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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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2012
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 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 |