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Highest poverty rate, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 11.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Aurora County, SD, up 25 places to #36.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲2Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

02▼1Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0.1 pts

03▲3Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+3.3 pts

04▲1Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+5.9 pts

05▼3Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+5.9 pts

06▲1Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−23.0 pts

07▼3Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−16.4 pts

08Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−0.5 pts

09Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−9.3 pts

10Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+10.3 pts

11▲2Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−2.8 pts

12▼1Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−0.6 pts

13▼1Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts

14▲1Tripp County, SDSD5,70818.4%−1.5 pts

15▲10Jones County, SDSD91318.3%+2.6 pts

16▲1Fall River County, SDSD7,46716.6%+3.0 pts

17▼3Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.7%−6.4 pts

18▲11Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%−3.3 pts

19Day County, SDSD5,48414.8%+0.5 pts

20▲21Perkins County, SDSD2,85313.7%−3.2 pts

21▼1Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.6%+1.7 pts

22▲2Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%−0.9 pts

23▲13McPherson County, SDSD2,34712.9%−9.8 pts

24▲18Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.2%−0.8 pts

25▲15Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.9%+2.3 pts

26▲17Brown County, SDSD37,56111.7%+1.8 pts

27▲7Moody County, SDSD6,63211.6%+2.1 pts

28▲21Grant County, SDSD7,53411.6%+1.7 pts

29▲1Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.6%−3.2 pts

30▲3Miner County, SDSD2,28111.2%−0.6 pts

31▼4Davison County, SDSD20,06911.2%−0.3 pts

32▼11Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.2%−0.4 pts

33▲20Douglas County, SDSD2,88811.0%−3.5 pts

34▲24Clark County, SDSD4,03110.9%−4.0 pts

35▼17Brule County, SDSD5,27810.7%−3.6 pts

36▲25Aurora County, SDSD2,80110.6%−0.8 pts

37▲8Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.6%+0.6 pts

38▼15Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24410.6%−2.3 pts

39▲15Spink County, SDSD6,15510.1%−2.8 pts

40▲20Edmunds County, SDSD4,0229.9%−3.9 pts

41▼19Gregory County, SDSD4,0379.5%−10.5 pts

42▲2Turner County, SDSD9,3149.3%+2.2 pts

43▼11Hughes County, SDSD17,5709.2%+1.2 pts

44▼16Custer County, SDSD9,4319.0%−0.5 pts

45▼19Codington County, SDSD29,5628.8%−0.2 pts

46▲2Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.8%+1.3 pts

47▲16Deuel County, SDSD4,4088.8%−1.5 pts

48▼9Butte County, SDSD10,8568.6%−4.2 pts

49▼11Sanborn County, SDSD2,3888.5%−6.4 pts

50▼15Lake County, SDSD10,9938.4%−1.4 pts

51▼1Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.3%−12.3 pts

52▼36Haakon County, SDSD1,8027.7%−6.1 pts

53▲12Campbell County, SDSD1,3777.7%−6.4 pts

54▲3Meade County, SDSD30,7117.1%−2.3 pts

55▼24Hanson County, SDSD3,4567.0%−9.6 pts

56▼1Hamlin County, SDSD6,9006.9%−5.2 pts

57▼11McCook County, SDSD5,9646.8%−1.3 pts

58▼2Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−14.8 pts

59▼22Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−5.7 pts

60▼9Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+0.7 pts

61▼9Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−6.4 pts

62▼3Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−7.8 pts

63▼1Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−6.6 pts

64Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+1.2 pts

65▼18Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−4.1 pts

66Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.1%−3.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES