South Dakota

The freest counties in South Dakota (2026)

South Dakota has 66 counties in the ranking. The freest is Haakon, #3 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores8.18 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 10 of 10 for 2a, which every county in South Dakota shares.

  1. 3HaakonSouth Dakota
  2. 12DeuelSouth Dakota
  3. 14CampbellSouth Dakota
  4. 15HardingSouth Dakota
  5. 26PotterSouth Dakota
  6. 30HandSouth Dakota
  7. 33HamlinSouth Dakota
  8. 34GrantSouth Dakota
  9. 36MarshallSouth Dakota
  10. 39KingsburySouth Dakota
  11. 42DouglasSouth Dakota
  12. 42FaulkSouth Dakota
  13. 53MinerSouth Dakota
  14. 54SullySouth Dakota
  15. 56ClarkSouth Dakota
  16. 58GregorySouth Dakota
  17. 59EdmundsSouth Dakota
  18. 64SanbornSouth Dakota
  19. 68CusterSouth Dakota
  20. 69HutchinsonSouth Dakota
  21. 72McPhersonSouth Dakota
  22. 76ButteSouth Dakota
  23. 77McCookSouth Dakota
  24. 81LawrenceSouth Dakota
  25. 88HydeSouth Dakota
  26. 92TrippSouth Dakota
  27. 101DaySouth Dakota
  28. 104AuroraSouth Dakota
  29. 110BeadleSouth Dakota
  30. 111TurnerSouth Dakota
  31. 114HansonSouth Dakota
  32. 123JerauldSouth Dakota
  33. 127UnionSouth Dakota
  34. 130PerkinsSouth Dakota
  35. 131HughesSouth Dakota
  36. 132BruleSouth Dakota
  37. 137YanktonSouth Dakota
  38. 139StanleySouth Dakota
  39. 145JonesSouth Dakota
  40. 148SpinkSouth Dakota
  41. 154MeadeSouth Dakota
  42. 155Bon HommeSouth Dakota
  43. 173LincolnSouth Dakota
  44. 177BrookingsSouth Dakota
  45. 183BrownSouth Dakota
  46. 185WalworthSouth Dakota
  47. 222CodingtonSouth Dakota
  48. 236MoodySouth Dakota
  49. 240LakeSouth Dakota
  50. 304ClaySouth Dakota
  51. 320DavisonSouth Dakota
  52. 500Fall RiverSouth Dakota
  53. 537MinnehahaSouth Dakota
  54. 743Charles MixSouth Dakota
  55. 809RobertsSouth Dakota
  56. 907MelletteSouth Dakota
  57. 911BennettSouth Dakota
  58. 925ZiebachSouth Dakota
  59. 955JacksonSouth Dakota
  60. 987LymanSouth Dakota
  61. 1003PenningtonSouth Dakota
  62. 1055BuffaloSouth Dakota
  63. 1297DeweySouth Dakota
  64. 1434CorsonSouth Dakota
  65. 1774Oglala LakotaSouth Dakota
  66. 2209ToddSouth Dakota

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.