Counties with the highest cancer rates in South Dakota

Several factors contribute to cancer rates, from personal habits and genetics to air pollution or groundwater quality in a given area. People experiencing social, economic, or environmental disadvantages are disproportionately affected by high cancer rates in certain regions—including access or barriers to early screening and care.

Cancer rates also fluctuate by jobs: Higher rates of cancer can be found among meat industry and rubber manufacturing workers, and farmers.

Stacker compiled the counties with the highest cancer rates in South Dakota using data from the CDC. Keep reading to see where in your state cancer cases are the most common.

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#50. Mellette County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 493.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 454.9

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#49. Roberts County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 500.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 379.1

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#48. Sully County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 518.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 377.8

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#47. Lyman County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 522.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 410.4

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#46. Perkins County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 524.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 320.4

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#45. Moody County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 547.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 404.8

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#44. Hamlin County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 547.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 474.8

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#43. Pennington County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 551.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 430.6

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#42. Minnehaha County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 554.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 535.9

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#41. Lawrence County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 564.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 381.1

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#40. Beadle County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 570.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 445.9

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#39. Butte County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 571.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 401.5

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#38. Lake County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 577.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 397.2

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#37. Brown County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 585.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 473.1

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#36. Deuel County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 589.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 399.7

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#35. Bon Homme County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 590.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 413.9

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#34. Charles Mix County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 594.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 459.7

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#33. Yankton County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 597.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 438.7

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#32. Walworth County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 615.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 401.0

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#31. Hughes County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 621.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 490.7

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#30. Codington County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 632.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 479.0

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#29. Davison County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 635.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 487.3

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#28. Turner County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 641.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 451.8

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#27. Stanley County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 660.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 462.8

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#26. Gregory County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 663.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 425.6

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#25. Miner County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 668.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 472.1

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#24. Brule County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 676.5
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 517.1

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#23. Custer County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 677.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 344.1

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#22. Hand County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 677.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 433.1

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#21. Tripp County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 682.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 436.5

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#20. Union County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 685.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 528.1

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#19. Sanborn County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 691.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 497.1

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#18. Spink County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 695.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 470.8

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#17. Grant County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 701.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 458.3

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#16. Clark County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 721.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 493.3

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#15. Jerauld County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 726.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 434.4

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#14. Hutchinson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 728.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 486.7

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#13. Edmunds County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 732.8
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 491.6

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#12. McCook County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 746.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 558.8

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#11. Douglas County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 748.6
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.8

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#10. Day County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 788.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 475.1

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#9. McPherson County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 810.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 498.3

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#8. Faulk County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 812.1
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 536.5

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#7. Aurora County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 819.7
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 559.4

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#6. Fall River County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 833.3
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 420.6

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#5. Kingsbury County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 879.2
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 538.0

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#4. Hyde County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 881.0
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 483.5

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#3. Jones County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 887.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 528.5

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#2. Potter County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 891.4
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 554.0

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#1. Haakon County

- Cancer rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 891.9
- Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, 2016-2020: 548.2

Counties with the highest cancer rates in South Dakota

#50. Mellette County

#49. Roberts County

#48. Sully County

#47. Lyman County

#46. Perkins County

#45. Moody County

#44. Hamlin County

#43. Pennington County

#42. Minnehaha County

#41. Lawrence County

#40. Beadle County

#39. Butte County

#38. Lake County

#37. Brown County

#36. Deuel County

#35. Bon Homme County

#34. Charles Mix County

#33. Yankton County

#32. Walworth County

#31. Hughes County

#30. Codington County

#29. Davison County

#28. Turner County

#27. Stanley County

#26. Gregory County

#25. Miner County

#24. Brule County

#23. Custer County

#22. Hand County

#21. Tripp County

#20. Union County

#19. Sanborn County

#18. Spink County

#17. Grant County

#16. Clark County

#15. Jerauld County

#14. Hutchinson County

#13. Edmunds County

#12. McCook County

#11. Douglas County

#10. Day County

#9. McPherson County

#8. Faulk County

#7. Aurora County

#6. Fall River County

#5. Kingsbury County

#4. Hyde County

#3. Jones County

#2. Potter County

#1. Haakon County

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