RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Most residents in poverty, South Dakota counties · 1990

South Dakota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 1,013.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Pennington County, SDSD116,79210,488–

02Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6919,965–

03Brookings County, SDSD37,6354,483–

04Brown County, SDSD37,5614,212–

05Todd County, SDSD8,8634,192–

06Clay County, SDSD15,0313,242–

07Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592,897–

08Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032,867–

09Codington County, SDSD29,5622,843–

10Davison County, SDSD20,0692,621–

11Roberts County, SDSD10,2552,613–

12Yankton County, SDSD23,6352,601–

13Dewey County, SDSD5,4192,452–

14Beadle County, SDSD19,6242,413–

15Meade County, SDSD30,7112,266–

16Corson County, SDSD3,7811,785–

17Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131,587–

18Butte County, SDSD10,8561,544–

19Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,544–

20Day County, SDSD5,4841,515–

21Spink County, SDSD6,1551,489–

22Tripp County, SDSD5,7081,428–

23Union County, SDSD17,4021,327–

24Turner County, SDSD9,3141,230–

25Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,205–

26Gregory County, SDSD4,0371,159–

27Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891,134–

28Lake County, SDSD10,9931,100–

29Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,089–

30Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441,086–

31Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,083–

32Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,065–

33Brule County, SDSD5,2781,013–

34Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221,010–

35Lincoln County, SDSD77,145951–

36Grant County, SDSD7,534903–

37Lyman County, SDSD3,694897–

38Mellette County, SDSD2,137883–

39Moody County, SDSD6,632867–

40Marshall County, SDSD4,426856–

41Clark County, SDSD4,031829–

42Douglas County, SDSD2,888815–

43Hamlin County, SDSD6,900811–

44Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284802–

45Buffalo County, SDSD1,802793–

46Custer County, SDSD9,431764–

47Hand County, SDSD3,121752–

48Deuel County, SDSD4,408750–

49McPherson County, SDSD2,347693–

50McCook County, SDSD5,964670–

51Faulk County, SDSD2,178667–

52Potter County, SDSD2,377608–

53Perkins County, SDSD2,853597–

54Sanborn County, SDSD2,388596–

55Miner County, SDSD2,281542–

56Hanson County, SDSD3,456502–

57Aurora County, SDSD2,801469–

58Jerauld County, SDSD1,654441–

59Campbell County, SDSD1,377360–

60Haakon County, SDSD1,802357–

61Harding County, SDSD1,331315–

62Stanley County, SDSD3,018305–

63Hyde County, SDSD1,191280–

64Sully County, SDSD1,479208–

65Jones County, SDSD913200–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS