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Most residents in poverty, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69111,186+12%

02Pennington County, SDSD116,79210,215−3%

03Todd County, SDSD8,8634,373+4%

04Brookings County, SDSD37,6353,959−12%

05Brown County, SDSD37,5613,515−17%

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593,217+11%

07Clay County, SDSD15,0312,872−11%

08Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032,514−12%

09Codington County, SDSD29,5622,332−18%

10Meade County, SDSD30,7112,278+1%

11Roberts County, SDSD10,2552,216−15%

12Davison County, SDSD20,0692,149−18%

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6352,078−20%

14Beadle County, SDSD19,6242,022−16%

15Dewey County, SDSD5,4192,005−18%

16Corson County, SDSD3,7811,714−4%

17Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,402+16%

18Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,316−15%

19Tripp County, SDSD5,7081,281−10%

20Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891,256+11%

21Butte County, SDSD10,8561,164−25%

22Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021,157+46%

23Lake County, SDSD10,9931,095−0%

24Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,087+0%

25Jackson County, SDSD2,6661,069−2%

26Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451,066+12%

27Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131,046−34%

28Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,013−5%

29Gregory County, SDSD4,037961−17%

30Spink County, SDSD6,155956−36%

31Lyman County, SDSD3,694945+5%

32Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244936−14%

33Day County, SDSD5,484895−41%

34Grant County, SDSD7,534777−14%

35Brule County, SDSD5,278767−24%

36Mellette County, SDSD2,137746−16%

37Union County, SDSD17,402689−48%

38Custer County, SDSD9,431686−10%

39Hamlin County, SDSD6,900668−18%

40McPherson County, SDSD2,347657−5%

41Marshall County, SDSD4,426635−26%

42Turner County, SDSD9,314633−49%

43Moody County, SDSD6,632630−27%

44Clark County, SDSD4,031613−26%

45Edmunds County, SDSD4,022605−40%

46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284581−28%

47Perkins County, SDSD2,853569−5%

48Hanson County, SDSD3,456521+4%

49Douglas County, SDSD2,888504−38%

50Faulk County, SDSD2,178477−28%

51Jerauld County, SDSD1,654473+7%

52McCook County, SDSD5,964472−30%

53Deuel County, SDSD4,408464−38%

54Sanborn County, SDSD2,388399−33%

55Aurora County, SDSD2,801350−25%

56Hand County, SDSD3,121346−54%

57Miner County, SDSD2,281341−37%

58Potter County, SDSD2,377339−44%

59Haakon County, SDSD1,802305−15%

60Harding County, SDSD1,331286−9%

61Campbell County, SDSD1,377251−30%

62Stanley County, SDSD3,018240−21%

63Hyde County, SDSD1,191205−27%

64Jones County, SDSD913188−6%

65Sully County, SDSD1,479188−10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS