Natural Hazard Risk in South Dakota
66 counties — Overall risk: Relatively High
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Counties
66
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Population
885,247
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Overall Risk
26.8
Relatively High
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Wildfire Risk
71.6
Very High
Hazard Risk Overview
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Wildfire
71.6
Very High⛄
Winter Weather
67.6
Very High🥶
Cold Wave
61.8
Very High🧊
Hail
57.2
Very High❄️
Ice Storm
54.6
Very High☀️
Drought
46.6
Very High🌪️
Tornado
38.1
Very High💨
Strong Wind
32.5
Very High⛰️
Landslide
27.5
Relatively High🌊
Riverine Flooding
25.6
Relatively HighHighest Risk Counties in South Dakota
All 66 Counties in South Dakota
| County | Risk Score | Rating | Top Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | 89.5 | ||
| Dewey | 78.7 | ||
| Pennington | 78.6 | ||
| Brown | 73.5 | ||
| Yankton | 63.4 | ||
| Lincoln | 63.0 | ||
| Codington | 61.8 | ||
| Brule | 58.7 | ||
| Brookings | 50.1 | ||
| Oglala Lakota | 49.8 | ||
| Meade | 49.5 | ||
| Lawrence | 49.3 | ||
| Charles Mix | 48.5 | ||
| Hutchinson | 47.9 | ||
| Beadle | 47.1 | ||
| McCook | 43.4 | ||
| Walworth | 39.5 | ||
| Davison | 39.2 | ||
| Corson | 38.1 | ||
| Roberts | 37.8 | ||
| Union | 37.1 | ||
| Todd | 36.6 | ||
| Tripp | 36.5 | ||
| Lake | 32.6 | ||
| Fall River | 30.9 | ||
| Day | 27.6 | ||
| Moody | 26.9 | ||
| Lyman | 26.5 | ||
| Ziebach | 25.2 | ||
| Turner | 24.0 | ||
| Butte | 23.3 | ||
| Clay | 20.5 | ||
| Aurora | 19.6 | ||
| Grant | 18.9 | ||
| Spink | 17.7 | ||
| Hughes | 16.5 | ||
| Custer | 16.3 | ||
| Gregory | 16.2 | ||
| Hanson | 14.8 | ||
| Marshall | 14.5 | ||
| Buffalo | 13.7 | ||
| McPherson | 11.1 | ||
| Bon Homme | 10.8 | ||
| Douglas | 10.4 | ||
| Jackson | 10.2 | ||
| Hamlin | 10.0 | ||
| Potter | 10.0 | ||
| Haakon | 9.7 | ||
| Jerauld | 9.5 | ||
| Faulk | 8.0 | ||
| Kingsbury | 7.9 | ||
| Edmunds | 7.0 | ||
| Deuel | 6.9 | ||
| Hand | 6.5 | ||
| Hyde | 6.5 | ||
| Sully | 6.3 | ||
| Bennett | 5.9 | ||
| Mellette | 5.2 | ||
| Stanley | 5.1 | ||
| Clark | 4.5 | ||
| Campbell | 4.4 | ||
| Sanborn | 3.6 | ||
| Miner | 3.4 | ||
| Perkins | 2.6 | ||
| Harding | 1.5 | ||
| Jones | 1.3 |