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Lowest poverty rate, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, SDSD3,0182.6%−70%

02Campbell County, SDSD1,3773.4%−76%

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.0%+13%

04Deuel County, SDSD4,4085.0%−51%

05Hyde County, SDSD1,1915.0%−59%

06Aurora County, SDSD2,8015.5%−52%

07Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225.6%−59%

08Marshall County, SDSD4,4265.7%−59%

09Clark County, SDSD4,0316.3%−57%

10Meade County, SDSD30,7116.3%−32%

11Harding County, SDSD1,3316.6%−69%

12Hamlin County, SDSD6,9007.8%−35%

13Spink County, SDSD6,1557.8%−39%

14Douglas County, SDSD2,8888.0%−45%

15Potter County, SDSD2,3778.2%−35%

16Union County, SDSD17,4028.3%+51%

17Jerauld County, SDSD1,6548.5%−59%

18Grant County, SDSD7,5348.6%−13%

19Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6919.1%+21%

20Hand County, SDSD3,1219.2%−0%

21McCook County, SDSD5,9649.2%+14%

22Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2849.3%−7%

23Turner County, SDSD9,3149.4%+31%

24Brown County, SDSD37,5619.4%−5%

25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4139.6%−26%

26Perkins County, SDSD2,8539.8%−42%

27Yankton County, SDSD23,63510.0%+4%

28Butte County, SDSD10,85610.0%−22%

29Sanborn County, SDSD2,38810.4%−30%

30Sully County, SDSD1,47910.6%−13%

31McPherson County, SDSD2,34710.6%−53%

32Lake County, SDSD10,99311.1%+14%

33Moody County, SDSD6,63211.2%+18%

34Miner County, SDSD2,28111.4%−4%

35Hughes County, SDSD17,57011.8%+48%

36Hanson County, SDSD3,45612.1%−27%

37Lawrence County, SDSD29,45912.2%−17%

38Walworth County, SDSD5,21712.2%−33%

39Custer County, SDSD9,43112.7%+34%

40Davison County, SDSD20,06913.0%+14%

41Codington County, SDSD29,56213.2%+47%

42Jones County, SDSD91313.7%−13%

43Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.7%−2%

44Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24413.8%+7%

45Gregory County, SDSD4,03713.8%−31%

46Pennington County, SDSD116,79214.0%+21%

47Beadle County, SDSD19,62414.2%+19%

48Day County, SDSD5,48415.0%+5%

49Brule County, SDSD5,27815.1%+6%

50Fall River County, SDSD7,46715.9%+17%

51Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.5%+40%

52Tripp County, SDSD5,70819.6%−2%

53Roberts County, SDSD10,25520.0%−10%

54Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30320.8%−23%

55Clay County, SDSD15,03120.8%−2%

56Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.0%−5%

57Faulk County, SDSD2,17823.6%+30%

58Bennett County, SDSD3,30730.1%−23%

59Dewey County, SDSD5,41935.0%+4%

60Buffalo County, SDSD1,80237.3%−34%

61Corson County, SDSD3,78141.0%+0%

62Jackson County, SDSD2,66642.1%+15%

63Ziebach County, SDSD2,38942.9%−14%

64Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33844.8%–

65Mellette County, SDSD2,13747.7%+33%

66Todd County, SDSD8,86358.9%+22%

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