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Highest median household income, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties ranked by median household income from the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is $19,926.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$28,543–

02Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$27,764–

03Hughes County, SDSD17,570$27,058–

04Pennington County, SDSD116,792$25,340–

05Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$24,815–

06Meade County, SDSD30,711$24,672–

07Moody County, SDSD6,632$23,926–

08Lake County, SDSD10,993$23,674–

09Sully County, SDSD1,479$23,601–

10Grant County, SDSD7,534$23,431–

11Brown County, SDSD37,561$22,967–

12Custer County, SDSD9,431$22,662–

13Beadle County, SDSD19,624$22,425–

14Stanley County, SDSD3,018$22,321–

15Union County, SDSD17,402$22,274–

16Lyman County, SDSD3,694$21,993–

17Hanson County, SDSD3,456$21,920–

18Codington County, SDSD29,562$21,816–

19Brookings County, SDSD37,635$21,807–

20Yankton County, SDSD23,635$21,798–

21Jones County, SDSD913$21,202–

22Brule County, SDSD5,278$21,184–

23Haakon County, SDSD1,802$21,166–

24McCook County, SDSD5,964$20,764–

25Davison County, SDSD20,069$20,733–

26Potter County, SDSD2,377$20,674–

27Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$20,569–

28Fall River County, SDSD7,467$20,483–

29Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$20,290–

30Harding County, SDSD1,331$20,217–

31Tripp County, SDSD5,708$20,082–

32Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$19,949–

33Turner County, SDSD9,314$19,926–

34Hyde County, SDSD1,191$19,907–

35Perkins County, SDSD2,853$19,862–

36Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$19,818–

37Butte County, SDSD10,856$19,811–

38Walworth County, SDSD5,217$19,513–

39Spink County, SDSD6,155$19,398–

40Clay County, SDSD15,031$19,392–

41Hand County, SDSD3,121$19,310–

42Clark County, SDSD4,031$19,035–

43Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$18,832–

44Day County, SDSD5,484$18,760–

45Miner County, SDSD2,281$18,750–

46Faulk County, SDSD2,178$18,709–

47Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$18,588–

48Marshall County, SDSD4,426$18,305–

49Deuel County, SDSD4,408$17,784–

50Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$17,778–

51Roberts County, SDSD10,255$17,480–

52Jackson County, SDSD2,666$17,246–

53Campbell County, SDSD1,377$17,202–

54Douglas County, SDSD2,888$17,067–

55Bennett County, SDSD3,307$16,864–

56Gregory County, SDSD4,037$16,848–

57Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$16,541–

58Aurora County, SDSD2,801$16,497–

59McPherson County, SDSD2,347$15,345–

60Dewey County, SDSD5,419$14,599–

61Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$14,566–

62Mellette County, SDSD2,137$14,539–

63Corson County, SDSD3,781$14,324–

64Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$14,129–

65Todd County, SDSD8,863$13,327–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS