Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Births in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Number of Births for South Dakota was 11.90K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of births (2.79K), followed by Pennington County (1.54K), and Lincoln County (835).

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 Births in 2012
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Births in 2012
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Minnehaha County 2790
2 Pennington County 1543
3 Lincoln County 835
4 Brown County 453
5 Brookings County 394
6 Codington County 380
7 Oglala Lakota County 347
8 Meade County 315
9 Beadle County 294
10 Todd County 285
11 Davison County 264
12 Yankton County 249
13 Hughes County 228
14 Lawrence County 219
15 Roberts County 189
16 Union County 170
17 Charles Mix County 167
18 Dewey County 152
19 Lake County 146
20 Clay County 143
21 Butte County 126
22 Hamlin County 115
23 Hutchinson County 96
24 Turner County 90
25 Spink County 86
26 Bennett County 82
26 Brule County 82
26 Corson County 82
27 Moody County 81
28 Jackson County 75
29 Grant County 72
29 Tripp County 72
30 Custer County 69
31 Bon Homme County 66
31 Walworth County 66
32 Lyman County 63
32 McCook County 63
33 Day County 60
34 Buffalo County 59
34 Kingsbury County 59
35 Fall River County 53
36 Marshall County 51
37 Hanson County 45
38 Edmunds County 44
39 Stanley County 42
39 Ziebach County 42
40 Aurora County 38
40 Deuel County 38
41 Gregory County 36
42 Clark County 35
43 Perkins County 33
44 Hand County 31
45 Douglas County 30
46 Sanborn County 29
47 Potter County 28
48 McPherson County 25
49 Jerauld County 24
50 Faulk County 23
50 Miner County 23
51 Mellette County 22
52 Haakon County 20
52 Sully County 20
53 Hyde County 15
54 Harding County 10
55 Jones County 9
56 Campbell County 3