State Government Services & Vital Records

Driver's License & REAL ID

Requirements for REAL ID

  • Birth certificate
  • Passport
  • Social Security card
  • Two SD residency proofs
  • Name change documents
  • Current SD license

Vital Records

Available Records

  • Birth Certificates

    Official proof of birth in South Dakota

  • Death Certificates

    Required for estate matters and life insurance claims

  • Marriage Licenses

    Required before performing marriage ceremony

  • Divorce Records

    Official proof of marriage dissolution

Voter Registration

Registration Information

  • Deadline: 15 days before
  • Polling Hours: 7AM-7PM
  • Early Voting: Available
  • Early Voting Dates: 46-1 days before
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Counties in South Dakota

Browse all counties in South Dakota to access local government services and information.

Aurora

County Seat: Plankinton

Population: 2,751

Beadle

County Seat: Huron

Population: 18,453

Bennett

County Seat: Martin

Population: 3,365

Bon Homme

County Seat: Tyndall

Population: 6,901

Brookings

County Seat: Brookings

Population: 35,077

Brown

County Seat: Aberdeen

Population: 38,839

Brule

County Seat: Chamberlain

Population: 5,297

Buffalo

County Seat: Gann Valley

Population: 1,962

Butte

County Seat: Belle Fourche

Population: 10,429

Campbell

County Seat: Mound City

Population: 1,376

Charles Mix

County Seat: Lake Andes

Population: 9,292

Clark

County Seat: Clark

Population: 3,736

Clay

County Seat: Vermillion

Population: 14,070

Codington

County Seat: Watertown

Population: 28,009

Corson

County Seat: McIntosh

Population: 4,050

Custer

County Seat: Custer

Population: 8,972

Davison

County Seat: Mitchell

Population: 19,775

Day

County Seat: Webster

Population: 5,424

Deuel

County Seat: Clear Lake

Population: 4,351

Dewey

County Seat: Timber Lake

Population: 5,892

Douglas

County Seat: Armour

Population: 2,921

Edmunds

County Seat: Ipswich

Population: 3,829

Fall River

County Seat: Hot Springs

Population: 6,713

Faulk

County Seat: Faulkton

Population: 2,299

Grant

County Seat: Milbank

Population: 7,052

Gregory

County Seat: Burke

Population: 4,185

Haakon

County Seat: Philip

Population: 1,899

Hamlin

County Seat: Hayti

Population: 6,164

Hand

County Seat: Miller

Population: 3,191

Hanson

County Seat: Alexandria

Population: 3,453

Harding

County Seat: Buffalo

Population: 1,255

Hughes

County Seat: Pierre

Population: 17,526

Hutchinson

County Seat: Olivet

Population: 7,291

Hyde

County Seat: Highmore

Population: 1,301

Jackson

County Seat: Kadoka

Population: 3,344

Jerauld

County Seat: Wessington Springs

Population: 2,013

Jones

County Seat: Murdo

Population: 903

Kingsbury

County Seat: De Smet

Population: 4,939

Lake

County Seat: Madison

Population: 12,797

Lawrence

County Seat: Deadwood

Population: 25,844

Lincoln

County Seat: Canton

Population: 61,128

Lyman

County Seat: Kennebec

Population: 3,755

Marshall

County Seat: Britton

Population: 4,935

McCook

County Seat: Salem

Population: 5,586

McPherson

County Seat: Leola

Population: 2,379

Meade

County Seat: Sturgis

Population: 28,332

Mellette

County Seat: White River

Population: 2,061

Miner

County Seat: Howard

Population: 2,216

Minnehaha

County Seat: Sioux Falls

Population: 197,214

Moody

County Seat: Flandreau

Population: 6,576

Pennington

County Seat: Rapid City

Population: 109,431

Perkins

County Seat: Bison

Population: 2,865

Potter

County Seat: Gettysburg

Population: 2,329

Roberts

County Seat: Sisseton

Population: 10,394

Sanborn

County Seat: Woonsocket

Population: 2,344

Shannon

County Seat: Hot Springs

Population: 14,177

Spink

County Seat: Redfield

Population: 6,376

Stanley

County Seat: Fort Pierre

Population: 3,098

Sully

County Seat: Onida

Population: 1,391

Todd

County Seat: Winner

Population: 10,177

Tripp

County Seat: Winner

Population: 5,644

Turner

County Seat: Parker

Population: 8,347

Union

County Seat: Elk Point

Population: 16,709

Walworth

County Seat: Selby

Population: 5,435

Yankton

County Seat: Yankton

Population: 22,814

Ziebach

County Seat: Dupree

Population: 2,756

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