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South Dakota, ranked

Here is exactly where South Dakota lands on every metric we track — 14 published rankings, each measured against all 50 states. Every value is pulled from a named, authoritative source and shown with its data period. Tap any card to open the full interactive map and the complete 50-state table.

Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.

South Dakota rankings analysis

Across the 14 rankings we currently track, South Dakota sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Heaviest Drinkers at 5th (7.64%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Asthma at 47th (9.03%). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.

South Dakota lands in the top 10 on States with the Heaviest Drinkers (5th) and States with the Most Binge Drinkers (9th).

It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Depression (45th) and States with the Most Asthma (47th).

The cards and links below break down each ranking in full — tap any one to open the interactive map and the complete 50-state table, with the source and year for every number.