Counties in South Dakota by natural change, July to June, 2025
Minnehaha County had the highest natural change, July to June of 66 counties in 2025, at 1,089. Lawrence County had the lowest, at -82. The median was 8 and the figure for South Dakota was 2,605. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County Estimated | 1,089 | +1.6% |
| 2 | Lincoln County Estimated | 449 | +4.4% |
| 3 | Pennington County Estimated | 209 | -10.3% |
| 4 | Brookings County Estimated | 194 | +0.5% |
| 5 | Mellette County Estimated | 138 | -1.4% |
| 6 | Union County Estimated | 104 | +46.5% |
| 7 | Oglala Lakota County Estimated | 92 | -6.1% |
| 8 | Hamlin County Estimated | 84 | -8.7% |
| 9 | Beadle County Estimated | 79 | -2.5% |
| 10 | Dewey County Estimated | 65 | -3% |
| 11 | Turner County Estimated | 47 | -13% |
| 12 | Roberts County Estimated | 45 | +21.6% |
| 13 | Hughes County Estimated | 41 | -4.7% |
| 14 | Corson County Estimated | 38 | +2.7% |
| 15 | McCook County Estimated | 35 | 0% |
| 16 | Moody County Estimated | 33 | -13.2% |
| 17 | Bennett County Estimated | 27 | -3.6% |
| 17 | Deuel County Estimated | 27 | -3.6% |
| 19 | Charles Mix County Estimated | 26 | 0% |
| 20 | Butte County Estimated | 25 | -24.2% |
| 21 | Lyman County Estimated | 24 | +20% |
| 22 | Brule County Estimated | 22 | -8.3% |
| 22 | Hanson County Estimated | 22 | -4.3% |
| 24 | Bon Homme County Estimated | 21 | -8.7% |
| 25 | Codington County Estimated | 18 | -18.2% |
| 26 | Douglas County Estimated | 17 | +13.3% |
| 27 | Brown County Estimated | 15 | +114.3% |
| 27 | Clark County Estimated | 15 | +15.4% |
| 29 | Meade County Estimated | 13 | -23.5% |
| 30 | Faulk County Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 30 | Jackson County Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 30 | Ziebach County Estimated | 10 | +42.9% |
| 33 | Tripp County Estimated | 9 | -18.2% |
| 34 | Davison County Estimated | 7 | -36.4% |
| 34 | Harding County Estimated | 7 | -12.5% |
| 36 | Buffalo County Estimated | 6 | +100% |
| 36 | Edmunds County Estimated | 6 | 0% |
| 36 | Marshall County Estimated | 6 | -40% |
| 39 | Aurora County Estimated | 5 | -37.5% |
| 39 | Walworth County Estimated | 5 | -50% |
| 41 | Jones County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 41 | Spink County Estimated | 4 | +33.3% |
| 43 | Hand County Estimated | -1 | -150% |
| 43 | Sully County Estimated | -1 | |
| 45 | Campbell County Estimated | -2 | 0% |
| 45 | Lake County Estimated | -2 | -150% |
| 45 | Perkins County Estimated | -2 | -200% |
| 48 | Sanborn County Estimated | -3 | -50% |
| 49 | Haakon County Estimated | -5 | -25% |
| 49 | McPherson County Estimated | -5 | -66.7% |
| 49 | Stanley County Estimated | -5 | 0% |
| 52 | Kingsbury County Estimated | -6 | 0% |
| 53 | Hyde County Estimated | -8 | 0% |
| 54 | Miner County Estimated | -9 | 0% |
| 55 | Potter County Estimated | -12 | 0% |
| 56 | Gregory County Estimated | -15 | -7.1% |
| 56 | Jerauld County Estimated | -15 | 0% |
| 58 | Day County Estimated | -16 | +5.9% |
| 59 | Hutchinson County Estimated | -22 | +18.5% |
| 60 | Grant County Estimated | -34 | 0% |
| 60 | Yankton County Estimated | -34 | -21.4% |
| 62 | Custer County Estimated | -35 | -9.4% |
| 63 | Clay County Estimated | -41 | +6.8% |
| 64 | Todd County Estimated | -64 | +3% |
| 65 | Fall River County Estimated | -79 | -3.9% |
| 66 | Lawrence County Estimated | -82 | +3.5% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.
Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in South Dakota by natural change, July to June, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Dakota by natural change, July to June, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in South Dakota by natural change, July to June, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-dakota-counties.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Dakota by natural change, July to June, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Minnehaha County, with 1,089 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Lawrence County, with -82 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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.