner CountyTurner County: 142 count142Roberts CountyRoberts County: 138 count138Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 137 count137Fall River CountyFall River County: 119 count119Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 116 count116Lake CountyLake County: 116 count116Butte CountyButte County: 115 count115Clay CountyClay County: 113 count113Grant CountyGrant County: 111 count111Dewey CountyDewey County: 109 count109Custer CountyCuster County: 99 count99Day CountyDay County: 99 count99Spink CountySpink County: 95 count95Gregory CountyGregory County: 86 count86Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 85 count85Moody CountyMoody County: 80 count80Walworth CountyWalworth County: 78 count78McCook CountyMcCook County: 76 count76Corson CountyCorson County: 75 count75Tripp CountyTripp County: 75 count75Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 72 count72Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 62 count62Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 61 count61Hand CountyHand County: 60 count60
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Minnehaha County Estimated1,836
2Pennington County Estimated1,253
3Brown County Estimated425
4Lincoln County Estimated366
5Codington County Estimated327
6Lawrence County Estimated296
7Davison County Estimated268
8Yankton County Estimated250
9Brookings County Estimated248
10Meade County Estimated236
10Oglala Lakota County Estimated236
12Beadle County Estimated212
13Hughes County Estimated203
14Union County Estimated170
15Todd County Estimated149
16Charles Mix County Estimated145
17Turner County Estimated142
18Roberts County Estimated138
19Hutchinson County Estimated137
20Fall River County Estimated119
21Bon Homme County Estimated116
21Lake County Estimated116
23Butte County Estimated115
24Clay County Estimated113
25Grant County Estimated111
26Dewey County Estimated109
27Custer County Estimated99
27Day County Estimated99
29Spink County Estimated95
30Gregory County Estimated86
31Hamlin County Estimated85
32Moody County Estimated80
33Walworth County Estimated78
34McCook County Estimated76
35Corson County Estimated75
35Tripp County Estimated75
37Kingsbury County Estimated72
38Buffalo County Estimated62
39Edmunds County Estimated61
40Hand County Estimated60
41Lyman County Estimated56
42Perkins County Estimated54
43Aurora County Estimated51
43Douglas County Estimated51
45Jackson County Estimated50
45Marshall County Estimated50
47Brule County Estimated49
48Ziebach County Estimated46
49Deuel County Estimated45
49Faulk County Estimated45
51Bennett County Estimated44
51Miner County Estimated44
53McPherson County Estimated40
54Potter County Estimated36
55Clark County Estimated34
56Mellette County Estimated32
57Sanborn County Estimated29
58Haakon County Estimated27
59Campbell County Estimated22
59Hanson County Estimated22
59Hyde County Estimated22
59Jerauld County Estimated22
63Stanley County Estimated21
64Sully County Estimated16
65Jones County Estimated15
66Harding County Estimated10

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Minnehaha County, with 1,836 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Harding County, with 10 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: deaths, 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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