RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Lowest poverty rate, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.4%−1.7 pts

02Union County, SDSD17,4025.5%−7.5 pts

03Turner County, SDSD9,3147.2%−7.2 pts

04Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6917.5%−0.5 pts

05Hughes County, SDSD17,5708.0%−2.4 pts

06McCook County, SDSD5,9648.1%−3.7 pts

07Stanley County, SDSD3,0188.7%−3.8 pts

08Codington County, SDSD29,5629.0%−3.5 pts

09Hand County, SDSD3,1219.2%−8.4 pts

10Meade County, SDSD30,7119.4%−1.0 pts

11Custer County, SDSD9,4319.4%−2.9 pts

12Moody County, SDSD6,6329.6%−3.8 pts

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6359.6%−3.9 pts

14Lake County, SDSD10,9939.7%−0.7 pts

15Grant County, SDSD7,5349.9%−0.9 pts

16Brown County, SDSD37,5619.9%−1.9 pts

17Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.0%−3.5 pts

18Deuel County, SDSD4,40810.3%−6.3 pts

19Aurora County, SDSD2,80111.4%−3.5 pts

20Davison County, SDSD20,06911.5%−3.5 pts

21Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.5%−1.4 pts

22Miner County, SDSD2,28111.8%−4.7 pts

23Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.9%−1.3 pts

24Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.1%−4.3 pts

25Sully County, SDSD1,47912.1%−1.1 pts

26Hyde County, SDSD1,19112.3%−4.2 pts

27Potter County, SDSD2,37712.6%−6.5 pts

28Butte County, SDSD10,85612.8%−6.7 pts

29Spink County, SDSD6,15512.8%−5.8 pts

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24412.9%−2.4 pts

31Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41313.0%−6.3 pts

32Fall River County, SDSD7,46713.6%−0.9 pts

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,02213.8%−9.3 pts

34Haakon County, SDSD1,80213.9%+0.3 pts

35Marshall County, SDSD4,42613.9%−3.8 pts

36Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.0%−3.8 pts

37Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.1%−4.2 pts

38Day County, SDSD5,48414.3%−7.4 pts

39Brule County, SDSD5,27814.3%−4.2 pts

40Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.6%−7.2 pts

41Lawrence County, SDSD29,45914.8%+0.7 pts

42Clark County, SDSD4,03114.8%−4.0 pts

43Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.9%−6.1 pts

44Jones County, SDSD91315.8%+0.7 pts

45Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.6%−0.2 pts

46Perkins County, SDSD2,85316.9%+1.7 pts

47Faulk County, SDSD2,17818.1%−6.3 pts

48Walworth County, SDSD5,21718.2%+0.4 pts

49Tripp County, SDSD5,70819.9%−0.7 pts

50Gregory County, SDSD4,03720.1%−1.6 pts

51Jerauld County, SDSD1,65420.6%+2.4 pts

52Harding County, SDSD1,33121.1%+2.2 pts

53Clay County, SDSD15,03121.2%−3.4 pts

54Roberts County, SDSD10,25522.1%−4.2 pts

55McPherson County, SDSD2,34722.6%+1.2 pts

56Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.3%−0.4 pts

57Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30326.9%−4.5 pts

58Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.6%−10.8 pts

59Mellette County, SDSD2,13735.8%−5.5 pts

60Jackson County, SDSD2,66636.5%−2.3 pts

61Bennett County, SDSD3,30739.2%+1.6 pts

62Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%−1.6 pts

63Todd County, SDSD8,86348.3%−1.9 pts

64Ziebach County, SDSD2,38949.9%−1.2 pts

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,80256.9%+11.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS