RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Highest fertility rate, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Lowest fertility rate, US counties →

South DakotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2000

01Mellette County, SDSD2,137157.9–

02Haakon County, SDSD1,802147.1–

03Dewey County, SDSD5,419144.8–

04Buffalo County, SDSD1,802138.1–

05Roberts County, SDSD10,255116.8–

06Brule County, SDSD5,278114.5–

07Ziebach County, SDSD2,389105.9–

08Todd County, SDSD8,863104.3–

09Stanley County, SDSD3,018100.6–

10Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28495.1–

11Butte County, SDSD10,85689.2–

12Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30384.1–

13Grant County, SDSD7,53484.1–

14Union County, SDSD17,40284.1–

15Aurora County, SDSD2,80183.8–

16Lyman County, SDSD3,69483.5–

17Jones County, SDSD91381.1–

18Hand County, SDSD3,12180.0–

19Moody County, SDSD6,63279.4–

20Sanborn County, SDSD2,38877.1–

21Clark County, SDSD4,03176.2–

22Day County, SDSD5,48474.7–

23Hamlin County, SDSD6,90074.6–

24Hyde County, SDSD1,19173.6–

25Walworth County, SDSD5,21772.1–

26McCook County, SDSD5,96471.0–

27Pennington County, SDSD116,79269.9–

28Beadle County, SDSD19,62469.4–

29Deuel County, SDSD4,40869.2–

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24468.2–

31Davison County, SDSD20,06967.6–

32Miner County, SDSD2,28166.7–

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,02266.1–

34Hanson County, SDSD3,45665.4–

35Codington County, SDSD29,56264.7–

36Faulk County, SDSD2,17864.5–

37Turner County, SDSD9,31463.1–

38Yankton County, SDSD23,63562.3–

39Meade County, SDSD30,71162.3–

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,65462.3–

41Hughes County, SDSD17,57061.8–

42Gregory County, SDSD4,03761.6–

43Corson County, SDSD3,78161.5–

44Lincoln County, SDSD77,14560.8–

45Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69157.9–

46Brown County, SDSD37,56156.6–

47McPherson County, SDSD2,34755.6–

48Spink County, SDSD6,15551.8–

49Brookings County, SDSD37,63551.2–

50Douglas County, SDSD2,88849.4–

51Marshall County, SDSD4,42648.5–

52Harding County, SDSD1,33148.0–

53Potter County, SDSD2,37747.3–

54Perkins County, SDSD2,85347.2–

55Lake County, SDSD10,99346.7–

56Sully County, SDSD1,47946.5–

57Bennett County, SDSD3,30745.2–

58Campbell County, SDSD1,37744.6–

59Lawrence County, SDSD29,45941.5–

60Tripp County, SDSD5,70831.7–

61Custer County, SDSD9,43129.2–

62Jackson County, SDSD2,66623.1–

63Clay County, SDSD15,03120.6–

64Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41318.7–

65Fall River County, SDSD7,4675.1–

SHOWING 1–65 OF 65

Download CSV (full list, 65 rows)

UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES