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

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 9.3. Among all South Dakota counties, Hyde County had the highest death rate (20.54), followed by Fall River County (18.4), and McPherson County (18.27).

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 Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Hyde County 20.54
2 Fall River County 18.4
3 McPherson County 18.27
4 Tripp County 17.72
5 Walworth County 16.62
6 Day County 16.53
7 Jerauld County 16.39
8 Hutchinson County 15.67
9 Kingsbury County 15.57
10 Mellette County 15.47
11 Potter County 15.19
12 Douglas County 15.11
13 Miner County 14.89
14 Haakon County 14.73
15 Buffalo County 14.33
16 Turner County 14.26
17 Jones County 14.08
18 Bennett County 13.32
19 Edmunds County 13.25
20 Gregory County 12.91
21 Hand County 12.83
22 Grant County 12.5
23 Corson County 12.07
24 Spink County 11.85
25 Deuel County 11.7
26 Brule County 11.62
27 Campbell County 11.59
28 McCook County 11.57
29 Custer County 11.52
30 Marshall County 11.51
31 Perkins County 11.49
32 Charles Mix County 11.4
33 Oglala Lakota County 11.24
34 Hamlin County 11.22
35 Faulk County 11.2
36 Beadle County 11.11
37 Jackson County 11
38 Lake County 10.93
39 Davison County 10.72
39 Yankton County 10.72
40 Dewey County 10.65
41 Butte County 10.47
42 Clark County 10.4
43 Roberts County 10.36
44 Stanley County 10.33
45 Sanborn County 9.98
46 Lawrence County 9.94
47 Todd County 9.81
48 Bon Homme County 9.64
49 Hughes County 9.63
50 Brown County 9.33
51 Codington County 8.99
52 Aurora County 8.68
53 Pennington County 8.57
54 Lyman County 8.49
55 Moody County 8.32
56 Union County 8.07
57 Harding County 7.97
58 Meade County 7.87
59 Minnehaha County 7.66
60 Hanson County 7.36
61 Clay County 7.34
62 Ziebach County 6.77
63 Brookings County 5.89
64 Lincoln County 4.96
65 Sully County 4.27