Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 14.11. Among all South Dakota counties, Jackson County had the highest birth rate (28.71), followed by Todd County (26.72), and Corson County (26.07).

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 2017
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Jackson County 28.71
2 Todd County 26.72
3 Corson County 26.07
4 Dewey County 25.26
5 Buffalo County 24.7
6 Mellette County 23.21
7 Oglala Lakota County 20.68
8 Hamlin County 20.59
9 Clark County 18.06
10 Lyman County 18.01
11 Beadle County 17.62
12 Roberts County 16.81
13 Faulk County 16.8
14 Charles Mix County 16.31
15 Bennett County 16.22
15 Hutchinson County 16.22
16 Perkins County 15.88
17 Marshall County 15.82
18 Sanborn County 15.81
19 Lincoln County 15.62
20 Minnehaha County 15.43
21 Tripp County 14.8
22 Moody County 14.48
23 Hyde County 14.45
24 Walworth County 14.43
25 Stanley County 14.33
26 Spink County 14.31
27 Sully County 14.24
28 Brown County 14.19
29 Brule County 14.09
30 Deuel County 14.04
31 Hand County 13.75
32 Gregory County 13.63
33 Yankton County 13.45
34 Butte County 13.33
35 Hanson County 13.24
35 Pennington County 13.24
36 Codington County 13.08
37 Douglas County 13.05
38 Hughes County 13.03
39 McCook County 12.84
40 Aurora County 12.66
41 Brookings County 12.48
41 Edmunds County 12.48
42 Davison County 12.37
43 Kingsbury County 12.13
44 Harding County 11.96
45 McPherson County 11.21
46 Turner County 11.12
47 Jones County 10.83
48 Clay County 10.69
48 Grant County 10.69
48 Union County 10.69
49 Lake County 9.99
50 Bon Homme County 9.93
51 Jerauld County 9.44
52 Custer County 9.33
53 Day County 9.26
54 Meade County 9.14
55 Haakon County 8.94
55 Potter County 8.94
56 Campbell County 8.7
57 Lawrence County 8.57
58 Fall River County 8.16
59 Miner County 7.67
60 Ziebach County 7.48