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Least affordable housing, South Dakota counties · 2020

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 64 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, SDSD29,4594.3+66%

02Custer County, SDSD9,4313.6+59%

03Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.4+51%

04Meade County, SDSD30,7113.3+57%

05Clay County, SDSD15,0313.3+22%

06Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.3+36%

07Davison County, SDSD20,0693.2+53%

08Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.2+37%

09Codington County, SDSD29,5623.2+42%

10Butte County, SDSD10,8563.1+72%

11Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.9+84%

12Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.9+33%

13Union County, SDSD17,4022.8+47%

14Brown County, SDSD37,5612.8+40%

15Brule County, SDSD5,2782.8+44%

16Lake County, SDSD10,9932.7+24%

17Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.7+49%

18Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.6+29%

19Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.5+18%

20Moody County, SDSD6,6322.5+42%

21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.4+18%

22Bennett County, SDSD3,3072.4+53%

23Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.4+78%

24Hamlin County, SDSD6,9002.4+52%

25Day County, SDSD5,4842.4+95%

26McCook County, SDSD5,9642.3+26%

27Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.3+20%

28Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.2+39%

29Turner County, SDSD9,3142.2+28%

30Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.2+39%

31Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.2+18%

32Sully County, SDSD1,4792.2+30%

33Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1+53%

34Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.1+29%

35Grant County, SDSD7,5342.1+14%

36Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1+44%

37Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.0+32%

38Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.9+26%

39Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.9+77%

40Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891.9−18%

41Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.9+29%

42Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9+16%

43Marshall County, SDSD4,4261.9+26%

44Potter County, SDSD2,3771.9+28%

45Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.8+16%

46Jones County, SDSD9131.8+43%

47Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.8+7%

48Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.8+58%

49Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.8+4%

50Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.7+38%

51Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.7+24%

52Miner County, SDSD2,2811.6+52%

53Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.6+32%

54Harding County, SDSD1,3311.6−15%

55Corson County, SDSD3,7811.5+39%

56Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.5+4%

57Spink County, SDSD6,1551.4+25%

58Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.4+2%

59Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.4−4%

60Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.3+5%

61McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.2+3%

62Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.2+8%

63Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3381.1–

64Todd County, SDSD8,8631.1−25%

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