Death Records and Death Certificates in South Dakota

South Dakota Death Records

The population of South Dakota was recorded 884,659 on July 1, 2019, an 8.66% increase since the 2010 United States Census, only North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, and Wyoming have fewer residents. According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of the population was 84.7% White (83.8% non-Hispanic white), 8.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% African American or black, 0.9% Asian American, 0.1% from some other race, and 1.8% of two or more races.

This page is created to provide genealogists and researchers an ultimate guide to the state of South Dakota death records. Use the links and the tips below for South Dakota death records, certificates, online tools and databases. Additional information on how to obtain South Dakota death certificates is available below.

How to Find a Death Record in South Dakota

South Dakota death records search

This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing South Dakota death records, South Dakota death certificates, South Dakota death notices, South Dakota death indexes, and other related South Dakota genealogy records.

South Dakota death records free

Below are some of the most comprehensive resource for death records in South Dakota.

South Dakota Death Index

South Dakota death records database

Links to South Dakota death and burial indexes and databases are as below:

South Dakota social security death index

The Social Security Death Index contains information on millions of deceased individuals in South Dakota with social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Try the links below to search the index:

Public Death Record South Dakota

In addition to the indexes and databases above, there are some other resources that gives to almost the same or might even more information about a deceased individual. Here are some to check out:

South Dakota Death Certificates

How to get a death certificate in South Dakota

Statewide vital record registration for births, deaths, and marriages began in South Dakota in July 1905. Some earlier marriage records may be found in the office of the register of deeds of a particular county. For birth, marriage, and death records from 1 July 1905, write:

State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
445 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3185

South Dakota death certificates online

Use the links below to get death certificates and vital records in South Dakota.

South Dakota Death Notices

Check local newspapers and local online news websites which frequently publish notices. Use the link below for more information on South Dakota news agencies.

South Dakota counties for death record research

  • Aurora County
  • Beadle County
  • Bennett County
  • Bon Homme County
  • Brookings County
  • Brown County
  • Brule County
  • Buffalo County
  • Butte County
  • Campbell County
  • Charles Mix County
  • Clark County
  • Clay County
  • Codington County
  • Corson County
  • Custer County
  • Davison County
  • Day County
  • Deuel County
  • Dewey County
  • Douglas County
  • Edmunds County
  • Fall River County
  • Faulk County
  • Grant County
  • Gregory County
  • Haakon County
  • Hamlin County
  • Hand County
  • Hanson County
  • Harding County
  • Hughes County
  • Hutchinson County
  • Hyde County
  • Jackson County
  • Jerauld County
  • Jones County
  • Kingsbury County
  • Lake County
  • Lawrence County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyman County
  • Marshall County
  • McCook County
  • McPherson County
  • Meade County
  • Mellette County
  • Miner County
  • Minnehaha County
  • Moody County
  • Oglala Lakota County
  • Pennington County
  • Perkins County
  • Potter County
  • Roberts County
  • Sanborn County
  • Spink County
  • Stanley County
  • Sully County
  • Todd County
  • Tripp County
  • Turner County
  • Union County
  • Walworth County
  • Yankton County
  • Ziebach County