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South Dakota Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 66 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Poverty Rate ↑
1 Stanley County, South Dakota 0.0%
2 Deuel County, South Dakota 0.0%
3 Fall River County, South Dakota 0.0%
4 Turner County, South Dakota 0.0%
5 Edmunds County, South Dakota 0.0%
6 Hyde County, South Dakota 0.7%
7 Haakon County, South Dakota 1.2%
8 Custer County, South Dakota 1.8%
9 Day County, South Dakota 1.9%
10 Marshall County, South Dakota 2.0%
11 Davison County, South Dakota 2.5%
12 Hanson County, South Dakota 3.0%
13 Hughes County, South Dakota 3.2%
14 Perkins County, South Dakota 3.2%
15 Jones County, South Dakota 3.3%
16 Hand County, South Dakota 3.4%
17 Tripp County, South Dakota 3.5%
18 Jackson County, South Dakota 3.6%
19 Hutchinson County, South Dakota 3.7%
20 Kingsbury County, South Dakota 3.8%
21 Sully County, South Dakota 3.8%
22 Lincoln County, South Dakota 4.0%
23 Yankton County, South Dakota 4.0%
24 Meade County, South Dakota 4.4%
25 Aurora County, South Dakota 4.4%
26 Clay County, South Dakota 4.8%
27 Lake County, South Dakota 4.9%
28 McCook County, South Dakota 4.9%
29 Miner County, South Dakota 5.0%
30 Brule County, South Dakota 5.1%
31 Dewey County, South Dakota 5.1%
32 Bon Homme County, South Dakota 5.7%
33 Grant County, South Dakota 5.8%
34 Minnehaha County, South Dakota 5.9%
35 Todd County, South Dakota 6.0%
36 Potter County, South Dakota 6.1%
37 Pennington County, South Dakota 6.1%
38 Butte County, South Dakota 6.2%
39 Codington County, South Dakota 6.4%
40 Jerauld County, South Dakota 6.4%
41 Clark County, South Dakota 6.4%
42 Lawrence County, South Dakota 6.5%
43 Campbell County, South Dakota 6.7%
44 Brookings County, South Dakota 6.7%
45 Moody County, South Dakota 6.9%
46 Buffalo County, South Dakota 6.9%
47 Gregory County, South Dakota 6.9%
48 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota 7.0%
49 Hamlin County, South Dakota 7.2%
50 Douglas County, South Dakota 7.2%
51 Beadle County, South Dakota 7.4%
52 McPherson County, South Dakota 8.4%
53 Corson County, South Dakota 9.5%
54 Faulk County, South Dakota 9.5%
55 Sanborn County, South Dakota 9.6%
56 Walworth County, South Dakota 11.4%
57 Roberts County, South Dakota 13.8%
58 Charles Mix County, South Dakota 15.1%
59 Brown County, South Dakota 15.4%
60 Lyman County, South Dakota 17.5%
61 Spink County, South Dakota 18.6%
62 Harding County, South Dakota 22.5%
63 Mellette County, South Dakota 30.9%
64 Bennett County, South Dakota 31.1%
65 Ziebach County, South Dakota 34.0%
66 Union County, South Dakota 35.0%