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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 (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

01Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593.7+41%

02Custer County, SDSD9,4313.4+52%

03Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.2+43%

04Meade County, SDSD30,7113.2+49%

05Clay County, SDSD15,0313.1+17%

06Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.1+28%

07Codington County, SDSD29,5623.0+37%

08Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9+63%

09Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.8+22%

10Davison County, SDSD20,0692.6+25%

11Brown County, SDSD37,5612.5+28%

12Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.5+18%

13Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.5+23%

14Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.5+17%

15Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.4+35%

16Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.4−1%

17Lake County, SDSD10,9932.4+10%

18Grant County, SDSD7,5342.3+28%

19Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.3−1%

20Union County, SDSD17,4022.2+16%

21Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.2+20%

22McCook County, SDSD5,9642.2+20%

23Todd County, SDSD8,8632.1+46%

24Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.0+9%

25Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.0+36%

26Moody County, SDSD6,6322.0+13%

27Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.9+19%

28Harding County, SDSD1,3311.9+2%

29Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.9−8%

30Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.9+20%

31Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.9+19%

32Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.9+11%

33Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.8+17%

34Brule County, SDSD5,2781.8−5%

35Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.8+17%

36Turner County, SDSD9,3141.8+5%

37Day County, SDSD5,4841.8+45%

38Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.7+11%

39Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.7+7%

40Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.7+21%

41Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.7+6%

42Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.6−4%

43Hand County, SDSD3,1211.6+14%

44Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.6+28%

45Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6+4%

46Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.6+9%

47Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.6+2%

48Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.5+5%

49Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.5+24%

50Jones County, SDSD9131.5+19%

51Jackson County, SDSD2,6661.5+12%

52Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.5+9%

53Corson County, SDSD3,7811.5+36%

54Sully County, SDSD1,4791.5−12%

55Clark County, SDSD4,0311.5+5%

56Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.5+18%

57McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.4+19%

58Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.4+29%

59Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.4+10%

60Spink County, SDSD6,1551.4+20%

61Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.4−4%

62Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.3+19%

63Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3+23%

64Potter County, SDSD2,3771.3−9%

65Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.9−13%

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