Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Birth Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 14.35. Among all South Dakota counties, Buffalo County had the highest birth rate (29.54), followed by Todd County (28.84), and Dewey County (27.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Buffalo County 29.54
2 Todd County 28.84
3 Dewey County 27.82
4 Oglala Lakota County 24.84
5 Bennett County 23.77
6 Jackson County 23.69
7 Corson County 20.24
8 Hamlin County 19.31
9 Roberts County 18.34
10 Charles Mix County 18.17
11 Lincoln County 17.54
12 Lyman County 16.62
13 Beadle County 16.46
14 Minnehaha County 16.11
15 Brule County 15.49
16 Pennington County 14.93
17 Ziebach County 14.69
18 Sully County 14.27
19 Stanley County 14.1
20 Aurora County 13.87
21 Codington County 13.8
22 Hanson County 13.32
23 Davison County 13.31
24 Hutchinson County 13.24
25 Hughes County 13.12
26 Spink County 12.93
27 Tripp County 12.91
28 Lake County 12.52
29 Moody County 12.47
30 Sanborn County 12.41
31 Butte County 12.27
31 Meade County 12.27
32 Brown County 12.16
33 Brookings County 12.13
34 Walworth County 11.99
35 Potter County 11.89
36 Jerauld County 11.62
37 Union County 11.55
38 Kingsbury County 11.35
38 McCook County 11.35
39 Yankton County 11.04
40 Marshall County 10.94
41 Edmunds County 10.93
42 Perkins County 10.91
43 Turner County 10.81
44 Mellette County 10.67
45 Hyde County 10.61
46 Day County 10.58
47 Haakon County 10.42
48 McPherson County 10.25
49 Clay County 10.19
50 Douglas County 10.15
51 Miner County 9.95
52 Faulk County 9.77
53 Grant County 9.76
54 Clark County 9.73
55 Bon Homme County 9.4
56 Hand County 9.1
57 Jones County 9.02
58 Lawrence County 8.98
59 Deuel County 8.69
60 Gregory County 8.5
61 Custer County 8.28
62 Harding County 7.76
63 Fall River County 7.61
64 Campbell County 2.12