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Least affordable housing, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 2.5. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Faulk County, SD, up 20 places to #28.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Lawrence County, SDSD29,4594.7+124%

02Custer County, SDSD9,4314.4+116%

03▲1Meade County, SDSD30,7114.2+103%

04▲1Clay County, SDSD15,0314.1+66%

05▼2Pennington County, SDSD116,7924.1+82%

06Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.8+63%

07▲1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.7+78%

08▲4Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453.5+109%

09▲4Union County, SDSD17,4023.4+99%

10▲13Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.3+126%

11▼2Codington County, SDSD29,5623.3+43%

12▼2Butte County, SDSD10,8563.2+68%

13▲3Lake County, SDSD10,9933.2+102%

14Brown County, SDSD37,5613.1+56%

15▼8Davison County, SDSD20,0693.1+69%

16▲3Yankton County, SDSD23,6353.1+39%

17▲1Hughes County, SDSD17,5703.0+38%

18▲11Turner County, SDSD9,3142.9+156%

19▼4Brule County, SDSD5,2782.9+50%

20▲2Bennett County, SDSD3,3072.9+75%

21▼1Moody County, SDSD6,6322.9+106%

22▼5Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.8+73%

23▲9Sully County, SDSD1,4792.8+143%

24▲2McCook County, SDSD5,9642.7+157%

25▼4Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.7+61%

26▼1Day County, SDSD5,4842.6+124%

27Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.6+68%

28▲20Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.6+146%

29Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.5+143%

30▼19Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.5+57%

31▲16Deuel County, SDSD4,4082.5+90%

32▲18Hyde County, SDSD1,1912.5+123%

33▲4Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.5+72%

34▼10Hamlin County, SDSD6,9002.4+114%

35▼1Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.4+64%

36▼8Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.4+158%

37▼6Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.3+6%

38Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2842.3+106%

39▼4Grant County, SDSD7,5342.3+46%

40▲2Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.3+34%

41▼8Clark County, SDSD4,0312.2+124%

42▼12Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.2+46%

43▲2Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4132.2+67%

44▲2Jones County, SDSD9132.1+92%

45▼9Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1+29%

46▼5Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.1+50%

47▲13Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.1+129%

48▲1Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.1+46%

49▲5Harding County, SDSD1,3312.1+43%

50▲6Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.0+114%

51▼8Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.0+55%

52▼1Edmunds County, SDSD4,0222.0+83%

53▲6Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.9+63%

54▼2Miner County, SDSD2,2811.9+82%

55▼15Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891.8+74%

56▲1Spink County, SDSD6,1551.8+75%

57▼18Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.7+128%

58▼5Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.7+29%

59▼15Potter County, SDSD2,3771.7+18%

60▲2Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.7+64%

61Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.6+51%

62▼7Corson County, SDSD3,7811.5+18%

63▼5Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.3−19%

64Todd County, SDSD8,8631.3+14%

65▼4McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.3+31%

66▼3Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3381.3–

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