Evaluation of South Dakota county websites
What information can people find on their county's website in South Dakota?
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on South Dakota county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on South Dakota's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
[edit] Reading the chart
In the chart below:
 | means that information is included on the government website
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 | means that the information was not provided on the government website
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| P | means that information was partially provided
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Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.
[edit] Comparison chart
Only 23 of the 66 counties in South Dakota actually have a website. Some key things discovered when measuring their transparency against the county website 10-point checklist:
- Minnehaha County has the most transparent website of counties in South Dakota, scoring 6 out of a possible 10, with 3 partials. The one area where the county offered no information was in disclosing whether or not the county is a member of any lobbying organizations, and if so, if county funds go to pay the organization dues.
- Beadle County fared the worst against the 10 point checklist, failing to score full points in any category.
- Although three counties scored points for posting the county budget online, no counties made their checkbook register available for inspection.
| County
| Grades
| Budget
| Meetings
| Elected Officials
| Admin.Officials
| Permits/Zoning
| Audits
| Contracts
| Lobbying
| Public records
| Taxes
|
| Beadle County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| P
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Brookings County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Brown County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Brule County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| P
| P
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Clark County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| P
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Clay County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Codington County, South Dakota
| D
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Custer County, South Dakota
| D
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| P
| N
|
| Davison County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Deuel County, South Dakota
| C-
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Hughes County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Lake County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Lawrence County, South Dakota
| D
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Lincoln County, South Dakota
| C-
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| P
|
| Lyman County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Meade County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Miner County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Minnehaha County, South Dakota
| C
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| N
| P
| P
|
| Moody County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| P
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Pennington County, South Dakota
| C
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| Y
|
| Stanley County, South Dakota
| D
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Sully County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| Y
| N
|
| Yankton County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
[edit] Counties without websites
These are the 43 counties in South Dakota that do not have a website at all. Given that, they all automatically fail at providing information to their citizens or any other interested party.
| County
| Grades
| Budget
| Meetings
| Elected Officials
| Admin.Officials
| Permits/Zoning
| Audits
| Contracts
| Lobbying
| Public records
| Taxes
|
| Douglas County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Fall River County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| Y
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Faulk County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Grant County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Gregory County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Haakon County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Harding County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Hutchinson County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Hyde County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Jones County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Kingsbury County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| McPherson County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Perkins County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Potter County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Roberts County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Sanborn County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Shannon County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Spink County, South Dakota
| D-
| N
| Y
| P
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| P
|
| Todd County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Tripp County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Turner County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Union County, South Dakota
| D
| N
| Y
| Y
| Y
| P
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Walworth County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| Y
| Y
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
| Ziebach County, South Dakota
| F
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
| N
|
[edit] Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a South Dakota county, you can correct it immediately or report the error.
