Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 9.33. Among all South Dakota counties, Faulk County had the highest death rate (20.23), followed by Mellette County (18.87), and Fall River County (18.86).

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 2023
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Faulk County 20.23
2 Mellette County 18.87
3 Fall River County 18.86
4 Corson County 18.54
5 Dewey County 18.52
6 Campbell County 17.62
7 Day County 16.11
8 McPherson County 16.05
9 Hand County 16.03
10 Hyde County 15.93
11 Buffalo County 15.54
12 Kingsbury County 14.99
13 Perkins County 14.92
14 Spink County 14.54
15 Oglala Lakota County 14.28
16 Marshall County 14
17 Hutchinson County 13.79
18 Sanborn County 13.69
19 Aurora County 13.29
20 Grant County 13.11
21 Clark County 12.93
22 Potter County 12.74
23 Bon Homme County 12.7
24 Douglas County 12.41
25 Bennett County 12.33
26 McCook County 12.26
27 Deuel County 12.18
28 Todd County 12.15
29 Haakon County 11.94
29 Ziebach County 11.94
30 Miner County 11.79
31 Walworth County 11.78
32 Tripp County 11.65
33 Jones County 11.55
34 Jerauld County 11.53
35 Roberts County 11.48
36 Davison County 11.15
36 Turner County 11.15
37 Lyman County 11.03
38 Moody County 10.77
39 Jackson County 10.71
40 Stanley County 10.57
41 Custer County 10.47
42 Hughes County 10.37
43 Brown County 10.32
44 Edmunds County 10.28
45 Yankton County 10.23
46 Brule County 9.77
47 Lake County 9.65
48 Gregory County 9.48
49 Codington County 9.46
50 Sully County 9.45
51 Pennington County 9.21
52 Beadle County 9.14
53 Charles Mix County 9.08
54 Lawrence County 8.93
55 Butte County 8.87
56 Meade County 8.51
57 Union County 8
58 Hamlin County 7.79
59 Minnehaha County 7.52
60 Clay County 7.43
61 Hanson County 6.65
62 Brookings County 6.56
63 Lincoln County 5.06
64 Harding County 4.54