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Least affordable housing, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Clay County, SDSD15,0312.7+0%

02Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592.6+0%

03Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.4+0%

04Brookings County, SDSD37,6352.4+0%

05Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.3+0%

06Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.3+0%

07Custer County, SDSD9,4312.3+0%

08Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.2+0%

09Codington County, SDSD29,5622.2+0%

10Lake County, SDSD10,9932.2+0%

11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.1+0%

12Meade County, SDSD30,7112.1+0%

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.1+0%

14Davison County, SDSD20,0692.1+0%

15Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.1+0%

16Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.0+0%

17Brown County, SDSD37,5612.0+0%

18Brule County, SDSD5,2781.9+0%

19Union County, SDSD17,4021.9+0%

20Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.9+0%

21Harding County, SDSD1,3311.9+0%

22Grant County, SDSD7,5341.8+0%

23Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.8+0%

24McCook County, SDSD5,9641.8+0%

25Butte County, SDSD10,8561.8+0%

26Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.8+0%

27Moody County, SDSD6,6321.7+0%

28Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.7+0%

29Turner County, SDSD9,3141.7+0%

30Sully County, SDSD1,4791.7+0%

31Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.7+0%

32Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.6+0%

33Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.6+0%

34Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.6+0%

35Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.6+0%

36Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.6+0%

37Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.6+0%

38Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.6+0%

39Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6+0%

40Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.5+0%

41Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.5+0%

42Marshall County, SDSD4,4261.5+0%

43Todd County, SDSD8,8631.5+0%

44Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.5+0%

45Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.5+0%

46Potter County, SDSD2,3771.4+0%

47Hand County, SDSD3,1211.4+0%

48Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.4+0%

49Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.4+0%

50Clark County, SDSD4,0311.4+0%

51Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.4+0%

52Jackson County, SDSD2,6661.3+0%

53Jones County, SDSD9131.3+0%

54Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.3+0%

55Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.3+0%

56Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.2+0%

57Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.2+0%

58Day County, SDSD5,4841.2+0%

59McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.2+0%

60Spink County, SDSD6,1551.2+0%

61Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.1+0%

62Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.1+0%

63Corson County, SDSD3,7811.1+0%

64Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.1+0%

65Miner County, SDSD2,2811.1+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES