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 (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, SDSD77,1454.4%+0%

02Union County, SDSD17,4025.5%+0%

03Turner County, SDSD9,3147.2%+0%

04Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6917.5%+0%

05Hughes County, SDSD17,5708.0%+0%

06McCook County, SDSD5,9648.1%+0%

07Stanley County, SDSD3,0188.7%+0%

08Codington County, SDSD29,5629.0%+0%

09Hand County, SDSD3,1219.2%+0%

10Meade County, SDSD30,7119.4%+0%

11Custer County, SDSD9,4319.4%+0%

12Moody County, SDSD6,6329.6%+0%

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6359.6%+0%

14Lake County, SDSD10,9939.7%+0%

15Grant County, SDSD7,5349.9%+0%

16Brown County, SDSD37,5619.9%+0%

17Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.0%+0%

18Deuel County, SDSD4,40810.3%+0%

19Aurora County, SDSD2,80111.4%+0%

20Davison County, SDSD20,06911.5%+0%

21Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.5%+0%

22Miner County, SDSD2,28111.8%+0%

23Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.9%+0%

24Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.1%+0%

25Sully County, SDSD1,47912.1%+0%

26Hyde County, SDSD1,19112.3%+0%

27Potter County, SDSD2,37712.6%+0%

28Butte County, SDSD10,85612.8%+0%

29Spink County, SDSD6,15512.8%+0%

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24412.9%+0%

31Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41313.0%+0%

32Fall River County, SDSD7,46713.6%+0%

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,02213.8%+0%

34Haakon County, SDSD1,80213.9%+0%

35Marshall County, SDSD4,42613.9%+0%

36Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.0%+0%

37Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.1%+0%

38Day County, SDSD5,48414.3%+0%

39Brule County, SDSD5,27814.3%+0%

40Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.6%+0%

41Lawrence County, SDSD29,45914.8%+0%

42Clark County, SDSD4,03114.8%+0%

43Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.9%+0%

44Jones County, SDSD91315.8%+0%

45Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.6%+0%

46Perkins County, SDSD2,85316.9%+0%

47Faulk County, SDSD2,17818.1%+0%

48Walworth County, SDSD5,21718.2%+0%

49Tripp County, SDSD5,70819.9%+0%

50Gregory County, SDSD4,03720.1%+0%

51Jerauld County, SDSD1,65420.6%+0%

52Harding County, SDSD1,33121.1%+0%

53Clay County, SDSD15,03121.2%+0%

54Roberts County, SDSD10,25522.1%+0%

55McPherson County, SDSD2,34722.6%+0%

56Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.3%+0%

57Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30326.9%+0%

58Dewey County, SDSD5,41933.6%+0%

59Mellette County, SDSD2,13735.8%+0%

60Jackson County, SDSD2,66636.5%+0%

61Bennett County, SDSD3,30739.2%+0%

62Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%+0%

63Todd County, SDSD8,86348.3%+0%

64Ziebach County, SDSD2,38949.9%+0%

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,80256.9%+0%

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