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Lowest fertility rate, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

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

01Sully County, SDSD1,4797.6–

02Jones County, SDSD9138.2–

03Faulk County, SDSD2,17824.2–

04Clay County, SDSD15,03124.3–

05Stanley County, SDSD3,01825.8–

06Deuel County, SDSD4,40833.7–

07Custer County, SDSD9,43134.3–

08Lawrence County, SDSD29,45934.4–

09Codington County, SDSD29,56238.1–

10Davison County, SDSD20,06938.9–

11Gregory County, SDSD4,03741.0–

12Perkins County, SDSD2,85341.5–

13Brule County, SDSD5,27841.8–

14Hughes County, SDSD17,57042.3–

15Brookings County, SDSD37,63543.4–

16Buffalo County, SDSD1,80244.7–

17Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.9–

18Bennett County, SDSD3,30746.0–

19Grant County, SDSD7,53447.3–

20Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24447.7–

21Haakon County, SDSD1,80248.3–

22Corson County, SDSD3,78149.9–

23Harding County, SDSD1,33150.8–

24Pennington County, SDSD116,79252.2–

25Turner County, SDSD9,31458.0–

26Fall River County, SDSD7,46758.2–

27Butte County, SDSD10,85658.6–

28Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33861.9–

29Brown County, SDSD37,56163.8–

30Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30364.6–

31Miner County, SDSD2,28164.6–

32Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69166.4–

33Marshall County, SDSD4,42666.6–

34Roberts County, SDSD10,25567.4–

35Aurora County, SDSD2,80169.4–

36Tripp County, SDSD5,70871.8–

37Sanborn County, SDSD2,38876.1–

38Hanson County, SDSD3,45678.2–

39Spink County, SDSD6,15579.7–

40Yankton County, SDSD23,63580.0–

41Lincoln County, SDSD77,14580.7–

42Union County, SDSD17,40281.8–

43Meade County, SDSD30,71182.2–

44Jackson County, SDSD2,66685.9–

45Potter County, SDSD2,37786.0–

46Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41390.6–

47Beadle County, SDSD19,62491.3–

48Todd County, SDSD8,86391.6–

49Hamlin County, SDSD6,90093.1–

50Jerauld County, SDSD1,65495.6–

51Lake County, SDSD10,99398.6–

52Ziebach County, SDSD2,389104.1–

53Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284104.2–

54Hyde County, SDSD1,191107.0–

55Day County, SDSD5,484110.8–

56Edmunds County, SDSD4,022111.3–

57Moody County, SDSD6,632112.3–

58Clark County, SDSD4,031115.8–

59Douglas County, SDSD2,888117.1–

60Hand County, SDSD3,121117.4–

61Lyman County, SDSD3,694120.7–

62Mellette County, SDSD2,137129.6–

63McCook County, SDSD5,964136.2–

64Walworth County, SDSD5,217151.1–

65Campbell County, SDSD1,377191.4–

66McPherson County, SDSD2,347246.8–

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