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Per capita personal income in Buffalo County

Per capita personal income in Buffalo County was $34,242 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is down 10% from 2023. That is the 65th highest of 66 counties in 2024.

2024, USD34,242
Change on 2023-10%
Rank65th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high38,0312023
Series low2,3991969

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Per capita personal income in Buffalo County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,399 USD1970: 3,070 USD1971: 2,939 USD1972: 3,970 USD1973: 4,953 USD1974: 4,076 USD1975: 3,789 USD1976: 4,113 USD1977: 4,709 USD1978: 5,395 USD1979: 5,468 USD1980: 4,199 USD1981: 5,259 USD1982: 6,391 USD1983: 6,201 USD1984: 8,013 USD1985: 8,239 USD1986: 8,933 USD1987: 8,948 USD1988: 8,846 USD1989: 8,601 USD1990: 9,349 USD1991: 9,689 USD1992: 9,402 USD1993: 11,924 USD1994: 11,089 USD1995: 10,786 USD1996: 12,274 USD1997: 11,960 USD1998: 11,459 USD1999: 13,493 USD2000: 12,900 USD2001: 13,920 USD2002: 12,605 USD2003: 17,041 USD2004: 17,528 USD2005: 17,653 USD2006: 14,472 USD2007: 19,071 USD2008: 20,847 USD2009: 21,137 USD2010: 22,417 USD2011: 25,434 USD2012: 25,833 USD2013: 26,150 USD2014: 22,247 USD2015: 21,388 USD2016: 19,849 USD2017: 23,700 USD2018: 22,627 USD2019: 20,769 USD2020: 26,859 USD2021: 34,958 USD2022: 37,591 USD2023: 38,031 USD2024: 34,242 USD010K20K30K40K19691988200720241969: 2,399 USD1970: 3,070 USD1971: 2,939 USD1972: 3,970 USD1973: 4,953 USD1974: 4,076 USD1975: 3,789 USD1976: 4,113 USD1977: 4,709 USD1978: 5,395 USD1979: 5,468 USD1980: 4,199 USD1981: 5,259 USD1982: 6,391 USD1983: 6,201 USD1984: 8,013 USD1985: 8,239 USD1986: 8,933 USD1987: 8,948 USD1988: 8,846 USD1989: 8,601 USD1990: 9,349 USD1991: 9,689 USD1992: 9,402 USD1993: 11,924 USD1994: 11,089 USD1995: 10,786 USD1996: 12,274 USD1997: 11,960 USD1998: 11,459 USD1999: 13,493 USD2000: 12,900 USD2001: 13,920 USD2002: 12,605 USD2003: 17,041 USD2004: 17,528 USD2005: 17,653 USD2006: 14,472 USD2007: 19,071 USD2008: 20,847 USD2009: 21,137 USD2010: 22,417 USD2011: 25,434 USD2012: 25,833 USD2013: 26,150 USD2014: 22,247 USD2015: 21,388 USD2016: 19,849 USD2017: 23,700 USD2018: 22,627 USD2019: 20,769 USD2020: 26,859 USD2021: 34,958 USD2022: 37,591 USD2023: 38,031 USD2024: 34,242 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202434,242
202338,031
202237,591
202134,958
202026,859
201920,769
201822,627
201723,700
201619,849
201521,388
201422,247
201326,150
201225,833
201125,434
201022,417
200921,137
200820,847
200719,071
200614,472
200517,653
200417,528
200317,041
200212,605
200113,920
200012,900
199913,493
199811,459
199711,960
199612,274
199510,786
199411,089
199311,924
19929,402
19919,689
19909,349
19898,601
19888,846
19878,948
19868,933
19858,239
19848,013
19836,201
19826,391
19815,259
19804,199
19795,468
19785,395
19774,709
19764,113
19753,789
19744,076
19734,953
19723,970
19712,939
19703,070
19692,399

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2024
Buffalo County34,242
South Dakota74,490
United States73,634

Buffalo County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 56,122 USDBeadle County: 64,412 USDBennett County: 50,050 USDBon Homme County: 51,442 USDBrookings County: 66,775 USDBrown County: 79,984 USDBrule County: 73,229 USDBuffalo County: 34,242 USDButte County: 55,658 USDCampbell County: 68,765 USDCharles Mix County: 56,278 USDClark County: 87,398 USDClay County: 51,050 USDCodington County: 71,817 USDCorson County: 41,246 USDCuster County: 72,654 USDDavison County: 72,648 USDDay County: 72,389 USDDeuel County: 79,895 USDDewey County: 57,103 USDDouglas County: 73,191 USDEdmunds County: 86,216 USDFall River County: 64,712 USDFaulk County: 86,022 USDGrant County: 77,092 USDGregory County: 62,902 USDHaakon County: 71,499 USDHamlin County: 70,519 USDHand County: 81,841 USDHanson County: 79,756 USDHarding County: 61,402 USDHughes County: 74,747 USDHutchinson County: 73,663 USDHyde County: 72,554 USDJackson County: 47,054 USDJerauld County: 73,322 USDJones County: 78,186 USDKingsbury County: 76,703 USDLake County: 103,883 USDLawrence County: 78,616 USDLincoln County: 91,853 USDLyman County: 52,419 USDMcCook County: 75,927 USDMcPherson County: 76,160 USDMarshall County: 81,293 USDMeade County: 59,066 USDMellette County: 51,842 USDMiner County: 73,798 USDMinnehaha County: 78,658 USDMoody County: 71,846 USDOglala Lakota County: 38,762 USDPennington County: 78,464 USDPerkins County: 56,935 USDPotter County: 65,306 USDRoberts County: 58,604 USDSanborn County: 62,718 USDSpink County: 100,787 USDStanley County: 84,536 USDSully County: 85,843 USDTodd County: 40,540 USDTripp County: 68,414 USDTurner County: 91,710 USDUnion County: 146,712 USDWalworth County: 67,680 USDYankton County: 74,264 USDZiebach County: 32,778 USD
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  • 55K to 65K
  • 65K to 72K
  • 72K to 76K
  • 76K to 81K
  • 81K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Buffalo County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Buffalo County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Buffalo County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/buffalo-county-south-dakota. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Buffalo County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/buffalo-county-south-dakota.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Buffalo County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/buffalo-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Buffalo County?

Per capita personal income in Buffalo County was $34,242 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is down 10% from 2023. That is the 65th highest of 66 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Buffalo County?

$38,031 in 2023, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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