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Lowest median household income, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is $72,727. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Perkins County, SD, up 22 places to #23.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲1Jackson County, SDSD2,666$35,417+48%

02▲1Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$41,417–

03▼2Todd County, SDSD8,863$42,075+110%

04▲3Corson County, SDSD3,781$46,406+125%

05Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$47,045+271%

06▲3Bennett County, SDSD3,307$53,750+112%

07▼1Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$53,958+199%

08▼4Mellette County, SDSD2,137$54,076+133%

09▲2Dewey County, SDSD5,419$54,104+132%

10▲13Clay County, SDSD15,031$56,850+106%

11▲6Faulk County, SDSD2,178$57,750+91%

12▲17Tripp County, SDSD5,708$58,987+108%

13▼3Gregory County, SDSD4,037$62,917+177%

14▲12Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$64,038+146%

15▲3Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$64,435+110%

16▲8Walworth County, SDSD5,217$65,026+134%

17▼5Jones County, SDSD913$65,119+115%

18▲2Roberts County, SDSD10,255$65,130+130%

19▼11Haakon County, SDSD1,802$65,625+120%

20▼7Day County, SDSD5,484$66,033+118%

21▼7Davison County, SDSD20,069$66,208+98%

22▼1McPherson County, SDSD2,347$66,906+199%

23▲22Perkins County, SDSD2,853$66,908+141%

24▲7Lyman County, SDSD3,694$67,143+136%

25▲3Beadle County, SDSD19,624$67,681+122%

26▼4Fall River County, SDSD7,467$67,917+129%

27▲3Campbell County, SDSD1,377$68,929+139%

28▲7Brookings County, SDSD37,635$70,064+98%

29▲20Spink County, SDSD6,155$70,139+121%

30▼11Clark County, SDSD4,031$70,726+134%

31▲15Brown County, SDSD37,561$70,898+102%

32▲1Potter County, SDSD2,377$72,045+139%

33▲7Sully County, SDSD1,479$72,578+123%

34▲2Codington County, SDSD29,562$72,727+101%

35▲12Yankton County, SDSD23,635$72,821+106%

36▲21Aurora County, SDSD2,801$72,885+145%

37▼12Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$73,384+131%

38▲1Hyde County, SDSD1,191$73,472+136%

39▼5Brule County, SDSD5,278$73,720+128%

40▼25Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$73,750+140%

41▲1Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$73,977+146%

42▲1Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$74,000+137%

43▼6Pennington County, SDSD116,792$74,517+99%

44▼6Hand County, SDSD3,121$74,635+131%

45▲5Meade County, SDSD30,711$74,790+102%

46▲12Grant County, SDSD7,534$75,028+127%

47▼31Butte County, SDSD10,856$75,652+161%

48▲3Turner County, SDSD9,314$75,771+110%

49▼22Miner County, SDSD2,281$76,140+158%

50▲2Lake County, SDSD10,993$76,808+125%

51▲2Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$76,880+81%

52▲10Marshall County, SDSD4,426$78,156+156%

53▼5Moody County, SDSD6,632$78,427+121%

54▼22Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$78,750+136%

55▼14Harding County, SDSD1,331$80,441+222%

56▼2Hanson County, SDSD3,456$81,071+145%

57▲6Hughes County, SDSD17,570$81,395+89%

58▼2Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$81,630+153%

59▲1Deuel County, SDSD4,408$83,112+161%

60▼1McCook County, SDSD5,964$83,852+137%

61▼6Custer County, SDSD9,431$84,112+132%

62▼18Douglas County, SDSD2,888$86,442+204%

63▼2Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$87,101+157%

64Stanley County, SDSD3,018$87,712+113%

65Union County, SDSD17,402$89,636+100%

66Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$99,166+105%

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