Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Births in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Births for South Dakota was 11.17K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of births (2.76K), followed by Pennington County (1.40K), and Lincoln County (660).

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 Number of Births in 2023
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Births in 2023
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Minnehaha County 2757
2 Pennington County 1395
3 Lincoln County 660
4 Brown County 387
5 Brookings County 377
6 Codington County 338
7 Meade County 309
8 Beadle County 288
9 Yankton County 246
10 Oglala Lakota County 240
11 Davison County 232
11 Lawrence County 232
12 Hughes County 217
13 Union County 214
14 Charles Mix County 153
15 Roberts County 146
16 Dewey County 139
17 Hamlin County 137
18 Clay County 132
19 Todd County 131
20 Butte County 127
21 Turner County 116
22 Lake County 114
23 Moody County 106
24 Grant County 101
25 Hutchinson County 97
26 Tripp County 89
27 Walworth County 83
28 Custer County 75
29 Corson County 74
30 McCook County 72
31 Bon Homme County 71
32 Clark County 70
32 Lyman County 70
33 Spink County 64
34 Brule County 63
35 Kingsbury County 62
36 Ziebach County 60
37 Marshall County 59
38 Deuel County 57
39 Day County 52
40 Bennett County 51
40 Jackson County 51
41 Gregory County 50
42 Fall River County 49
43 Douglas County 43
44 Aurora County 37
44 Hanson County 37
45 Buffalo County 33
45 Faulk County 33
45 Sanborn County 33
46 Hand County 32
47 Stanley County 31
48 Edmunds County 29
48 Haakon County 29
48 Mellette County 29
48 Perkins County 29
49 Miner County 27
50 Campbell County 26
51 Jerauld County 24
52 Potter County 20
53 McPherson County 18
54 Harding County 17
55 Hyde County 14
56 Sully County 12
57 Jones County 5