Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Deaths for South Dakota was 8.07K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of deaths (1.44K), followed by Pennington County (942), and Brown County (365).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Minnehaha County | 1442 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 942 |
| 3 | Brown County | 365 |
| 4 | Lincoln County | 276 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 254 |
| 6 | Codington County | 253 |
| 7 | Yankton County | 243 |
| 8 | Meade County | 218 |
| 9 | Davison County | 214 |
| 10 | Brookings County | 204 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 203 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 170 |
| 13 | Oglala Lakota County | 162 |
| 14 | Lake County | 139 |
| 15 | Fall River County | 124 |
| 16 | Union County | 123 |
| 17 | Turner County | 118 |
| 18 | Hutchinson County | 115 |
| 19 | Charles Mix County | 107 |
| 20 | Butte County | 106 |
| 20 | Roberts County | 106 |
| 21 | Clay County | 103 |
| 22 | Todd County | 101 |
| 23 | Custer County | 100 |
| 24 | Tripp County | 97 |
| 25 | Day County | 91 |
| 25 | Walworth County | 91 |
| 26 | Grant County | 90 |
| 27 | Kingsbury County | 77 |
| 27 | Spink County | 77 |
| 28 | Bon Homme County | 67 |
| 28 | Hamlin County | 67 |
| 29 | McCook County | 64 |
| 30 | Dewey County | 62 |
| 31 | Brule County | 61 |
| 32 | Marshall County | 56 |
| 33 | Gregory County | 54 |
| 33 | Moody County | 54 |
| 34 | Edmunds County | 52 |
| 35 | Corson County | 50 |
| 35 | Deuel County | 50 |
| 36 | Bennett County | 46 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 44 |
| 37 | McPherson County | 44 |
| 38 | Hand County | 42 |
| 39 | Clark County | 38 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 36 |
| 41 | Perkins County | 34 |
| 41 | Potter County | 34 |
| 42 | Jerauld County | 33 |
| 42 | Lyman County | 33 |
| 42 | Miner County | 33 |
| 43 | Mellette County | 32 |
| 44 | Stanley County | 31 |
| 45 | Buffalo County | 29 |
| 46 | Haakon County | 28 |
| 47 | Hyde County | 27 |
| 48 | Faulk County | 26 |
| 49 | Hanson County | 25 |
| 50 | Aurora County | 24 |
| 50 | Sanborn County | 24 |
| 51 | Ziebach County | 19 |
| 52 | Campbell County | 16 |
| 53 | Jones County | 13 |
| 54 | Harding County | 10 |
| 55 | Sully County | 6 |