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Most residents in poverty, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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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YEAR19902000201020202024
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69116,379+46%
02Pennington County, SDSD116,79214,156+39%
03Brookings County, SDSD37,6356,119+55%
04Todd County, SDSD8,8634,688+7%
05Brown County, SDSD37,5613,723+6%
06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593,697+15%
07Codington County, SDSD29,5623,450+48%
08Clay County, SDSD15,0313,322+16%
09Davison County, SDSD20,0692,687+25%
10Meade County, SDSD30,7112,574+13%
11Yankton County, SDSD23,6352,519+21%
12Beadle County, SDSD19,6242,274+12%
13Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032,195−13%
14Roberts County, SDSD10,2552,032−8%
15Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451,906+79%
16Dewey County, SDSD5,4191,617−19%
17Hughes County, SDSD17,5701,590+21%
18Butte County, SDSD10,8561,580+36%
19Corson County, SDSD3,7811,423−17%
20Lake County, SDSD10,9931,352+23%
21Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891,287+2%
22Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,232+22%
23Bennett County, SDSD3,3071,100−22%
24Spink County, SDSD6,1551,091+14%
25Buffalo County, SDSD1,802942−19%
26Tripp County, SDSD5,708928−28%
27Jackson County, SDSD2,666911−15%
28Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244875−7%
29Grant County, SDSD7,534854+10%
30Marshall County, SDSD4,426797+26%
31Custer County, SDSD9,431794+16%
32Walworth County, SDSD5,217786−28%
33Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413766−27%
34Day County, SDSD5,484711−21%
35Lyman County, SDSD3,694706−25%
36Union County, SDSD17,402704+2%
37Gregory County, SDSD4,037685−29%
38Turner County, SDSD9,314639+1%
39Perkins County, SDSD2,853558−2%
40Mellette County, SDSD2,137553−26%
41Clark County, SDSD4,031482−21%
42Brule County, SDSD5,278479−38%
43Edmunds County, SDSD4,022474−22%
44Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284472−19%
45Moody County, SDSD6,632461−27%
46Hanson County, SDSD3,456455−13%
47Hand County, SDSD3,121449+30%
48Hamlin County, SDSD6,900444−34%
49McCook County, SDSD5,964441−7%
50Faulk County, SDSD2,178424−11%
51McPherson County, SDSD2,347406−38%
52Stanley County, SDSD3,018353+47%
53Sanborn County, SDSD2,388298−25%
54Douglas County, SDSD2,888293−42%
55Deuel County, SDSD4,408266−43%
56Haakon County, SDSD1,802243−20%
57Potter County, SDSD2,377233−31%
58Jerauld County, SDSD1,654227−52%
59Aurora County, SDSD2,801223−36%
60Miner County, SDSD2,281210−38%
61Harding County, SDSD1,331203−29%
62Hyde County, SDSD1,191159−22%
63Campbell County, SDSD1,377157−37%
64Sully County, SDSD1,479110−41%
65Jones County, SDSD91391−52%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS