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Most residents in poverty, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117,933+60%

02Pennington County, SDSD116,79212,666+24%

03Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3387,767–

04Brookings County, SDSD37,6354,652+18%

05Todd County, SDSD8,8634,477+2%

06Brown County, SDSD37,5614,438+26%

07Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453,939+270%

08Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593,148−2%

09Clay County, SDSD15,0313,003+5%

10Yankton County, SDSD23,6352,790+34%

11Beadle County, SDSD19,6242,628+30%

12Codington County, SDSD29,5622,541+9%

13Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032,231−11%

14Davison County, SDSD20,0692,228+4%

15Meade County, SDSD30,7112,168−5%

16Dewey County, SDSD5,4191,720−14%

17Corson County, SDSD3,7811,684−2%

18Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,618+23%

19Roberts County, SDSD10,2551,607−27%

20Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,202+19%

21Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,187+11%

22Union County, SDSD17,4021,061+54%

23Tripp County, SDSD5,7081,035−19%

24Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,002−29%

25Butte County, SDSD10,856921−21%

26Lake County, SDSD10,993917−16%

27Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413900−14%

28Lyman County, SDSD3,694881−7%

29Grant County, SDSD7,534876+13%

30Turner County, SDSD9,314828+31%

31Mellette County, SDSD2,137811+9%

32Day County, SDSD5,484806−10%

33Custer County, SDSD9,431798+16%

34Ziebach County, SDSD2,389796−37%

35Walworth County, SDSD5,217786−28%

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244745−20%

37Moody County, SDSD6,632744+18%

38Spink County, SDSD6,155625−35%

39Buffalo County, SDSD1,802613−47%

40Faulk County, SDSD2,178603+26%

41Brule County, SDSD5,278564−26%

42Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284555−4%

43Hamlin County, SDSD6,900437−35%

44Clark County, SDSD4,031425−31%

45Perkins County, SDSD2,853412−28%

46Edmunds County, SDSD4,022402−34%

47McCook County, SDSD5,964392−17%

48Gregory County, SDSD4,037383−60%

49Deuel County, SDSD4,408379−18%

50Douglas County, SDSD2,888312−38%

51Aurora County, SDSD2,801280−20%

52McPherson County, SDSD2,347276−58%

53Marshall County, SDSD4,426263−59%

54Miner County, SDSD2,281259−24%

55Hanson County, SDSD3,456244−53%

56Sanborn County, SDSD2,388204−49%

57Jones County, SDSD913184−2%

58Hand County, SDSD3,121162−53%

59Stanley County, SDSD3,018153−36%

60Potter County, SDSD2,377148−56%

61Jerauld County, SDSD1,654147−69%

62Haakon County, SDSD1,802133−56%

63Campbell County, SDSD1,377122−51%

64Sully County, SDSD1,47996−49%

65Harding County, SDSD1,33173−74%

66Hyde County, SDSD1,19167−67%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES