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Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Ziebach County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 66 counties in 2013, at 55.4%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 18% and the figure for South Dakota was 18.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.4Ziebach County
Lowest5.2Lincoln County
Median1866 counties
South Dakota18.6History

Map of counties, 2013

Aurora County: 16.6 %Beadle County: 22.1 %Bennett County: 48.7 %Bon Homme County: 17.7 %Brookings County: 12 %Brown County: 12.3 %Brule County: 19.7 %Buffalo County: 47.5 %Butte County: 20.8 %Campbell County: 11.7 %Charles Mix County: 34.9 %Clark County: 21.3 %Clay County: 19.4 %Codington County: 12.2 %Corson County: 53.4 %Custer County: 18.1 %Davison County: 15 %Day County: 20.3 %Deuel County: 13 %Dewey County: 35.4 %Douglas County: 14.5 %Edmunds County: 15.5 %Fall River County: 23.6 %Faulk County: 20.9 %Grant County: 14.2 %Gregory County: 25.5 %Haakon County: 15.8 %Hamlin County: 13.5 %Hand County: 11.7 %Hanson County: 13.7 %Harding County: 17.9 %Hughes County: 14.1 %Hutchinson County: 18.3 %Hyde County: 13.1 %Jackson County: 44.5 %Jerauld County: 24.3 %Jones County: 20.7 %Kingsbury County: 14 %Lake County: 13.5 %Lawrence County: 18.9 %Lincoln County: 5.2 %Lyman County: 31.5 %McCook County: 11.7 %McPherson County: 23.2 %Marshall County: 19.9 %Meade County: 15.7 %Mellette County: 47.9 %Miner County: 15.5 %Minnehaha County: 13.6 %Moody County: 15 %Oglala Lakota County: 53.4 %Pennington County: 22.1 %Perkins County: 18.7 %Potter County: 14.8 %Roberts County: 27.4 %Sanborn County: 18.3 %Spink County: 14.9 %Stanley County: 14.1 %Sully County: 7.2 %Todd County: 51.1 %Tripp County: 27 %Turner County: 13.2 %Union County: 7.9 %Walworth County: 19.5 %Yankton County: 14.9 %Ziebach County: 55.4 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Ziebach County: 55.4 %Ziebach County55.4Corson County: 53.4 %Corson County53.4Oglala Lakota County: 53.4 %Oglala Lakota County53.4Todd County: 51.1 %Todd County51.1Bennett County: 48.7 %Bennett County48.7Mellette County: 47.9 %Mellette County47.9Buffalo County: 47.5 %Buffalo County47.5Jackson County: 44.5 %Jackson County44.5Dewey County: 35.4 %Dewey County35.4Charles Mix County: 34.9 %Charles Mix County34.9Lyman County: 31.5 %Lyman County31.5Roberts County: 27.4 %Roberts County27.4Tripp County: 27 %Tripp County27Gregory County: 25.5 %Gregory County25.5Jerauld County: 24.3 %Jerauld County24.3Fall River County: 23.6 %Fall River County23.6McPherson County: 23.2 %McPherson County23.2Beadle County: 22.1 %Beadle County22.1Pennington County: 22.1 %Pennington County22.1Clark County: 21.3 %Clark County21.3Faulk County: 20.9 %Faulk County20.9Butte County: 20.8 %Butte County20.8Jones County: 20.7 %Jones County20.7Day County: 20.3 %Day County20.3Marshall County: 19.9 %Marshall County19.9Brule County: 19.7 %Brule County19.7Walworth County: 19.5 %Walworth County19.5Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Lawrence County: 18.9 %Lawrence County18.9Perkins County: 18.7 %Perkins County18.7Hutchinson County: 18.3 %Hutchinson County18.3Sanborn County: 18.3 %Sanborn County18.3Custer County: 18.1 %Custer County18.1Harding County: 17.9 %Harding County17.9Bon Homme County: 17.7 %Bon Homme County17.7Aurora County: 16.6 %Aurora County16.6Haakon County: 15.8 %Haakon County15.8Meade County: 15.7 %Meade County15.7Edmunds County: 15.5 %Edmunds County15.5Miner County: 15.5 %Miner County15.5Ziebach County: 55.4 %Ziebach County55.4Corson County: 53.4 %Corson County53.4Oglala Lakota County: 53.4 %Oglala Lakota County53.4Todd County: 51.1 %Todd County51.1Bennett County: 48.7 %Bennett County48.7Mellette County: 47.9 %Mellette County47.9Buffalo County: 47.5 %Buffalo County47.5Jackson County: 44.5 %Jackson County44.5Dewey County: 35.4 %Dewey County35.4Charles Mix County: 34.9 %Charles Mix County34.9Lyman County: 31.5 %Lyman County31.5Roberts County: 27.4 %Roberts County27.4Tripp County: 27 %Tripp County27Gregory County: 25.5 %Gregory County25.5Jerauld County: 24.3 %Jerauld County24.3Fall River County: 23.6 %Fall River County23.6McPherson County: 23.2 %McPherson County23.2Beadle County: 22.1 %Beadle County22.1Pennington County: 22.1 %Pennington County22.1Clark County: 21.3 %Clark County21.3Faulk County: 20.9 %Faulk County20.9Butte County: 20.8 %Butte County20.8Jones County: 20.7 %Jones County20.7Day County: 20.3 %Day County20.3Marshall County: 19.9 %Marshall County19.9Brule County: 19.7 %Brule County19.7Walworth County: 19.5 %Walworth County19.5Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Lawrence County: 18.9 %Lawrence County18.9Perkins County: 18.7 %Perkins County18.7Hutchinson County: 18.3 %Hutchinson County18.3Sanborn County: 18.3 %Sanborn County18.3Custer County: 18.1 %Custer County18.1Harding County: 17.9 %Harding County17.9Bon Homme County: 17.7 %Bon Homme County17.7Aurora County: 16.6 %Aurora County16.6Haakon County: 15.8 %Haakon County15.8Meade County: 15.7 %Meade County15.7Edmunds County: 15.5 %Edmunds County15.5Miner County: 15.5 %Miner County15.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Ziebach County55.4+7.3 pts
2Corson County53.4+5.7 pts
2Oglala Lakota County53.4+3.5 pts
4Todd County51.1+3.2 pts
5Bennett County48.7+4.3 pts
6Mellette County47.9+3 pts
7Buffalo County47.5+1.8 pts
8Jackson County44.5-0.3 pts
9Dewey County35.4-1 pts
10Charles Mix County34.9-0.1 pts
11Lyman County31.5-2 pts
12Roberts County27.40 pts
13Tripp County27+2.4 pts
14Gregory County25.5-2.9 pts
15Jerauld County24.3+3.3 pts
16Fall River County23.6+0.1 pts
17McPherson County23.2-3.8 pts
18Beadle County22.1+2.7 pts
18Pennington County22.1+1.8 pts
20Clark County21.3-4.8 pts
21Faulk County20.9+4.2 pts
22Butte County20.8+0.7 pts
23Jones County20.7-0.9 pts
24Day County20.3-1.6 pts
25Marshall County19.9-0.2 pts
26Brule County19.7+2.6 pts
27Walworth County19.5-1.1 pts
28Clay County19.4-0.5 pts
29Lawrence County18.9+0.7 pts
30Perkins County18.7-0.9 pts
31Hutchinson County18.3+1.3 pts
31Sanborn County18.3-1.4 pts
33Custer County18.1-0.6 pts
34Harding County17.9-1.1 pts
35Bon Homme County17.7-0.1 pts
36Aurora County16.6+0.5 pts
37Haakon County15.8-0.2 pts
38Meade County15.7+1 pts
39Edmunds County15.5+0.2 pts
39Miner County15.5-2.5 pts
41Davison County15+0.1 pts
41Moody County15+0.8 pts
43Spink County14.9-1 pts
43Yankton County14.9-0.9 pts
45Potter County14.8+0.1 pts
46Douglas County14.5+0.9 pts
47Grant County14.2+0.7 pts
48Hughes County14.1+0.9 pts
48Stanley County14.1-1.1 pts
50Kingsbury County14-2.2 pts
51Hanson County13.7-0.3 pts
52Minnehaha County13.6-1.7 pts
53Hamlin County13.5-1.7 pts
53Lake County13.5+1.1 pts
55Turner County13.2+1.1 pts
56Hyde County13.1-1.5 pts
57Deuel County13-1.4 pts
58Brown County12.3+0.1 pts
59Codington County12.2+0.1 pts
60Brookings County12+0.7 pts
61Campbell County11.7+0.9 pts
61Hand County11.7-1.2 pts
61McCook County11.7-2.9 pts
64Union County7.9-0.6 pts
65Sully County7.2-1.3 pts
66Lincoln County5.2-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Ziebach County, with 55.4% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 5.2% in 2013.

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