Vital records in South Dakota are maintained by the South Carolina Department of Health, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce records. All records can also be obtained from the specific county where the event occurred.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the South Dakota Department of Health - Vital Records Office can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| South Dakota Birth Records | July 1905 – 2025 |
| South Dakota Death Records | July 1905 – 2025 |
| South Dakota Divorce Records | July 1905 – 2025 |
| South Dakota Marriage Records | July 1905 – 2025 |
| County | Year Founded |
|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | February 22, 1879 |
| Beadle County, SD | October 1, 1879 |
| Bennett County, SD | 1909 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | 1862 |
| Brookings County, SD | July 3, 1871 |
| Brown County, SD | July 6, 1881 |
| Brule County, SD | 1875 |
| Buffalo County, SD | 1873 |
| Butte County, SD | 1883 |
| Campbell County, SD | 1883 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | May 8, 1862 |
| Clark County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| Clay County, SD | 1862 |
| Codington County, SD | February 15, 1877 |
| Corson County, SD | 1909 |
| Custer County, SD | 1875 |
| Davison County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| Day County, SD | 1880 |
| Deuel County, SD | 1862 |
| Dewey County, SD | 1883 |
| Douglas County, SD | 1873 |
| Edmunds County, SD | 1873 |
| Fall River County, SD | April 3, 1883 |
| Faulk County, SD | 1873 |
| Grant County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| Gregory County, SD | 1862 |
| Haakon County, SD | 1914 |
| Hamlin County, SD | 1873 |
| Hand County, SD | 1873 |
| Hanson County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| Harding County, SD | February 26, 1909 |
| Hughes County, SD | 1880 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | May 8, 1862 |
| Hyde County, SD | 1873 |
| Jackson County, SD | 1914 |
| Jerauld County, SD | 1883 |
| Jones County, SD | January 15, 1917 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | 1873 |
| Lake County, SD | 1873 |
| Lawrence County, SD | January 11, 1875 |
| Lincoln County, SD | December 30, 1867 |
| Lyman County, SD | 1873 |
| Marshall County, SD | 1885 |
| McCook County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| McPherson County, SD | 1885 |
| Meade County, SD | February 7, 1889 |
| Mellette County, SD | 1909 |
| Miner County, SD | 1873 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | April 5, 1862 |
| Moody County, SD | 1873 |
| Pennington County, SD | January 11, 1875 |
| Perkins County, SD | November 3, 1908 |
| Potter County, SD | 1875 |
| Roberts County, SD | March 8, 1883 |
| Sanborn County, SD | 1883 |
| Shannon County, SD | 1875 |
| Spink County, SD | 1873 |
| Stanley County, SD | 1873 |
| Sully County, SD | January 8, 1873 |
| Todd County, SD | 1909 |
| Tripp County, SD | 1909 |
| Turner County, SD | 1871 |
| Union County, SD | April 10, 1862 |
| Walworth County, SD | 1873 |
| Yankton County, SD | April 10, 1862 |
| Ziebach County, SD | 1911 |