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Least affordable housing, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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. The median across all 65 is 1.8.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593.7+74%

02Custer County, SDSD9,4313.4+68%

03Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.2+44%

04Meade County, SDSD30,7113.2+54%

05Clay County, SDSD15,0313.1+27%

06Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.1+33%

07Codington County, SDSD29,5623.0+32%

08Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9+52%

09Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.8+33%

10Davison County, SDSD20,0692.6+41%

11Brown County, SDSD37,5612.5+27%

12Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.5+50%

13Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.5+15%

14Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.5+9%

15Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.4+47%

16Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.4+135%

17Lake County, SDSD10,9932.4+50%

18Grant County, SDSD7,5342.3+50%

19Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.3+112%

20Union County, SDSD17,4022.2+31%

21Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.20%

22McCook County, SDSD5,9642.2+105%

23Todd County, SDSD8,8632.1+90%

24Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.0+33%

25Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.0+54%

26Moody County, SDSD6,6322.0+40%

27Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.9+34%

28Harding County, SDSD1,3311.9+33%

29Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.9+14%

30Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.9+68%

31Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.9+106%

32Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.9+42%

33Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.8+10%

34Brule County, SDSD5,2781.8−7%

35Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.8+25%

36Turner County, SDSD9,3141.8+55%

37Day County, SDSD5,4841.8+50%

38Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.7+33%

39Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.7+3%

40Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.7+8%

41Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.7+8%

42Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.6+15%

43Hand County, SDSD3,1211.6−1%

44Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.6+46%

45Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6+2%

46Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.6+13%

47Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.6+40%

48Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.5+60%

49Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.5+15%

50Jones County, SDSD9131.5+36%

51Jackson County, SDSD2,6661.5+2%

52Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.5+37%

53Corson County, SDSD3,7811.5+16%

54Sully County, SDSD1,4791.5+27%

55Clark County, SDSD4,0311.5+47%

56Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.5+42%

57McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.4+45%

58Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.4+85%

59Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.4+53%

60Spink County, SDSD6,1551.4+39%

61Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.4+15%

62Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.3+29%

63Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3+29%

64Potter County, SDSD2,3771.3−8%

65Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.9−7%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS