Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in South Dakota
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in South Dakota
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
The United States as of Oct. 28 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 97.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 7.3% of people have received the most recent bivalent booster dose.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in South Dakota using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Oct. 27, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Case count data based on Oct. 13 numbers reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#50. Beadle County
--- 28.0% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (63 total deaths)
--- 1.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,277 (5,218 total cases)
--- 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#49. Moody County
--- 27.7% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 441 (29 total deaths)
--- 27.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,970 (1,642 total cases)
--- 16.4% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#48. Grant County
--- 27.4% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 723 (51 total deaths)
--- 109.0% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,062 (2,261 total cases)
--- 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#47. Custer County
--- 27.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (28 total deaths)
--- 9.8% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,672 (2,393 total cases)
--- 10.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#46. Clark County
--- 27.1% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 294 (11 total deaths)
--- 15.0% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,010 (897 total cases)
--- 19.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#45. Gregory County
--- 27.0% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 812 (34 total deaths)
--- 134.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,622 (1,156 total cases)
--- 7.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#44. Lake County
--- 26.9% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 219 (28 total deaths)
--- 36.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,676 (2,518 total cases)
--- 34.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#43. Jerauld County
--- 25.8% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 994 (20 total deaths)
--- 187.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,553 (454 total cases)
--- 24.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#42. Brookings County
--- 25.2% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 171 (60 total deaths)
--- 50.6% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,644 (8,995 total cases)
--- 14.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#41. Spink County
--- 25.1% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 565 (36 total deaths)
--- 63.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,110 (1,601 total cases)
--- 15.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#40. Marshall County
--- 24.4% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 304 (15 total deaths)
--- 12.1% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,953 (886 total cases)
--- 39.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#39. Union County
--- 23.8% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (53 total deaths)
--- 3.8% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,481 (4,219 total cases)
--- 11.3% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#38. Hutchinson County
--- 23.1% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 535 (39 total deaths)
--- 54.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,142 (1,906 total cases)
--- 12.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#37. Turner County
--- 23.0% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 751 (63 total deaths)
--- 117.1% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,310 (2,122 total cases)
--- 15.2% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#36. Douglas County
--- 22.7% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 548 (16 total deaths)
--- 58.4% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,361 (770 total cases)
--- 11.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#35. Miner County
--- 22.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 677 (15 total deaths)
--- 95.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,789 (505 total cases)
--- 23.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#34. Hyde County
--- 21.7% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 615 (8 total deaths)
--- 77.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,749 (335 total cases)
--- 13.8% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#33. Meade County
--- 21.5% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 240 (68 total deaths)
--- 30.6% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,403 (8,047 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#32. Faulk County
--- 21.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 739 (17 total deaths)
--- 113.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,577 (634 total cases)
--- 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#31. Aurora County
--- 20.8% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 618 (17 total deaths)
--- 78.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,552 (868 total cases)
--- 5.7% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#30. Sanborn County
--- 20.4% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (8 total deaths)
--- 1.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,133 (636 total cases)
--- 9.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#29. Jackson County
--- 19.9% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 628 (21 total deaths)
--- 81.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,352 (714 total cases)
--- 28.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#28. Codington County
--- 19.9% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 371 (104 total deaths)
--- 7.2% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,714 (9,723 total cases)
--- 16.2% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#27. Corson County
--- 17.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 441 (18 total deaths)
--- 27.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,218 (1,153 total cases)
--- 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#26. Brown County
--- 17.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 324 (126 total deaths)
--- 6.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,396 (11,417 total cases)
--- 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#25. McCook County
--- 17.2% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 573 (32 total deaths)
--- 65.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,101 (1,458 total cases)
--- 12.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#24. Bon Homme County
--- 16.6% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 594 (41 total deaths)
--- 71.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,995 (2,415 total cases)
--- 17.2% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#23. Brule County
--- 15.8% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 510 (27 total deaths)
--- 47.4% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,432 (1,612 total cases)
--- 1.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#22. Lawrence County
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (88 total deaths)
--- 1.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,924 (7,475 total cases)
--- 3.1% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#21. Pennington County
--- 14.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 321 (365 total deaths)
--- 7.2% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,683 (37,185 total cases)
--- 9.4% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#20. Potter County
--- 14.1% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (9 total deaths)
--- 20.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,114 (756 total cases)
--- 17.6% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#19. Stanley County
--- 14.0% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 258 (8 total deaths)
--- 25.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,531 (698 total cases)
--- 24.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#18. Charles Mix County
--- 14.0% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 398 (37 total deaths)
--- 15.0% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,988 (3,344 total cases)
--- 20.5% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#17. Lincoln County
--- 12.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 175 (107 total deaths)
--- 49.4% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,352 (16,720 total cases)
--- 8.4% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#16. Fall River County
--- 11.4% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 626 (42 total deaths)
--- 80.9% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,800 (2,269 total cases)
--- 13.2% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#15. Buffalo County
--- 11.1% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 917 (18 total deaths)
--- 165.0% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,486 (657 total cases)
--- 12.1% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#14. Bennett County
--- 8.7% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 446 (15 total deaths)
--- 28.9% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,092 (878 total cases)
--- 12.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#13. Davison County
--- 8.6% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 425 (84 total deaths)
--- 22.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,411 (6,607 total cases)
--- 11.9% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#12. Yankton County
--- 5.8% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 263 (60 total deaths)
--- 24.0% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,759 (6,561 total cases)
--- 3.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#11. Lyman County
--- 4.3% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 344 (13 total deaths)
--- 0.6% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,414 (1,339 total cases)
--- 18.6% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#10. Day County
--- 3.5% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 701 (38 total deaths)
--- 102.6% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,793 (1,399 total cases)
--- 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#9. Kingsbury County
--- 1.5% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (24 total deaths)
--- 40.5% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,743 (1,469 total cases)
--- 0.4% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#8. Minnehaha County
--- 1.5% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 278 (537 total deaths)
--- 19.7% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,165 (62,121 total cases)
--- 7.7% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#7. Clay County
--- 1.4% lower vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 178 (25 total deaths)
--- 48.6% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,681 (3,754 total cases)
--- 10.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#6. Hughes County
--- 4.6% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 354 (62 total deaths)
--- 2.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,570 (4,832 total cases)
--- 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#5. Todd County
--- 7.8% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 511 (52 total deaths)
--- 47.7% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,774 (3,539 total cases)
--- 16.4% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#4. Jones County
--- 10.4% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 221 (2 total deaths)
--- 36.1% less deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,930 (189 total cases)
--- 29.9% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#3. Roberts County
--- 10.9% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 539 (56 total deaths)
--- 55.8% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,823 (2,684 total cases)
--- 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#2. Dewey County
--- 13.9% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 747 (44 total deaths)
--- 115.9% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 56,178 (3,310 total cases)
--- 88.1% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota
#1. Oglala Lakota County
--- 21.2% higher vaccination rate than South Dakota
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 430 (61 total deaths)
--- 24.3% more deaths per 100k residents than South Dakota
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,884 (4,662 total cases)
--- 10.1% more cases per 100k residents than South Dakota