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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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
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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