Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for South Dakota by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| South Dakota | N/A | No | 151.1 (147.8, 154.4) | N/A | 1,733 |
falling 
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-1.0 (-1.2, -0.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
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-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Campbell County | Rural | Yes | 102.7 (59.6, 187.4) | 63 (12, 63) | 3 |
stable 
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-0.8 (-5.1, 3.5) |
| McPherson County | Rural | Yes | 113.7 (74.0, 174.7) | 62 (12, 63) | 6 |
stable
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-1.7 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | Yes | 115.5 (104.4, 127.4) | 61 (41, 63) | 83 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.2, 3.1) |
| Edmunds County | Rural | Yes | 117.9 (84.7, 163.0) | 60 (17, 63) | 8 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Davison County | Rural | Yes | 118.5 (101.1, 138.3) | 59 (32, 63) | 35 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Douglas County | Rural | Yes | 118.9 (76.7, 179.9) | 58 (11, 63) | 6 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.5, 0.4) |
| Spink County | Rural | Yes | 120.2 (91.0, 157.3) | 57 (19, 63) | 13 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Deuel County | Rural | Yes | 120.3 (86.7, 165.3) | 56 (14, 63) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.4, 1.6) |
| Yankton County | Rural | No | 122.7 (106.7, 140.8) | 55 (30, 63) | 44 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | No | 123.1 (95.6, 156.4) | 54 (19, 63) | 15 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.8, 1.5) |
| Clark County | Rural | No | 126.5 (88.5, 178.0) | 53 (10, 63) | 8 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.2, 2.2) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 126.9 (111.5, 144.1) | 52 (29, 62) | 53 |
falling
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-2.1 (-4.8, -1.5) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 127.2 (101.8, 157.5) | 51 (19, 63) | 20 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Brule County | Rural | No | 129.7 (94.4, 175.1) | 50 (12, 63) | 10 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.7, -0.3) |
| Day County | Rural | No | 130.1 (100.1, 168.9) | 49 (15, 63) | 14 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Tripp County | Rural | No | 130.5 (98.5, 171.2) | 48 (14, 63) | 12 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.7, -1.0) |
| Sanborn County | Rural | No | 131.0 (81.5, 203.5) | 47 (5, 63) | 4 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.7, 0.8) |
| Moody County | Rural | No | 132.3 (100.3, 172.4) | 46 (12, 63) | 12 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 132.6 (96.9, 179.6) | 45 (10, 63) | 9 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.4, 1.5) |
| Walworth County | Rural | No | 132.9 (100.7, 174.0) | 44 (12, 63) | 12 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.0, 0.2) |
| Brown County | Rural | No | 134.9 (120.6, 150.5) | 43 (24, 59) | 68 |
stable
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-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Custer County | Urban | No | 135.0 (110.7, 165.2) | 42 (16, 62) | 24 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| Potter County | Rural | No | 136.4 (89.7, 204.8) | 41 (6, 63) | 6 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.3, 1.7) |
| Brookings County | Rural | No | 137.6 (120.2, 156.8) | 40 (20, 60) | 47 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | No | 139.3 (108.8, 176.8) | 39 (12, 63) | 15 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.5, 1.0) |
| Stanley County | Rural | No | 139.4 (96.1, 199.2) | 38 (7, 63) | 6 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.2, -0.8) |
| Roberts County | Rural | No | 142.5 (115.5, 174.6) | 37 (13, 62) | 21 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Codington County | Rural | No | 142.9 (126.7, 160.8) | 36 (19, 56) | 59 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Miner County | Rural | No | 143.7 (91.0, 220.4) | 35 (4, 63) | 5 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.6, 3.2) |
| Sully County | Rural | No | 144.1 (76.5, 252.9) | 34 (2, 63) | 3 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.5, 3.1) |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | No | 145.3 (110.2, 189.8) | 33 (9, 63) | 12 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.1, 0.2) |
