County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 94 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Butte County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Minnehaha County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Sanborn County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Union County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Turner County | 79 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Hand County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Brule County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Custer County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Pennington County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Douglas County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Deuel County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Meade County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Kingsbury County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Hamlin County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Harding County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Codington County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Edmunds County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Sully County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | McCook County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Hyde County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Clark County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Miner County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Grant County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Marshall County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Campbell County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Aurora County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Moody County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Brookings County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Hutchinson County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Day County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Stanley County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Roberts County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Hanson County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Gregory County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Beadle County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Yankton County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Haakon County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Charles Mix County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Potter County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Fall River County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Bon Homme County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Tripp County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Clay County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Mellette County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Buffalo County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Bennett County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Lyman County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Jones County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | McPherson County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Faulk County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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