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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%−41%

02Hand County, SDSD3,1215.2%−44%

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.6%+26%

04Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.7%−54%

05Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%−56%

06Potter County, SDSD2,3776.2%−51%

07Union County, SDSD17,4026.2%+13%

08Sully County, SDSD1,4796.3%−48%

09Harding County, SDSD1,3316.3%−70%

10McCook County, SDSD5,9646.8%−16%

11Hamlin County, SDSD6,9006.9%−43%

12Hanson County, SDSD3,4567.0%−58%

13Meade County, SDSD30,7117.1%−24%

14Campbell County, SDSD1,3777.7%−46%

15Haakon County, SDSD1,8027.7%−44%

16Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.3%−60%

17Lake County, SDSD10,9938.4%−14%

18Sanborn County, SDSD2,3888.5%−43%

19Butte County, SDSD10,8568.6%−33%

20Deuel County, SDSD4,4088.8%−15%

21Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.8%+17%

22Codington County, SDSD29,5628.8%−2%

23Custer County, SDSD9,4319.0%−5%

24Hughes County, SDSD17,5709.2%+15%

25Turner County, SDSD9,3149.3%+30%

26Gregory County, SDSD4,0379.5%−52%

27Edmunds County, SDSD4,0229.9%−28%

28Spink County, SDSD6,15510.1%−22%

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24410.6%−18%

30Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.6%+6%

31Aurora County, SDSD2,80110.6%−7%

32Brule County, SDSD5,27810.7%−25%

33Clark County, SDSD4,03110.9%−27%

34Douglas County, SDSD2,88811.0%−24%

35Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.2%−3%

36Davison County, SDSD20,06911.2%−3%

37Miner County, SDSD2,28111.2%−5%

38Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.6%−22%

39Grant County, SDSD7,53411.6%+17%

40Moody County, SDSD6,63211.6%+22%

41Brown County, SDSD37,56111.7%+18%

42Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.9%+24%

43Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.2%−6%

44McPherson County, SDSD2,34712.9%−43%

45Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%−6%

46Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.6%+15%

47Perkins County, SDSD2,85313.7%−19%

48Day County, SDSD5,48414.8%+4%

49Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%−18%

50Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.7%−29%

51Fall River County, SDSD7,46716.6%+22%

52Jones County, SDSD91318.3%+16%

53Tripp County, SDSD5,70818.4%−7%

54Clay County, SDSD15,03119.7%−7%

55Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.7%−3%

56Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324.0%−11%

57Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.3%+57%

58Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.9%−24%

59Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.0%−2%

60Ziebach County, SDSD2,38933.5%−33%

61Buffalo County, SDSD1,80233.9%−40%

62Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.7%+17%

63Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.4%+16%

64Corson County, SDSD3,78144.2%+8%

65Todd County, SDSD8,86348.4%+0%

66Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33857.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES