Data / Rankings / Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) / Counties in South Dakota

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

Corson County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 66 counties in 2015, at 59.8%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 15.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest59.8Corson County
Lowest4.8Lincoln County
Median15.366 counties
South Dakota17.7History

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 12 %Beadle County: 21.4 %Bennett County: 47 %Bon Homme County: 17.1 %Brookings County: 11.2 %Brown County: 12.6 %Brule County: 17.6 %Buffalo County: 43.5 %Butte County: 20.1 %Campbell County: 8.6 %Charles Mix County: 34.6 %Clark County: 21.1 %Clay County: 17.7 %Codington County: 12.4 %Corson County: 59.8 %Custer County: 17.7 %Davison County: 15.1 %Day County: 18.1 %Deuel County: 12.4 %Dewey County: 32.9 %Douglas County: 12.2 %Edmunds County: 14.9 %Fall River County: 22.6 %Faulk County: 14.4 %Grant County: 11 %Gregory County: 24.9 %Haakon County: 14.8 %Hamlin County: 11.4 %Hand County: 10.9 %Hanson County: 15.3 %Harding County: 13.3 %Hughes County: 13.3 %Hutchinson County: 18.2 %Hyde County: 14.9 %Jackson County: 45.2 %Jerauld County: 19.9 %Jones County: 22.6 %Kingsbury County: 12.2 %Lake County: 11.7 %Lawrence County: 16 %Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lyman County: 35.2 %McCook County: 13.7 %McPherson County: 22.5 %Marshall County: 21.3 %Meade County: 13.2 %Mellette County: 44.2 %Miner County: 14.3 %Minnehaha County: 14.5 %Moody County: 14.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 47 %Pennington County: 18.4 %Perkins County: 15 %Potter County: 13 %Roberts County: 29 %Sanborn County: 18.1 %Spink County: 15.2 %Stanley County: 11 %Sully County: 8.6 %Todd County: 52.3 %Tripp County: 25.9 %Turner County: 9.6 %Union County: 7 %Walworth County: 20.3 %Yankton County: 14.5 %Ziebach County: 54 %
  • Under 12
  • 12 to 14
  • 14 to 15
  • 15 to 20
  • 20 to 30
  • 30 and over
%, 2015. 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, 2015

Corson County: 59.8 %Corson County59.8Ziebach County: 54 %Ziebach County54Todd County: 52.3 %Todd County52.3Bennett County: 47 %Bennett County47Oglala Lakota County: 47 %Oglala Lakota County47Jackson County: 45.2 %Jackson County45.2Mellette County: 44.2 %Mellette County44.2Buffalo County: 43.5 %Buffalo County43.5Lyman County: 35.2 %Lyman County35.2Charles Mix County: 34.6 %Charles Mix County34.6Dewey County: 32.9 %Dewey County32.9Roberts County: 29 %Roberts County29Tripp County: 25.9 %Tripp County25.9Gregory County: 24.9 %Gregory County24.9Fall River County: 22.6 %Fall River County22.6Jones County: 22.6 %Jones County22.6McPherson County: 22.5 %McPherson County22.5Beadle County: 21.4 %Beadle County21.4Marshall County: 21.3 %Marshall County21.3Clark County: 21.1 %Clark County21.1Walworth County: 20.3 %Walworth County20.3Butte County: 20.1 %Butte County20.1Jerauld County: 19.9 %Jerauld County19.9Pennington County: 18.4 %Pennington County18.4Hutchinson County: 18.2 %Hutchinson County18.2Day County: 18.1 %Day County18.1Sanborn County: 18.1 %Sanborn County18.1Clay County: 17.7 %Clay County17.7Custer County: 17.7 %Custer County17.7Brule County: 17.6 %Brule County17.6Bon Homme County: 17.1 %Bon Homme County17.1Lawrence County: 16 %Lawrence County16Hanson County: 15.3 %Hanson County15.3Spink County: 15.2 %Spink County15.2Davison County: 15.1 %Davison County15.1Perkins County: 15 %Perkins County15Edmunds County: 14.9 %Edmunds County14.9Hyde County: 14.9 %Hyde County14.9Haakon County: 14.8 %Haakon County14.8Moody County: 14.6 %Moody County14.6Corson County: 59.8 %Corson County59.8Ziebach County: 54 %Ziebach County54Todd County: 52.3 %Todd County52.3Bennett County: 47 %Bennett County47Oglala Lakota County: 47 %Oglala Lakota County47Jackson County: 45.2 %Jackson County45.2Mellette County: 44.2 %Mellette County44.2Buffalo County: 43.5 %Buffalo County43.5Lyman County: 35.2 %Lyman County35.2Charles Mix County: 34.6 %Charles Mix County34.6Dewey County: 32.9 %Dewey County32.9Roberts County: 29 %Roberts County29Tripp County: 25.9 %Tripp County25.9Gregory County: 24.9 %Gregory County24.9Fall River County: 22.6 %Fall River County22.6Jones County: 22.6 %Jones County22.6McPherson County: 22.5 %McPherson County22.5Beadle County: 21.4 %Beadle County21.4Marshall County: 21.3 %Marshall County21.3Clark County: 21.1 %Clark County21.1Walworth County: 20.3 %Walworth County20.3Butte County: 20.1 %Butte County20.1Jerauld County: 19.9 %Jerauld County19.9Pennington County: 18.4 %Pennington County18.4Hutchinson County: 18.2 %Hutchinson County18.2Day County: 18.1 %Day County18.1Sanborn County: 18.1 %Sanborn County18.1Clay County: 17.7 %Clay County17.7Custer County: 17.7 %Custer County17.7Brule County: 17.6 %Brule County17.6Bon Homme County: 17.1 %Bon Homme County17.1Lawrence County: 16 %Lawrence County16Hanson County: 15.3 %Hanson County15.3Spink County: 15.2 %Spink County15.2Davison County: 15.1 %Davison County15.1Perkins County: 15 %Perkins County15Edmunds County: 14.9 %Edmunds County14.9Hyde County: 14.9 %Hyde County14.9Haakon County: 14.8 %Haakon County14.8Moody County: 14.6 %Moody County14.6
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Corson County59.8+14.6 pts
2Ziebach County54+5.1 pts
3Todd County52.3-0.5 pts
4Bennett County47+1.5 pts
4Oglala Lakota County47-6.5 pts
6Jackson County45.2+1.9 pts
7Mellette County44.2+0.9 pts
8Buffalo County43.5-4 pts
9Lyman County35.2+0.1 pts
10Charles Mix County34.6+3.2 pts
11Dewey County32.9+0.2 pts
12Roberts County29+0.5 pts
13Tripp County25.9-2 pts
14Gregory County24.9-2.1 pts
15Fall River County22.6-1.8 pts
15Jones County22.6-0.6 pts
17McPherson County22.5-2.9 pts
18Beadle County21.4-0.6 pts
19Marshall County21.3+2.4 pts
20Clark County21.1-4.5 pts
21Walworth County20.3-1 pts
22Butte County20.1-2.5 pts
23Jerauld County19.9+1.4 pts
24Pennington County18.4-1.8 pts
25Hutchinson County18.2-2.2 pts
26Day County18.1-1.6 pts
26Sanborn County18.1-2.8 pts
28Clay County17.7-0.6 pts
28Custer County17.7-1 pts
30Brule County17.6-1.4 pts
31Bon Homme County17.1-1.2 pts
32Lawrence County16-2.2 pts
33Hanson County15.3+0.1 pts
34Spink County15.2-1.5 pts
35Davison County15.1+0.4 pts
36Perkins County15-3.7 pts
37Edmunds County14.9+1 pts
37Hyde County14.9+6.5 pts
39Haakon County14.8-0.5 pts
40Moody County14.6-0.2 pts
41Minnehaha County14.5+0.4 pts
41Yankton County14.5-2 pts
43Faulk County14.4-6.9 pts
44Miner County14.3-0.8 pts
45McCook County13.7+0.5 pts
46Harding County13.3-1.5 pts
46Hughes County13.3-1.6 pts
48Meade County13.2-1.7 pts
49Potter County13-3.3 pts
50Brown County12.6-0.6 pts
51Codington County12.4-1.2 pts
51Deuel County12.4-0.4 pts
53Douglas County12.2-2.2 pts
53Kingsbury County12.2-0.9 pts
55Aurora County12-2.5 pts
56Lake County11.7+0.3 pts
57Hamlin County11.4-1.4 pts
58Brookings County11.2-0.3 pts
59Grant County11-2.5 pts
59Stanley County11-1.3 pts
61Hand County10.9-1.1 pts
62Turner County9.6-2.7 pts
63Campbell County8.6-0.9 pts
63Sully County8.6+1.9 pts
65Union County7-1.5 pts
66Lincoln County4.8-0.1 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt

MLA 9

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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_dakota_2015,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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), 2015
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2015.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in South Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"child_poverty_rate","level":"province","within":"South Dakota","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=child_poverty_rate&level=province&within=South%20Dakota&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Corson County, with 59.8% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Lincoln County, with 4.8% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure): other rankings

Counties in South Dakota: more rankings