| Gregory County | Rural | No | 145.8 (105.9, 198.4) | 32 (6, 63) | 10 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Perkins County | Rural | No | 148.3 (103.6, 210.7) | 31 (5, 63) | 7 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.6, 2.6) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 149.9 (132.1, 169.6) | 30 (15, 53) | 54 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Turner County | Urban | No | 152.0 (123.5, 186.1) | 29 (10, 60) | 20 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.4, 1.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 153.3 (125.0, 186.2) | 28 (10, 58) | 21 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Pennington County | Urban | No | 154.0 (144.8, 163.6) | 27 (18, 41) | 228 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 154.9 (132.2, 180.5) | 26 (11, 54) | 35 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Beadle County | Rural | No | 158.0 (136.3, 182.3) | 25 (11, 51) | 40 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Aurora County | Rural | No | 162.6 (111.8, 231.7) | 24 (3, 63) | 7 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.5, 4.7) |
| Hand County | Rural | No | 164.0 (115.8, 228.7) | 23 (3, 63) | 9 |
stable
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27.8 (-0.4, 51.0) |
| Bennett County | Rural | No | 167.7 (111.6, 242.3) | 22 (2, 63) | 6 |
stable
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-0.9 (-4.0, 2.3) |
| Haakon County | Rural | No | 168.3 (109.7, 254.8) | 21 (2, 63) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-7.2, 17.2) |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | No | 169.3 (137.6, 207.3) | 20 (6, 54) | 21 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.2, 1.8) |
| Hughes County | Rural | No | 169.3 (146.0, 195.5) | 19 (8, 46) | 39 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.5, 1.6) |
| Grant County | Rural | No | 169.9 (139.0, 207.0) | 18 (6, 55) | 22 |
stable
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11.6 (-0.3, 25.4) |
| Butte County | Rural | No | 170.9 (141.8, 204.9) | 17 (6, 50) | 25 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.9, 0.4) |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | No | 180.2 (171.6, 189.1) | 16 (9, 25) | 357 |
falling
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-0.5 (-0.8, -0.1) |
| Hamlin County | Rural | No | 189.5 (145.1, 243.3) | 15 (2, 56) | 13 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.0, 1.4) |
| Corson County | Rural | No | 192.9 (130.4, 274.1) | 14 (1, 62) | 6 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.4, 3.2) |
| Jerauld County | Rural | No | 196.6 (127.9, 297.2) | 13 (1, 63) | 6 |
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| Fall River County | Rural | No | 197.5 (163.5, 238.6) | 12 (2, 36) | 27 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Faulk County | Rural | No | 198.1 (136.9, 282.5) | 11 (1, 59) | 7 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.4, 4.7) |
| Lyman County | Rural | No | 198.4 (142.7, 269.5) | 10 (1, 59) | 9 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.7, 3.2) |
| McCook County | Urban | No | 207.3 (162.5, 261.5) | 9 (1, 40) | 15 |
stable
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1.6 (-0.2, 3.6) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 217.7 (120.6, 379.5) | 8 (1, 63) | 3 |
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| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | No | 222.4 (177.6, 274.5) | 7 (1, 31) | 19 |
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| Hyde County | Rural | No | 225.3 (143.0, 349.0) | 6 (1, 61) | 5 |
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| Mellette County | Rural | No | 227.9 (144.2, 345.1) | 5 (1, 61) | 5 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.3, 3.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 232.1 (158.7, 327.8) | 4 (1, 54) | 6 |
stable
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0.8 (-2.1, 3.8) |
| Hanson County | Rural | No | 243.9 (150.3, 368.1) | 3 (1, 62) | 5 |
rising 
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4.5 (1.2, 7.9) |
| Dewey County | Rural | No | 252.5 (184.7, 336.0) | 2 (1, 35) | 10 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.8, 1.8) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 273.9 (210.9, 348.4) | 1 (1, 20) | 14 |
stable
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1.6 (0.0, 3.4) |
| Buffalo County | Rural | *** |
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| Harding County | Rural | *** |
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| Ziebach County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:28 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.