Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US)

Oglala Lakota County had the highest uninsured rate, all ages (US) of 66 counties in 2023, at 43.5%. Harding County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 5.5 %Beadle County: 5.9 %Bennett County: 29.1 %Bon Homme County: 5.7 %Brookings County: 4.3 %Brown County: 7.5 %Brule County: 7.6 %Buffalo County: 42.9 %Butte County: 15.8 %Campbell County: 4.1 %Charles Mix County: 18.1 %Clark County: 6.9 %Clay County: 9.3 %Codington County: 6.7 %Corson County: 18.8 %Custer County: 10.1 %Davison County: 7.7 %Day County: 7.5 %Deuel County: 7.7 %Dewey County: 23.5 %Douglas County: 18.8 %Edmunds County: 4.1 %Fall River County: 15 %Faulk County: 4.4 %Grant County: 9.9 %Gregory County: 7.9 %Haakon County: 10.6 %Hamlin County: 9.9 %Hand County: 4.1 %Hanson County: 8.7 %Harding County: 3.4 %Hughes County: 7.1 %Hutchinson County: 4.2 %Hyde County: 6.7 %Jackson County: 29.2 %Jerauld County: 6.3 %Jones County: 11.1 %Kingsbury County: 6 %Lake County: 3.6 %Lawrence County: 11 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lyman County: 21.6 %McCook County: 8.9 %McPherson County: 5.3 %Marshall County: 3.5 %Meade County: 9.3 %Mellette County: 28.2 %Miner County: 9.2 %Minnehaha County: 8.1 %Moody County: 9.2 %Oglala Lakota County: 43.5 %Pennington County: 10.5 %Perkins County: 8.4 %Potter County: 7.6 %Roberts County: 19.9 %Sanborn County: 6.4 %Spink County: 7.8 %Stanley County: 3.7 %Sully County: 7.9 %Todd County: 23.9 %Tripp County: 12.9 %Turner County: 6.7 %Union County: 5.2 %Walworth County: 10.7 %Yankton County: 6.3 %Ziebach County: 25.9 %
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  • 5 to 6.7
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  • 19 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Oglala Lakota County: 43.5 %Oglala Lakota County43.5Buffalo County: 42.9 %Buffalo County42.9Jackson County: 29.2 %Jackson County29.2Bennett County: 29.1 %Bennett County29.1Mellette County: 28.2 %Mellette County28.2Ziebach County: 25.9 %Ziebach County25.9Todd County: 23.9 %Todd County23.9Dewey County: 23.5 %Dewey County23.5Lyman County: 21.6 %Lyman County21.6Roberts County: 19.9 %Roberts County19.9Douglas County: 18.8 %Douglas County18.8Corson County: 18.8 %Corson County18.8Charles Mix County: 18.1 %Charles Mix County18.1Butte County: 15.8 %Butte County15.8Fall River County: 15 %Fall River County15Tripp County: 12.9 %Tripp County12.9Jones County: 11.1 %Jones County11.1Lawrence County: 11 %Lawrence County11Walworth County: 10.7 %Walworth County10.7Haakon County: 10.6 %Haakon County10.6Pennington County: 10.5 %Pennington County10.5Custer County: 10.1 %Custer County10.1Grant County: 9.9 %Grant County9.9Hamlin County: 9.9 %Hamlin County9.9Clay County: 9.3 %Clay County9.3Meade County: 9.3 %Meade County9.3Miner County: 9.2 %Miner County9.2Moody County: 9.2 %Moody County9.2McCook County: 8.9 %McCook County8.9Hanson County: 8.7 %Hanson County8.7Perkins County: 8.4 %Perkins County8.4Minnehaha County: 8.1 %Minnehaha County8.1Sully County: 7.9 %Sully County7.9Gregory County: 7.9 %Gregory County7.9Spink County: 7.8 %Spink County7.8Deuel County: 7.7 %Deuel County7.7Davison County: 7.7 %Davison County7.7Potter County: 7.6 %Potter County7.6Brule County: 7.6 %Brule County7.6Brown County: 7.5 %Brown County7.5Oglala Lakota County: 43.5 %Oglala Lakota County43.5Buffalo County: 42.9 %Buffalo County42.9Jackson County: 29.2 %Jackson County29.2Bennett County: 29.1 %Bennett County29.1Mellette County: 28.2 %Mellette County28.2Ziebach County: 25.9 %Ziebach County25.9Todd County: 23.9 %Todd County23.9Dewey County: 23.5 %Dewey County23.5Lyman County: 21.6 %Lyman County21.6Roberts County: 19.9 %Roberts County19.9Douglas County: 