South Dakota Death Feed & Obituary API
Access continuously updated South Dakota death and obituary data across supported counties. ObituaryMonitor detects newly published death information from funeral homes and obituary sources and makes eligible records available through API, CSV, and the County Feed portal.
South Dakota Death & Obituary Data
Aggregate metrics from ObituaryMonitor's eligible County Feed notice universe — not official vital statistics.
135
Deaths detected in the last 7 days
628
Deaths detected in the last 30 days
68
Active sources monitored (30 days)
40
Counties with recent activity
32 minutes ago
Latest snapshot refresh
Data updated 32 minutes ago
South Dakota Death Data by County
40 counties with recent activity
Explore recent death and obituary activity detected across supported counties. Search the coverage table below to see where eligible County Feed records have been detected during the last 30 days.
| County | 30-day records | Sources | Latest activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand County | 66 | 1 | Yesterday | Active |
| Deuel County | 43 | 3 | Today | Active |
| Walworth County | 43 | 3 | Today | Active |
| Pennington County | 41 | 3 | Today | Active |
| Minnehaha County | 35 | 5 | Today | Active |
| Brookings County | 30 | 6 | Today | Active |
| Custer County | 28 | 2 | Yesterday | Active |
| Brown County | 26 | 3 | Yesterday | Active |
| Bon Homme County | 23 | 3 | Today | Active |
| Meade County | 21 | 1 | 3 days ago | Active |
| Oglala Lakota County | 21 | 1 | 4 days ago | Active |
| Codington County | 16 | 1 | Today | Active |
| Hamlin County | 16 | 1 | Yesterday | Active |
| Kingsbury County | 16 | 1 | Today | Active |
| Yankton County | 16 | 1 | Today | Active |
Recent Deaths Detected Across South Dakota
Counts of death and obituary records detected by ObituaryMonitor — not official state mortality totals.
Last 7 days
135
Previous 7 days: 122 · +11% vs prior period
Last 30 days
628
Compared with the prior 30-day window when available.
These figures represent records detected by ObituaryMonitor and should not be interpreted as official state mortality statistics.
What South Dakota Death & Obituary Records Can Include
Field availability across recent eligible South Dakota County Feed records (trailing 30 days).
Name
100%
of recent South Dakota records
Date of death
100%
of recent South Dakota records
City / location
100%
of recent South Dakota records
County
100%
of recent South Dakota records
Source URL
100%
of recent South Dakota records
Funeral home / publisher
100%
of recent South Dakota records
Captured text excerpt
99.4%
of recent South Dakota records
Where ObituaryMonitor Detects South Dakota Death & Obituary Data
Cities with recent eligible activity (not a complete list of every community).
South Dakota Funeral Homes & Obituary Sources
ObituaryMonitor monitors funeral homes and obituary sources across South Dakota to detect newly published death and obituary information. Eligible records become available through County Feed. Listing a source here does not imply a partnership.
How South Dakota County Feed Works
- ObituaryMonitor monitors thousands of obituary and funeral-home sources.
- New death records are detected and normalized.
- Geographic information is assigned where supported.
- Eligible South Dakota records become available through County Feed.
- Customers receive new records through API, CSV, or portal delivery.
Data is continuously collected from monitored sources — not sold as a static list.
Access South Dakota Death Data Your Way
API
Receive eligible South Dakota death and obituary records programmatically in JSON.
Explore the County Feed API →CSV
Download or export records for operational workflows and CRM import.
Web Portal
Review and filter new South Dakota records through the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Who Uses South Dakota Death Data?
Real Estate Investors
Monitor newly detected deaths in selected South Dakota counties for potential probate or inherited-property research.
Probate & Legal Services
Identify recent deaths within geographic service areas and support downstream estate workflows.
Financial Institutions
Use death signals as an additional input in deceased-customer and risk-monitoring processes. Financial institutions monitoring
Data & Software Companies
Integrate normalized death and obituary data into software products and operational systems.
Research / Operations
Monitor county-level death events without manually checking individual obituary websites.
Example South Dakota Death Data API Record
Illustrative sample record — not an actual person.
{
"id": "fh-sample",
"full_name": "Sample Person",
"first_name": "Sample",
"last_name": "Person",
"date_of_death": "2026-08-08",
"state": "SD",
"county": "Minnehaha",
"county_slug": "minnehaha-county-sd",
"city": "Sioux Falls",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/sample",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"indexed_at": "2026-08-08T14:22:00.000Z",
"survivors_status": "ok"
}This example shows the structure of an eligible County Feed record. Field names follow the public County Feed API notice schema. Internal-only fields are omitted.
South Dakota Death Data & County Feed FAQ
Start Monitoring South Dakota Death Data
Choose the South Dakota counties that matter to your organization and receive newly detected records through API, CSV, or the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Also see the national County Feed product page and Browse South Dakota Funeral Homes.