Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 4.23. Among all South Dakota counties, Jackson County had the highest natural population increase rate (15.33), followed by Lyman County (13.71), and Hamlin County (11.24).

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 Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
1 Jackson County 15.33
2 Lyman County 13.71
3 Hamlin County 11.24
4 Todd County 10.38
5 Lincoln County 9.05
6 Hanson County 8.92
7 Dewey County 8.75
8 Jones County 8.65
9 Clark County 8.49
10 Sanborn County 7.29
11 Harding County 6.88
12 Minnehaha County 6.78
13 Oglala Lakota County 6.23
14 Corson County 6.17
15 Stanley County 6.08
16 Brookings County 5.69
17 Faulk County 5.2
18 Aurora County 5.11
19 Perkins County 4.94
20 Moody County 4.89
21 Bennett County 4.73
22 Beadle County 4.61
23 Roberts County 4.44
24 Pennington County 3.94
25 Mellette County 3.85
26 Charles Mix County 3.77
27 Marshall County 3.68
28 Sully County 3.61
29 Deuel County 3.46
30 Brown County 3.17
31 Clay County 2.96
32 Brule County 2.86
33 Davison County 2.77
34 Douglas County 2.75
35 McCook County 2.71
36 Union County 2.55
37 Spink County 2.2
38 Campbell County 2.17
39 Haakon County 2.15
40 Hutchinson County 2.06
41 Walworth County 1.86
42 Kingsbury County 1.82
43 Butte County 1.72
44 Hughes County 1.67
44 Tripp County 1.67
45 Codington County 1.56
46 Lake County 1.51
47 Edmunds County 1.3
48 Hand County 0.95
49 Meade County 0.91
50 Hyde County 0.78
51 Yankton County 0.7
52 Buffalo County 0.51
53 Miner County 0.45
54 Ziebach County 0.37
55 Turner County 0.12
56 Jerauld County -0.5
57 Bon Homme County -0.87
58 Lawrence County -1
59 Grant County -1.56
60 Gregory County -1.67
61 Potter County -1.85
62 McPherson County -2.1
63 Custer County -2.79
64 Day County -3.72
65 Fall River County -8.81