Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 14.23. Among all South Dakota counties, Dewey County had the highest birth rate (27.85), followed by Todd County (25.22), and Bennett County (23.89).

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 2016
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Dewey County 27.85
2 Todd County 25.22
3 Bennett County 23.89
4 Buffalo County 23.71
5 Lyman County 22.37
6 Oglala Lakota County 21.05
7 Corson County 19.59
8 Jackson County 18.62
9 Hamlin County 18.33
10 Aurora County 17.76
11 Charles Mix County 17.63
12 Beadle County 17.52
13 Roberts County 17.16
14 Mellette County 17.08
15 Clark County 17.02
16 Hutchinson County 16.99
17 Minnehaha County 16.41
18 McCook County 15.82
19 Douglas County 15.02
19 Stanley County 15.02
20 Marshall County 14.9
21 Sanborn County 14.83
22 Tripp County 14.28
23 Pennington County 13.68
24 Lincoln County 13.67
25 Potter County 13.6
26 Miner County 13.51
27 Walworth County 13.42
28 Harding County 13.41
29 Kingsbury County 13.31
30 Codington County 13.29
31 Brown County 13.24
32 Brookings County 13.04
33 Davison County 13.01
34 Faulk County 12.97
35 Hughes County 12.96
36 Moody County 12.82
37 Yankton County 12.52
38 Haakon County 12.32
39 Union County 12.29
40 Gregory County 11.97
41 Jones County 11.92
42 Brule County 11.69
43 Clay County 11.16
44 Grant County 11.08
45 Hyde County 11.04
46 Turner County 10.98
47 Hanson County 10.93
48 Meade County 10.86
49 Butte County 10.81
50 Perkins County 10.77
51 Deuel County 10.74
52 Lake County 10.73
53 Day County 10.71
54 Edmunds County 10.33
55 Lawrence County 10.19
56 Bon Homme County 9.94
57 Spink County 9.82
58 Ziebach County 9.81
59 Hand County 9.42
60 Sully County 9.25
61 Jerauld County 8.94
62 Fall River County 8.24
63 Custer County 8.2
64 McPherson County 7.9
65 Campbell County 7.14