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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. The median across all 66 is 798. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edmunds County, SD, up 10 places to #46.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117,933+60%
02Pennington County, SDSD116,79212,666+24%
03Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3387,767–
04▲1Brookings County, SDSD37,6354,652+18%
05▼1Todd County, SDSD8,8634,477+2%
06▲1Brown County, SDSD37,5614,438+26%
07▲1Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453,939+270%
08▲1Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593,148−2%
09▲1Clay County, SDSD15,0313,003+5%
10▲3Yankton County, SDSD23,6352,790+34%
11Beadle County, SDSD19,6242,628+30%
12▼6Codington County, SDSD29,5622,541+9%
13▲3Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032,231−11%
14▼2Davison County, SDSD20,0692,228+4%
15▲2Meade County, SDSD30,7112,168−5%
16▲2Dewey County, SDSD5,4191,720−14%
17▲2Corson County, SDSD3,7811,684−2%
18▼4Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,618+23%
19▼4Roberts County, SDSD10,2551,607−27%
20▲3Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,202+19%
21▲1Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,187+11%
22▼2Union County, SDSD17,4021,061+54%
23▲1Tripp County, SDSD5,7081,035−19%
24▲4Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,002−29%
25▲2Butte County, SDSD10,856921−21%
26▼5Lake County, SDSD10,993917−16%
27▲9Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413900−14%
28▲3Lyman County, SDSD3,694881−7%
29▲9Grant County, SDSD7,534876+13%
30▲3Turner County, SDSD9,314828+31%
31▼1Mellette County, SDSD2,137811+9%
32Day County, SDSD5,484806−10%
33▼8Custer County, SDSD9,431798+16%
34▼8Ziebach County, SDSD2,389796−37%
35▲4Walworth County, SDSD5,217786−28%
36▼7Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244745−20%
37Moody County, SDSD6,632744+18%
38▲5Spink County, SDSD6,155625−35%
39▼4Buffalo County, SDSD1,802613−47%
40▲2Faulk County, SDSD2,178603+26%
41▼7Brule County, SDSD5,278564−26%
42▲2Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284555−4%
43▲2Hamlin County, SDSD6,900437−35%
44▲9Clark County, SDSD4,031425−31%
45▲4Perkins County, SDSD2,853412−28%
46▲10Edmunds County, SDSD4,022402−34%
47▼6McCook County, SDSD5,964392−17%
48▼8Gregory County, SDSD4,037383−60%
49▲8Deuel County, SDSD4,408379−18%
50▲5Douglas County, SDSD2,888312−38%
51▲9Aurora County, SDSD2,801280−20%
52▼1McPherson County, SDSD2,347276−58%
53▼1Marshall County, SDSD4,426263−59%
54▼4Miner County, SDSD2,281259−24%
55▼9Hanson County, SDSD3,456244−53%
56▼2Sanborn County, SDSD2,388204−49%
57▲5Jones County, SDSD913184−2%
58▼10Hand County, SDSD3,121162−53%
59▲5Stanley County, SDSD3,018153−36%
60▼2Potter County, SDSD2,377148−56%
61Jerauld County, SDSD1,654147−69%
62▼15Haakon County, SDSD1,802133−56%
63▲3Campbell County, SDSD1,377122−51%
64▼5Sully County, SDSD1,47996−49%
65▼2Harding County, SDSD1,33173−74%
66▼1Hyde County, SDSD1,19167−67%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES