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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. The median across all 66 is 11.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haakon County, SD, up 36 places to #15.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.1%−3.6 pts

02▲18Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−4.1 pts

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+1.2 pts

04▲1Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−6.6 pts

05▲3Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−7.8 pts

06▲9Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−6.4 pts

07▲9Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+0.7 pts

08▲22Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−5.7 pts

09▲2Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−14.8 pts

10▲11McCook County, SDSD5,9646.8%−1.3 pts

11▲1Hamlin County, SDSD6,9006.9%−5.2 pts

12▲24Hanson County, SDSD3,4567.0%−9.6 pts

13▼3Meade County, SDSD30,7117.1%−2.3 pts

14▼12Campbell County, SDSD1,3777.7%−6.4 pts

15▲36Haakon County, SDSD1,8027.7%−6.1 pts

16▲1Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.3%−12.3 pts

17▲15Lake County, SDSD10,9938.4%−1.4 pts

18▲11Sanborn County, SDSD2,3888.5%−6.4 pts

19▲9Butte County, SDSD10,8568.6%−4.2 pts

20▼16Deuel County, SDSD4,4088.8%−1.5 pts

21▼2Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.8%+1.3 pts

22▲19Codington County, SDSD29,5628.8%−0.2 pts

23▲16Custer County, SDSD9,4319.0%−0.5 pts

24▲11Hughes County, SDSD17,5709.2%+1.2 pts

25▼2Turner County, SDSD9,3149.3%+2.2 pts

26▲19Gregory County, SDSD4,0379.5%−10.5 pts

27▼20Edmunds County, SDSD4,0229.9%−3.9 pts

28▼15Spink County, SDSD6,15510.1%−2.8 pts

29▲15Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24410.6%−2.3 pts

30▼8Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.6%+0.6 pts

31▼25Aurora County, SDSD2,80110.6%−0.8 pts

32▲17Brule County, SDSD5,27810.7%−3.6 pts

33▼24Clark County, SDSD4,03110.9%−4.0 pts

34▼20Douglas County, SDSD2,88811.0%−3.5 pts

35▲11Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.2%−0.4 pts

36▲4Davison County, SDSD20,06911.2%−0.3 pts

37▼3Miner County, SDSD2,28111.2%−0.6 pts

38▼1Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.6%−3.2 pts

39▼21Grant County, SDSD7,53411.6%+1.7 pts

40▼7Moody County, SDSD6,63211.6%+2.1 pts

41▼17Brown County, SDSD37,56111.7%+1.8 pts

42▼15Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.9%+2.3 pts

43▼18Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.2%−0.8 pts

44▼13McPherson County, SDSD2,34712.9%−9.8 pts

45▼2Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%−0.9 pts

46▲1Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.6%+1.7 pts

47▼21Perkins County, SDSD2,85313.7%−3.2 pts

48Day County, SDSD5,48414.8%+0.5 pts

49▼11Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%−3.3 pts

50▲3Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.7%−6.4 pts

51▼1Fall River County, SDSD7,46716.6%+3.0 pts

52▼10Jones County, SDSD91318.3%+2.6 pts

53▼1Tripp County, SDSD5,70818.4%−1.5 pts

54▲1Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−1.5 pts

55▲1Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−0.6 pts

56▼2Charles 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

60▲3Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−16.4 pts

61▼1Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−23.0 pts

62▲3Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+5.9 pts

63▼1Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+5.9 pts

64▼3Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+3.3 pts

65▲1Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0.1 pts

66▼2Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

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