LawnByCounty

South Dakota Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 66 counties · Average LDS: 33/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

South Dakota covers USDA hardiness zones 4–5, with lawn difficulty averaging 33/100 across 66 counties. Blue Grama is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

South Dakota grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

66/66

Avg best fit

93%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Union County195a
Day County214b
Roberts County214b
Brookings County224b
Grant County224b
Kingsbury County224b
Miner County225a
Minnehaha County225a
Clark County234b
Hand County244b
Jerauld County245a
McCook County245a
Lake County254b
Lincoln County255a
Aurora County265a
Clay County265a
Turner County265a
Yankton County265a
Bon Homme County275a
Buffalo County274b
Hutchinson County285a
Douglas County295a
Jones County295a
Brule County305a
Davison County305a
Deuel County304b
Gregory County305a
Walworth County304b
Charles Mix County315a
Marshall County314a
Tripp County315a
Hamlin County324b
Spink County324b
Brown County334a
Codington County334b
Stanley County334b
Edmunds County344b
Faulk County344b
Lawrence County345a
McPherson County344b
Moody County344b
Beadle County354b
Hyde County354b
Potter County354b
Sanborn County355a
Hanson County365a
Sully County374b
Bennett County385a
Pennington County385a
Todd County385a
Campbell County404b
Mellette County405a
Butte County414b
Corson County414b
Dewey County414b
Harding County414b
Perkins County414b
Ziebach County414b
Lyman County425a
Haakon County434b
Hughes County434b
Custer County445a
Meade County445a
Jackson County465a
Oglala Lakota County465a
Fall River County505a