South Dakota · county 46121

Todd County, South Dakota: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Todd County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Todd County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

9,172 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.6% since 2020)
1,389 square miles of land · 7 people per square mile

How Todd County compares — against the other counties in South Dakota

9,172 — people: 21st highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
$16,812 — spending per student in its school districts: 11th highest of 65 South Dakota counties.
58.7 years — life expectancy: 57th highest of 61 South Dakota counties.
13.1% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 13th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
37.9% — child poverty: 5th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
69.7% — households with broadband internet: 62nd highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
$50,268 — median household income: 58th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
25.9% — share of bridges rated poor: 10th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
$4,541 — federal grant dollars per resident: 13th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.
$6.2 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 39th highest of 66 South Dakota counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Todd County

1 active community water system list Todd County in the area they serve, reporting 4,860 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

TRIPP COUNTY WATER USER DISTRICT
groundwater · local government · SD4600520

4,860 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 65 people were held in Todd County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 1,207 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2014 it was about 42.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Todd County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

TODD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 66-12,047 students

Spent $57.3 million — $34.4 million to run schools, about $16,812 per student, plus $22.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.9 million local (mostly property tax), $15.5 million state, $33.8 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Todd County beside South Dakota

Life expectancy58.7 years · South Dakota 76.8 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance13.1% · South Dakota 10.0%

Children in poverty37.9% · South Dakota 13.5%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)26.7% · South Dakota 11.7%

Households with broadband internet69.7% · South Dakota 88.5%

Households with severe housing problems23.4% · South Dakota 11.4%

Residents per primary care doctor4,643 · South Dakota 1,252

Residents per mental health provider1,022 · South Dakota 409

Unemployment3.4% · South Dakota 2.0%

Median household income$50,268 · South Dakota $72,794

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Todd County about $6.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$1.8 million a year · Very Low

Cold wave$1.6 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Wildfire$1.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Tornado$494,500 a year · Relatively Low

Winter weather$199,164 a year · Relatively High

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

27 bridges in Todd County: 12 in good condition, 8 fair, and 7 poor (25.9%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

IRR BIA RTE 7 over LITTLE WHITE RIVER · built 1972	1,851 vehicles a day
IRR BIA RTE 5 over LITTLE WHITE RIVER · built 1967	1,050 vehicles a day
IRR BIA RTE 5 over LITTLE WHITE RIVER · built 1967	1,050 vehicles a day
IRR BIA RTE 5 over LITTLE WHITE RIVER · built 1965	1,019 vehicles a day
HIDDEN TIMBER ROAD over ANTELOPE CK · built 1951	128 vehicles a day
IRR BIA RTE 11 over ROSEBUD CREEK · built 1971	114 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $42.3 million of work in Todd County in fiscal 2025, about $4,541 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for South Dakota are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Todd County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Todd County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Mellette County (26 mi) · Tripp County (43 mi) · Cherry County, NE (47 mi) · Bennett County (49 mi) · Jones County (51 mi) · Keya Paha County, NE (55 mi).