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Most affordable housing, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 2.5. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haakon County, SD, up 17 places to #37.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3381.3–

02▲2McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.3+31%

03▼2Todd County, SDSD8,8631.3+14%

04▲3Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.3−19%

05▲5Corson County, SDSD3,7811.5+18%

06Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.6+51%

07▼4Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.7+64%

08▲13Potter County, SDSD2,3771.7+18%

09▲3Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.7+29%

10▲16Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.7+128%

11▼3Spink County, SDSD6,1551.8+75%

12▲13Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891.8+74%

13Miner County, SDSD2,2811.9+82%

14▼8Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.9+63%

15▼1Edmunds County, SDSD4,0222.0+83%

16▲6Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.0+55%

17▼8Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.0+114%

18▼7Harding County, SDSD1,3312.1+43%

19▼3Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.1+46%

20▼15Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.1+129%

21▲3Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.1+50%

22▲7Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1+29%

23▼4Jones County, SDSD9132.1+92%

24▼4Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4132.2+67%

25▲10Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.2+46%

26▲6Clark County, SDSD4,0312.2+124%

27▼4Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.3+34%

28▲2Grant County, SDSD7,5342.3+46%

29▼2Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2842.3+106%

30▲4Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.3+6%

31▲6Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.4+158%

32▼1Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.4+64%

33▲8Hamlin County, SDSD6,9002.4+114%

34▼6Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.5+72%

35▼20Hyde County, SDSD1,1912.5+123%

36▼18Deuel County, SDSD4,4082.5+90%

37▲17Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.5+57%

38Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.5+143%

39▼22Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.6+146%

40▼2Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.6+68%

41▼1Day County, SDSD5,4842.6+124%

42▲2Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.7+61%

43▼4McCook County, SDSD5,9642.7+157%

44▼11Sully County, SDSD1,4792.8+143%

45▲3Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.8+73%

46▼1Moody County, SDSD6,6322.9+106%

47▼4Bennett County, SDSD3,3072.9+75%

48▲2Brule County, SDSD5,2782.9+50%

49▼13Turner County, SDSD9,3142.9+156%

50▼3Hughes County, SDSD17,5703.0+38%

51▼5Yankton County, SDSD23,6353.1+39%

52▲6Davison County, SDSD20,0693.1+69%

53▼2Brown County, SDSD37,5613.1+56%

54▼5Lake County, SDSD10,9933.2+102%

55Butte County, SDSD10,8563.2+68%

56Codington County, SDSD29,5623.3+43%

57▼15Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.3+126%

58▼6Union County, SDSD17,4023.4+99%

59▼6Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453.5+109%

60▼3Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.7+78%

61▼2Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.8+63%

62Pennington County, SDSD116,7924.1+82%

63▼3Clay County, SDSD15,0314.1+66%

64▼3Meade County, SDSD30,7114.2+103%

65▼2Custer County, SDSD9,4314.4+116%

66▼2Lawrence County, SDSD29,4594.7+124%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES