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Worst broadband access, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the lowest broadband subscription rates — where federal infrastructure investment is being targeted (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBROADBAND INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONVS 2000
01Jackson County, SDSD2,66662.7%
02Bennett County, SDSD3,30765.2%
03Buffalo County, SDSD1,80268.7%
04Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33870.2%
05Mellette County, SDSD2,13774.4%
06Todd County, SDSD8,86375.2%
07Haakon County, SDSD1,80278.6%
08Sully County, SDSD1,47979.6%
09McPherson County, SDSD2,34780.0%
10Sanborn County, SDSD2,38880.5%
11Faulk County, SDSD2,17880.7%
12Brule County, SDSD5,27880.9%
13Gregory County, SDSD4,03782.3%
14Lyman County, SDSD3,69482.4%
15Campbell County, SDSD1,37782.6%
16Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30382.7%
17Miner County, SDSD2,28182.9%
18Ziebach County, SDSD2,38983.0%
19Roberts County, SDSD10,25583.3%
20Aurora County, SDSD2,80183.6%
21Day County, SDSD5,48483.8%
22Grant County, SDSD7,53484.1%
23Dewey County, SDSD5,41984.7%
24Corson County, SDSD3,78185.1%
25Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24485.2%
26Deuel County, SDSD4,40885.2%
27Tripp County, SDSD5,70885.2%
28Fall River County, SDSD7,46785.7%
29Clark County, SDSD4,03185.8%
30Hand County, SDSD3,12185.9%
31Jerauld County, SDSD1,65486.0%
32Yankton County, SDSD23,63586.1%
33Davison County, SDSD20,06986.2%
34Douglas County, SDSD2,88886.5%
35Lake County, SDSD10,99386.6%
36Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41386.7%
37Brown County, SDSD37,56187.5%
38Codington County, SDSD29,56287.6%
39Custer County, SDSD9,43187.8%
40Potter County, SDSD2,37788.0%
41Turner County, SDSD9,31488.2%
42Moody County, SDSD6,63288.3%
43Spink County, SDSD6,15588.3%
44Beadle County, SDSD19,62488.9%
45Perkins County, SDSD2,85388.9%
46Jones County, SDSD91389.2%
47McCook County, SDSD5,96489.5%
48Marshall County, SDSD4,42689.5%
49Union County, SDSD17,40289.5%
50Lawrence County, SDSD29,45989.6%
51Hyde County, SDSD1,19189.7%
52Butte County, SDSD10,85689.8%
53Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28489.8%
54Walworth County, SDSD5,21790.1%
55Hamlin County, SDSD6,90090.2%
56Clay County, SDSD15,03190.6%
57Pennington County, SDSD116,79290.6%
58Stanley County, SDSD3,01890.9%
59Brookings County, SDSD37,63591.2%
60Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69192.6%
61Hanson County, SDSD3,45692.8%
62Hughes County, SDSD17,57093.1%
63Edmunds County, SDSD4,02293.3%
64Meade County, SDSD30,71193.4%
65Harding County, SDSD1,33193.6%
66Lincoln County, SDSD77,14595.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES