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Lowest median household income, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is $19,926.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Todd County, SDSD8,863$13,327–

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$14,129–

03Corson County, SDSD3,781$14,324–

04Mellette County, SDSD2,137$14,539–

05Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$14,566–

06Dewey County, SDSD5,419$14,599–

07McPherson County, SDSD2,347$15,345–

08Aurora County, SDSD2,801$16,497–

09Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$16,541–

10Gregory County, SDSD4,037$16,848–

11Bennett County, SDSD3,307$16,864–

12Douglas County, SDSD2,888$17,067–

13Campbell County, SDSD1,377$17,202–

14Jackson County, SDSD2,666$17,246–

15Roberts County, SDSD10,255$17,480–

16Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$17,778–

17Deuel County, SDSD4,408$17,784–

18Marshall County, SDSD4,426$18,305–

19Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$18,588–

20Faulk County, SDSD2,178$18,709–

21Miner County, SDSD2,281$18,750–

22Day County, SDSD5,484$18,760–

23Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$18,832–

24Clark County, SDSD4,031$19,035–

25Hand County, SDSD3,121$19,310–

26Clay County, SDSD15,031$19,392–

27Spink County, SDSD6,155$19,398–

28Walworth County, SDSD5,217$19,513–

29Butte County, SDSD10,856$19,811–

30Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$19,818–

31Perkins County, SDSD2,853$19,862–

32Hyde County, SDSD1,191$19,907–

33Turner County, SDSD9,314$19,926–

34Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$19,949–

35Tripp County, SDSD5,708$20,082–

36Harding County, SDSD1,331$20,217–

37Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$20,290–

38Fall River County, SDSD7,467$20,483–

39Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$20,569–

40Potter County, SDSD2,377$20,674–

41Davison County, SDSD20,069$20,733–

42McCook County, SDSD5,964$20,764–

43Haakon County, SDSD1,802$21,166–

44Brule County, SDSD5,278$21,184–

45Jones County, SDSD913$21,202–

46Yankton County, SDSD23,635$21,798–

47Brookings County, SDSD37,635$21,807–

48Codington County, SDSD29,562$21,816–

49Hanson County, SDSD3,456$21,920–

50Lyman County, SDSD3,694$21,993–

51Union County, SDSD17,402$22,274–

52Stanley County, SDSD3,018$22,321–

53Beadle County, SDSD19,624$22,425–

54Custer County, SDSD9,431$22,662–

55Brown County, SDSD37,561$22,967–

56Grant County, SDSD7,534$23,431–

57Sully County, SDSD1,479$23,601–

58Lake County, SDSD10,993$23,674–

59Moody County, SDSD6,632$23,926–

60Meade County, SDSD30,711$24,672–

61Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$24,815–

62Pennington County, SDSD116,792$25,340–

63Hughes County, SDSD17,570$27,058–

64Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$27,764–

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$28,543–

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