18.8 %Douglas County18.8Corson County: 18.8 %Corson County18.8Charles Mix County: 18.1 %Charles Mix County18.1Butte County: 15.8 %Butte County15.8Fall River County: 15 %Fall River County15Tripp County: 12.9 %Tripp County12.9Jones County: 11.1 %Jones County11.1Lawrence County: 11 %Lawrence County11Walworth County: 10.7 %Walworth County10.7Haakon County: 10.6 %Haakon County10.6Pennington County: 10.5 %Pennington County10.5Custer County: 10.1 %Custer County10.1Grant County: 9.9 %Grant County9.9Hamlin County: 9.9 %Hamlin County9.9Clay County: 9.3 %Clay County9.3Meade County: 9.3 %Meade County9.3Miner County: 9.2 %Miner County9.2Moody County: 9.2 %Moody County9.2McCook County: 8.9 %McCook County8.9Hanson County: 8.7 %Hanson County8.7Perkins County: 8.4 %Perkins County8.4Minnehaha County: 8.1 %Minnehaha County8.1Sully County: 7.9 %Sully County7.9Gregory County: 7.9 %Gregory County7.9Spink County: 7.8 %Spink County7.8Deuel County: 7.7 %Deuel County7.7Davison County: 7.7 %Davison County7.7Potter County: 7.6 %Potter County7.6Brule County: 7.6 %Brule County7.6Brown County: 7.5 %Brown County7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oglala Lakota County43.5+0.7 pts
2Buffalo County42.9+3.3 pts
3Jackson County29.2+4.4 pts
4Bennett County29.1+3.2 pts
5Mellette County28.2-0.7 pts
6Ziebach County25.9-5.7 pts
7Todd County23.9-3.7 pts
8Dewey County23.5-0.1 pts
9Lyman County21.6+1 pts
10Roberts County19.9+1.2 pts
11Douglas County18.8-1.9 pts
12Corson County18.8-1.6 pts
13Charles Mix County18.1+0.3 pts
14Butte County15.8+0.8 pts
15Fall River County15-0.2 pts
16Tripp County12.9+2 pts
17Jones County11.1-1.4 pts
18Lawrence County11+0.2 pts
19Walworth County10.7-1 pts
20Haakon County10.60 pts
21Pennington County10.5-0.6 pts
22Custer County10.1-0.7 pts
23Grant County9.9+0.9 pts
24Hamlin County9.9+0.5 pts
25Clay County9.3+1.4 pts
25Meade County9.3-0.6 pts
27Miner County9.2+1.2 pts
28Moody County9.2+1.2 pts
29McCook County8.9-0.1 pts
30Hanson County8.7+4.7 pts
31Perkins County8.4-0.7 pts
32Minnehaha County8.1-0.2 pts
33Sully County7.9-0.7 pts
34Gregory County7.9+0.6 pts
35Spink County7.8+1 pts
36Deuel County7.7+0.5 pts
37Davison County7.7-0.3 pts
38Potter County7.6+0.6 pts
39Brule County7.6-1.8 pts
40Brown County7.5+0.6 pts
41Day County7.5-0.8 pts
42Hughes County7.1+0.5 pts
43Clark County6.9-0.7 pts
44Codington County6.7-0.6 pts
45Hyde County6.7+1.4 pts
45Turner County6.7+1.4 pts
47Sanborn County6.4-0.7 pts
48Jerauld County6.3+0.9 pts
49Yankton County6.3-1.4 pts
50Kingsbury County6+0.3 pts
51Beadle County5.9+0.5 pts
52Bon Homme County5.7-0.4 pts
53Aurora County5.5-1.4 pts
54McPherson County5.3-1.8 pts
55Union County5.20 pts
56Faulk County4.4+0.1 pts
57Brookings County4.3-0.3 pts
58Hutchinson County4.2-0.3 pts
59Hand County4.1+0.2 pts
60Edmunds County4.1-0.9 pts
61Campbell County4.1-0.5 pts
62Lincoln County3.8-0.4 pts
63Stanley County3.7-2.5 pts
64Lake County3.6-0.4 pts
65Marshall County3.5-1.8 pts
66Harding County3.4-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Coverage is what people reported at the interview, so the five-year figure averages five years of answers. People whose only coverage is the Indian Health Service count as uninsured. Active-duty military and people living in institutions are outside the universe. For single-year model-based county figures under 65, see uninsured_rate_under_65, uninsured_rate_18_64 and uninsured_rate_under_19 (SAHIE), a different source.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in South Dakota by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Oglala Lakota County, with 43.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Harding County, with 3.4% in 2023.

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