RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Lowest poverty rate, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+40%

02Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.0%+7%

03Meade County, SDSD30,71110.4%+10%

04Hughes County, SDSD17,57010.4%+31%

05Lake County, SDSD10,99310.4%+7%

06Grant County, SDSD7,53410.8%+9%

07McCook County, SDSD5,96411.8%+46%

08Brown County, SDSD37,56111.8%+19%

09Custer County, SDSD9,43112.4%+31%

10Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.4%+44%

11Codington County, SDSD29,56212.5%+39%

12Pennington County, SDSD116,79212.9%+12%

13Union County, SDSD17,40213.0%+138%

14Sully County, SDSD1,47913.1%+9%

15Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.2%+11%

16Moody County, SDSD6,63213.3%+40%

17Yankton County, SDSD23,63513.5%+41%

18Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28413.5%+35%

19Haakon County, SDSD1,80213.6%−2%

20Lawrence County, SDSD29,45914.0%−5%

21Turner County, SDSD9,31414.3%+101%

22Fall River County, SDSD7,46714.5%+7%

23Aurora County, SDSD2,80115.0%+31%

24Davison County, SDSD20,06915.0%+31%

25Jones County, SDSD91315.1%−4%

26Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.2%−10%

27Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.3%+19%

28Hamlin County, SDSD6,90016.3%+35%

29Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.5%+34%

30Miner County, SDSD2,28116.6%+40%

31Deuel County, SDSD4,40816.6%+61%

32Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.8%+1%

33Hand County, SDSD3,12117.6%+91%

34Marshall County, SDSD4,42617.7%+27%

35Brookings County, SDSD37,63517.8%+27%

36Walworth County, SDSD5,21717.8%−2%

37Jerauld County, SDSD1,65418.2%−12%

38Campbell County, SDSD1,37718.3%+30%

39Brule County, SDSD5,27818.5%+29%

40Spink County, SDSD6,15518.7%+45%

41Clark County, SDSD4,03118.8%+27%

42Harding County, SDSD1,33118.9%−11%

43Potter County, SDSD2,37719.0%+51%

44Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41319.2%+48%

45Butte County, SDSD10,85619.5%+52%

46Tripp County, SDSD5,70820.6%+4%

47Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.0%+41%

48McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.5%−5%

49Gregory County, SDSD4,03721.6%+8%

50Day County, SDSD5,48421.7%+52%

51Douglas County, SDSD2,88821.7%+49%

52Edmunds County, SDSD4,02223.2%+67%

53Faulk County, SDSD2,17824.3%+35%

54Clay County, SDSD15,03124.6%+16%

55Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.7%+2%

56Roberts County, SDSD10,25526.4%+19%

57Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30331.4%+17%

58Bennett County, SDSD3,30737.6%−4%

59Jackson County, SDSD2,66638.8%+6%

60Mellette County, SDSD2,13741.3%+15%

61Corson County, SDSD3,78142.5%+4%

62Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.4%+32%

63Buffalo County, SDSD1,80245.1%−21%

64Todd County, SDSD8,86350.2%+4%

65Ziebach County, SDSD2,38951.1%+2%

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