Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Deaths for South Dakota was 7.75K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of deaths (1.34K), followed by Pennington County (932), and Brown County (360).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 1343 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 932 |
| 3 | Brown County | 360 |
| 4 | Yankton County | 265 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 251 |
| 6 | Codington County | 243 |
| 7 | Lawrence County | 230 |
| 8 | Davison County | 218 |
| 9 | Beadle County | 201 |
| 10 | Brookings County | 181 |
| 11 | Meade County | 172 |
| 12 | Oglala Lakota County | 148 |
| 13 | Hughes County | 146 |
| 14 | Charles Mix County | 133 |
| 15 | Hutchinson County | 119 |
| 16 | Fall River County | 117 |
| 16 | Roberts County | 117 |
| 17 | Custer County | 113 |
| 18 | Lake County | 112 |
| 19 | Union County | 110 |
| 20 | Clay County | 109 |
| 21 | Turner County | 108 |
| 22 | Butte County | 107 |
| 23 | Todd County | 95 |
| 24 | Grant County | 94 |
| 25 | Bon Homme County | 91 |
| 26 | Spink County | 86 |
| 27 | McCook County | 76 |
| 27 | Walworth County | 76 |
| 28 | Tripp County | 71 |
| 29 | Hamlin County | 65 |
| 30 | Kingsbury County | 64 |
| 31 | Moody County | 62 |
| 32 | Day County | 61 |
| 33 | Gregory County | 60 |
| 34 | Dewey County | 59 |
| 35 | Corson County | 56 |
| 35 | Hand County | 56 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 53 |
| 37 | Brule County | 51 |
| 38 | Clark County | 50 |
| 39 | Deuel County | 46 |
| 40 | Lyman County | 43 |
| 41 | Edmunds County | 42 |
| 42 | Potter County | 41 |
| 43 | Perkins County | 40 |
| 44 | Douglas County | 38 |
| 44 | Faulk County | 38 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 35 |
| 45 | Miner County | 35 |
| 46 | Buffalo County | 34 |
| 47 | McPherson County | 33 |
| 48 | Bennett County | 30 |
| 48 | Sanborn County | 30 |
| 49 | Mellette County | 27 |
| 50 | Hyde County | 24 |
| 51 | Aurora County | 23 |
| 52 | Haakon County | 18 |
| 52 | Hanson County | 18 |
| 52 | Jerauld County | 18 |
| 53 | Ziebach County | 17 |
| 54 | Stanley County | 16 |
| 55 | Campbell County | 15 |
| 56 | Jones County | 12 |
| 57 | Sully County | 11 |
| 58 | Harding County | 5 |