South Dakota — 2026 Land Use Activity
South Dakota logged 616 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 712 approved and 6 denied actions (99.2% approval). Brown County is the most active jurisdiction (152 projects YTD).
Data through September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
616
Projects YTD
712
Approved actions
6
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 616 | 99.2% approved |
| last month | 7 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 152 | 186 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lawrence | 115 | 137 | 3 | 97.9% |
| Davison | 97 | 109 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clay | 64 | 69 | 3 | 95.8% |
| Minnehaha | 24 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Meade | 23 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Beadle | 20 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 19 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yankton | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Codington | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hutchinson | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Walworth | 9 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gregory | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Spink | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Aurora | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hamlin | 6 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bon Homme | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Potter | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marshall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McPherson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in South Dakota YTD 2026?
- 616 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-09-03.
- What was the approval rate for South Dakota in 2026?
- 99.2% of decision actions were approvals (712 approved vs 6 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in South Dakota this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-09-03.