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Highest per-capita income, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties ranked by per-capita income (1990 ACS): total personal income divided by every resident, including children. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is $9,674.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS –

01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$13,345–

02Hughes County, SDSD17,570$12,263–

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$12,246–

04Pennington County, SDSD116,792$12,031–

05Brown County, SDSD37,561$11,579–

06Sully County, SDSD1,479$11,559–

07Lake County, SDSD10,993$11,388–

08Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$11,378–

09Perkins County, SDSD2,853$10,982–

10Fall River County, SDSD7,467$10,944–

11Custer County, SDSD9,431$10,942–

12Stanley County, SDSD3,018$10,759–

13Walworth County, SDSD5,217$10,518–

14Codington County, SDSD29,562$10,508–

15Grant County, SDSD7,534$10,394–

16Beadle County, SDSD19,624$10,373–

17Tripp County, SDSD5,708$10,340–

18Yankton County, SDSD23,635$10,305–

19Potter County, SDSD2,377$10,177–

20Moody County, SDSD6,632$10,169–

21Haakon County, SDSD1,802$10,117–

22Davison County, SDSD20,069$10,105–

23Union County, SDSD17,402$9,997–

24Brookings County, SDSD37,635$9,926–

25Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$9,867–

26Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$9,857–

27Hanson County, SDSD3,456$9,846–

28Butte County, SDSD10,856$9,843–

29Meade County, SDSD30,711$9,725–

30Lyman County, SDSD3,694$9,724–

31Miner County, SDSD2,281$9,711–

32Brule County, SDSD5,278$9,681–

33Spink County, SDSD6,155$9,674–

34Hyde County, SDSD1,191$9,648–

35Jones County, SDSD913$9,592–

36McCook County, SDSD5,964$9,542–

37Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$9,514–

38Turner County, SDSD9,314$9,355–

39Hand County, SDSD3,121$9,305–

40Clark County, SDSD4,031$9,280–

41Day County, SDSD5,484$9,191–

42Clay County, SDSD15,031$9,160–

43Deuel County, SDSD4,408$9,117–

44Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$9,086–

45Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$8,956–

46Gregory County, SDSD4,037$8,906–

47Marshall County, SDSD4,426$8,799–

48Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$8,792–

49McPherson County, SDSD2,347$8,790–

50Campbell County, SDSD1,377$8,678–

51Faulk County, SDSD2,178$8,653–

52Harding County, SDSD1,331$8,555–

53Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$8,208–

54Aurora County, SDSD2,801$8,129–

55Roberts County, SDSD10,255$7,981–

56Douglas County, SDSD2,888$7,869–

57Bennett County, SDSD3,307$7,841–

58Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$7,475–

59Mellette County, SDSD2,137$6,964–

60Jackson County, SDSD2,666$6,947–

61Dewey County, SDSD5,419$6,515–

62Corson County, SDSD3,781$6,299–

63Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$6,132–

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$5,067–

65Todd County, SDSD8,863$5,043–

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