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Highest poverty rate, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Todd County, SDSD8,86358.9%+22%

02Mellette County, SDSD2,13747.7%+33%

03Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33844.8%–

04Ziebach County, SDSD2,38942.9%−14%

05Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.1%+15%

06Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%+0%

07Buffalo County, SDSD1,80237.3%−34%

08Dewey County, SDSD5,41935.0%+4%

09Bennett County, SDSD3,30730.1%−23%

10Faulk County, SDSD2,17823.6%+30%

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.0%−5%

12Clay County, SDSD15,03120.8%−2%

13Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30320.8%−23%

14Roberts County, SDSD10,25520.0%−10%

15Tripp County, SDSD5,70819.6%−2%

16Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.5%+40%

17Fall River County, SDSD7,46715.9%+17%

18Brule County, SDSD5,27815.1%+6%

19Day County, SDSD5,48415.0%+5%

20Beadle County, SDSD19,62414.2%+19%

21Pennington County, SDSD116,79214.0%+21%

22Gregory County, SDSD4,03713.8%−31%

23Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413.8%+7%

24Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.7%−2%

25Jones County, SDSD91313.7%−13%

26Codington County, SDSD29,56213.2%+47%

27Davison County, SDSD20,06913.0%+14%

28Custer County, SDSD9,43112.7%+34%

29Walworth County, SDSD5,21712.2%−33%

30Lawrence County, SDSD29,45912.2%−17%

31Hanson County, SDSD3,45612.1%−27%

32Hughes County, SDSD17,57011.8%+48%

33Miner County, SDSD2,28111.4%−4%

34Moody County, SDSD6,63211.2%+18%

35Lake County, SDSD10,99311.1%+14%

36McPherson County, SDSD2,34710.6%−53%

37Sully County, SDSD1,47910.6%−13%

38Sanborn County, SDSD2,38810.4%−30%

39Butte County, SDSD10,85610.0%−22%

40Yankton County, SDSD23,63510.0%+4%

41Perkins County, SDSD2,8539.8%−42%

42Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4139.6%−26%

43Brown County, SDSD37,5619.4%−5%

44Turner County, SDSD9,3149.4%+31%

45Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2849.3%−7%

46McCook County, SDSD5,9649.2%+14%

47Hand County, SDSD3,1219.2%−0%

48Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6919.1%+21%

49Grant County, SDSD7,5348.6%−13%

50Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.5%−59%

51Union County, SDSD17,4028.3%+51%

52Potter County, SDSD2,3778.2%−35%

53Douglas County, SDSD2,8888.0%−45%

54Spink County, SDSD6,1557.8%−39%

55Hamlin County, SDSD6,9007.8%−35%

56Harding County, SDSD1,3316.6%−69%

57Meade County, SDSD30,7116.3%−32%

58Clark County, SDSD4,0316.3%−57%

59Marshall County, SDSD4,4265.7%−59%

60Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225.6%−59%

61Aurora County, SDSD2,8015.5%−52%

62Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.0%−59%

63Deuel County, SDSD4,4085.0%−51%

64Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.0%+13%

65Campbell County, SDSD1,3773.4%−76%

66Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.6%−70%

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