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Lowest poverty rate, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.1%−3.6 pts

02Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−4.1 pts

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+1.2 pts

04Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−6.6 pts

05Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−7.8 pts

06Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−6.4 pts

07Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+0.7 pts

08Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−5.7 pts

09Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−14.8 pts

10McCook County, SDSD5,9646.8%−1.3 pts

11Hamlin County, SDSD6,9006.9%−5.2 pts

12Hanson County, SDSD3,4567.0%−9.6 pts

13Meade County, SDSD30,7117.1%−2.3 pts

14Campbell County, SDSD1,3777.7%−6.4 pts

15Haakon County, SDSD1,8027.7%−6.1 pts

16Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.3%−12.3 pts

17Lake County, SDSD10,9938.4%−1.4 pts

18Sanborn County, SDSD2,3888.5%−6.4 pts

19Butte County, SDSD10,8568.6%−4.2 pts

20Deuel County, SDSD4,4088.8%−1.5 pts

21Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.8%+1.3 pts

22Codington County, SDSD29,5628.8%−0.2 pts

23Custer County, SDSD9,4319.0%−0.5 pts

24Hughes County, SDSD17,5709.2%+1.2 pts

25Turner County, SDSD9,3149.3%+2.2 pts

26Gregory County, SDSD4,0379.5%−10.5 pts

27Edmunds County, SDSD4,0229.9%−3.9 pts

28Spink County, SDSD6,15510.1%−2.8 pts

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24410.6%−2.3 pts

30Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.6%+0.6 pts

31Aurora County, SDSD2,80110.6%−0.8 pts

32Brule County, SDSD5,27810.7%−3.6 pts

33Clark County, SDSD4,03110.9%−4.0 pts

34Douglas County, SDSD2,88811.0%−3.5 pts

35Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.2%−0.4 pts

36Davison County, SDSD20,06911.2%−0.3 pts

37Miner County, SDSD2,28111.2%−0.6 pts

38Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.6%−3.2 pts

39Grant County, SDSD7,53411.6%+1.7 pts

40Moody County, SDSD6,63211.6%+2.1 pts

41Brown County, SDSD37,56111.7%+1.8 pts

42Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.9%+2.3 pts

43Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.2%−0.8 pts

44McPherson County, SDSD2,34712.9%−9.8 pts

45Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%−0.9 pts

46Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.6%+1.7 pts

47Perkins County, SDSD2,85313.7%−3.2 pts

48Day County, SDSD5,48414.8%+0.5 pts

49Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%−3.3 pts

50Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.7%−6.4 pts

51Fall River County, SDSD7,46716.6%+3.0 pts

52Jones County, SDSD91318.3%+2.6 pts

53Tripp County, SDSD5,70818.4%−1.5 pts

54Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts

55Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−0.6 pts

56Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−2.8 pts

57Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+10.3 pts

58Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−9.3 pts

59Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−0.5 pts

60Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−16.4 pts

61Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−23.0 pts

62Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+5.9 pts

63Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+5.9 pts

64Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+3.3 pts

65Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0.1 pts

66Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES