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Lowest median household income, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Todd County, SDSD8,863$24,102+20%

02Jackson County, SDSD2,666$24,549+3%

03Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$31,423–

04Mellette County, SDSD2,137$33,882+46%

05Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$35,000+176%

06Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$36,615+103%

07Corson County, SDSD3,781$36,705+78%

08Haakon County, SDSD1,802$40,673+36%

09Bennett County, SDSD3,307$41,887+65%

10Gregory County, SDSD4,037$44,706+97%

11Dewey County, SDSD5,419$45,859+97%

12Jones County, SDSD913$46,688+54%

13Day County, SDSD5,484$46,753+55%

14Davison County, SDSD20,069$48,267+44%

15Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$49,265+61%

16Butte County, SDSD10,856$49,353+70%

17Faulk County, SDSD2,178$49,423+63%

18Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$50,195+64%

19Clark County, SDSD4,031$50,709+68%

20Roberts County, SDSD10,255$50,877+80%

21McPherson County, SDSD2,347$51,379+130%

22Fall River County, SDSD7,467$51,383+73%

23Clay County, SDSD15,031$51,447+87%

24Walworth County, SDSD5,217$51,481+85%

25Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$52,146+64%

26Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$52,348+101%

27Miner County, SDSD2,281$53,135+80%

28Beadle County, SDSD19,624$53,461+75%

29Tripp County, SDSD5,708$54,054+91%

30Campbell County, SDSD1,377$54,228+88%

31Lyman County, SDSD3,694$54,484+91%

32Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$55,398+66%

33Potter County, SDSD2,377$57,120+90%

34Brule County, SDSD5,278$57,181+77%

35Brookings County, SDSD37,635$57,471+62%

36Codington County, SDSD29,562$57,885+60%

37Pennington County, SDSD116,792$58,278+55%

38Hand County, SDSD3,121$58,333+80%

39Hyde County, SDSD1,191$59,844+92%

40Sully County, SDSD1,479$60,508+86%

41Harding County, SDSD1,331$61,111+144%

42Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$61,290+104%

43Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$61,316+96%

44Douglas County, SDSD2,888$61,793+117%

45Perkins County, SDSD2,853$61,815+123%

46Brown County, SDSD37,561$61,816+77%

47Yankton County, SDSD23,635$61,878+75%

48Moody County, SDSD6,632$61,894+75%

49Spink County, SDSD6,155$62,125+96%

50Meade County, SDSD30,711$62,275+68%

51Turner County, SDSD9,314$63,062+75%

52Lake County, SDSD10,993$63,165+85%

53Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$63,699+50%

54Hanson County, SDSD3,456$63,750+93%

55Custer County, SDSD9,431$64,556+78%

56Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$64,896+102%

57Aurora County, SDSD2,801$65,132+119%

58Grant County, SDSD7,534$65,327+97%

59McCook County, SDSD5,964$66,208+87%

60Deuel County, SDSD4,408$67,396+112%

61Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$67,626+100%

62Marshall County, SDSD4,426$68,056+123%

63Hughes County, SDSD17,570$69,575+62%

64Stanley County, SDSD3,018$71,602+74%

65Union County, SDSD17,402$74,006+65%

66Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$84,260+74%

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