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Lowest fertility rate, South Dakota counties · 2010

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 65 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

01Fall River County, SDSD7,4675.1–

02Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41318.7–

03Clay County, SDSD15,03120.6–

04Jackson County, SDSD2,66623.1–

05Custer County, SDSD9,43129.2–

06Tripp County, SDSD5,70831.7–

07Lawrence County, SDSD29,45941.5–

08Campbell County, SDSD1,37744.6–

09Bennett County, SDSD3,30745.2–

10Sully County, SDSD1,47946.5–

11Lake County, SDSD10,99346.7–

12Perkins County, SDSD2,85347.2–

13Potter County, SDSD2,37747.3–

14Harding County, SDSD1,33148.0–

15Marshall County, SDSD4,42648.5–

16Douglas County, SDSD2,88849.4–

17Brookings County, SDSD37,63551.2–

18Spink County, SDSD6,15551.8–

19McPherson County, SDSD2,34755.6–

20Brown County, SDSD37,56156.6–

21Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69157.9–

22Lincoln County, SDSD77,14560.8–

23Corson County, SDSD3,78161.5–

24Gregory County, SDSD4,03761.6–

25Hughes County, SDSD17,57061.8–

26Jerauld County, SDSD1,65462.3–

27Meade County, SDSD30,71162.3–

28Yankton County, SDSD23,63562.3–

29Turner County, SDSD9,31463.1–

30Faulk County, SDSD2,17864.5–

31Codington County, SDSD29,56264.7–

32Hanson County, SDSD3,45665.4–

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,02266.1–

34Miner County, SDSD2,28166.7–

35Davison County, SDSD20,06967.6–

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24468.2–

37Deuel County, SDSD4,40869.2–

38Beadle County, SDSD19,62469.4–

39Pennington County, SDSD116,79269.9–

40McCook County, SDSD5,96471.0–

41Walworth County, SDSD5,21772.1–

42Hyde County, SDSD1,19173.6–

43Hamlin County, SDSD6,90074.6–

44Day County, SDSD5,48474.7–

45Clark County, SDSD4,03176.2–

46Sanborn County, SDSD2,38877.1–

47Moody County, SDSD6,63279.4–

48Hand County, SDSD3,12180.0–

49Jones County, SDSD91381.1–

50Lyman County, SDSD3,69483.5–

51Aurora County, SDSD2,80183.8–

52Union County, SDSD17,40284.1–

53Grant County, SDSD7,53484.1–

54Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30384.1–

55Butte County, SDSD10,85689.2–

56Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28495.1–

57Stanley County, SDSD3,018100.6–

58Todd County, SDSD8,863104.3–

59Ziebach County, SDSD2,389105.9–

60Brule County, SDSD5,278114.5–

61Roberts County, SDSD10,255116.8–

62Buffalo County, SDSD1,802138.1–

63Dewey County, SDSD5,419144.8–

64Haakon County, SDSD1,802147.1–

65Mellette County, SDSD2,137157.9–

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