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Highest poverty rate, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01Ziebach County, SDSD2,38951.1%–

02Todd County, SDSD8,86350.2%–

03Buffalo County, SDSD1,80245.1%–

04Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.4%–

05Corson County, SDSD3,78142.5%–

06Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.3%–

07Jackson County, SDSD2,66638.8%–

08Bennett County, SDSD3,30737.6%–

09Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30331.4%–

10Roberts County, SDSD10,25526.4%–

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.7%–

12Clay County, SDSD15,03124.6%–

13Faulk County, SDSD2,17824.3%–

14Edmunds County, SDSD4,02223.2%–

15Douglas County, SDSD2,88821.7%–

16Day County, SDSD5,48421.7%–

17Gregory County, SDSD4,03721.6%–

18McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.5%–

19Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.0%–

20Tripp County, SDSD5,70820.6%–

21Butte County, SDSD10,85619.5%–

22Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41319.2%–

23Potter County, SDSD2,37719.0%–

24Harding County, SDSD1,33118.9%–

25Clark County, SDSD4,03118.8%–

26Spink County, SDSD6,15518.7%–

27Brule County, SDSD5,27818.5%–

28Campbell County, SDSD1,37718.3%–

29Jerauld County, SDSD1,65418.2%–

30Walworth County, SDSD5,21717.8%–

31Brookings County, SDSD37,63517.8%–

32Marshall County, SDSD4,42617.7%–

33Hand County, SDSD3,12117.6%–

34Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.8%–

35Deuel County, SDSD4,40816.6%–

36Miner County, SDSD2,28116.6%–

37Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.5%–

38Hamlin County, SDSD6,90016.3%–

39Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.3%–

40Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.2%–

41Jones County, SDSD91315.1%–

42Davison County, SDSD20,06915.0%–

43Aurora County, SDSD2,80115.0%–

44Fall River County, SDSD7,46714.5%–

45Turner County, SDSD9,31414.3%–

46Lawrence County, SDSD29,45914.0%–

47Haakon County, SDSD1,80213.6%–

48Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28413.5%–

49Yankton County, SDSD23,63513.5%–

50Moody County, SDSD6,63213.3%–

51Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.2%–

52Sully County, SDSD1,47913.1%–

53Union County, SDSD17,40213.0%–

54Pennington County, SDSD116,79212.9%–

55Codington County, SDSD29,56212.5%–

56Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.4%–

57Custer County, SDSD9,43112.4%–

58Brown County, SDSD37,56111.8%–

59McCook County, SDSD5,96411.8%–

60Grant County, SDSD7,53410.8%–

61Lake County, SDSD10,99310.4%–

62Hughes County, SDSD17,57010.4%–

63Meade County, SDSD30,71110.4%–

64Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.0%–

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS