Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Number of Deaths for South Dakota was 7.41K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of deaths (1.28K), followed by Pennington County (773), and Brown County (387).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 1282 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 773 |
| 3 | Brown County | 387 |
| 4 | Codington County | 259 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 228 |
| 6 | Davison County | 223 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | 211 |
| 8 | Yankton County | 206 |
| 9 | Brookings County | 205 |
| 10 | Beadle County | 200 |
| 11 | Meade County | 160 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 147 |
| 13 | Butte County | 128 |
| 14 | Oglala Lakota County | 125 |
| 15 | Lake County | 118 |
| 16 | Fall River County | 115 |
| 16 | Roberts County | 115 |
| 17 | Union County | 108 |
| 18 | Hutchinson County | 102 |
| 19 | Todd County | 101 |
| 20 | Turner County | 100 |
| 21 | Clay County | 99 |
| 22 | Charles Mix County | 93 |
| 23 | Custer County | 90 |
| 24 | McCook County | 85 |
| 25 | Spink County | 84 |
| 26 | Walworth County | 80 |
| 27 | Day County | 78 |
| 28 | Hamlin County | 75 |
| 29 | Tripp County | 74 |
| 30 | Grant County | 72 |
| 31 | Bon Homme County | 71 |
| 32 | Brule County | 69 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 66 |
| 34 | Kingsbury County | 64 |
| 35 | Gregory County | 62 |
| 36 | Edmunds County | 53 |
| 37 | Potter County | 52 |
| 38 | Clark County | 51 |
| 39 | Dewey County | 50 |
| 40 | Deuel County | 49 |
| 40 | Douglas County | 49 |
| 41 | Perkins County | 48 |
| 42 | Moody County | 42 |
| 43 | Corson County | 41 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 41 |
| 44 | Lyman County | 40 |
| 44 | Miner County | 40 |
| 45 | Hand County | 38 |
| 46 | McPherson County | 37 |
| 47 | Sanborn County | 36 |
| 48 | Bennett County | 33 |
| 49 | Aurora County | 31 |
| 50 | Faulk County | 26 |
| 50 | Jerauld County | 26 |
| 50 | Mellette County | 26 |
| 51 | Haakon County | 22 |
| 52 | Hanson County | 19 |
| 52 | Stanley County | 19 |
| 53 | Buffalo County | 17 |
| 53 | Campbell County | 17 |
| 54 | Hyde County | 16 |
| 55 | Jones County | 10 |
| 55 | Sully County | 10 |
| 56 | Harding County | 8 |
| 57 | Ziebach County | 7 |