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

Todd County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 66 counties in 2016, at 53.4%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 16.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.4Todd County
Lowest3.8Lincoln County
Median16.666 counties
South Dakota16.6History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 15.3 %Beadle County: 19.9 %Bennett County: 42.9 %Bon Homme County: 18.1 %Brookings County: 11.4 %Brown County: 12 %Brule County: 16.6 %Buffalo County: 48.1 %Butte County: 20.5 %Campbell County: 11.5 %Charles Mix County: 30.8 %Clark County: 19.4 %Clay County: 16.5 %Codington County: 13 %Corson County: 48.8 %Custer County: 18.7 %Davison County: 14.7 %Day County: 18 %Deuel County: 13.3 %Dewey County: 32.7 %Douglas County: 12.8 %Edmunds County: 14 %Fall River County: 20.7 %Faulk County: 21.6 %Grant County: 12.8 %Gregory County: 21.8 %Haakon County: 15.5 %Hamlin County: 11.6 %Hand County: 12.8 %Hanson County: 16 %Harding County: 16.6 %Hughes County: 12 %Hutchinson County: 18.8 %Hyde County: 11.4 %Jackson County: 39.2 %Jerauld County: 17.7 %Jones County: 26.5 %Kingsbury County: 11.5 %Lake County: 11 %Lawrence County: 14.4 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lyman County: 31 %McCook County: 12.3 %McPherson County: 24.6 %Marshall County: 17.1 %Meade County: 13.6 %Mellette County: 41.7 %Miner County: 16.9 %Minnehaha County: 11.3 %Moody County: 14.5 %Oglala Lakota County: 43.9 %Pennington County: 19.8 %Perkins County: 16.7 %Potter County: 15 %Roberts County: 25.6 %Sanborn County: 17.7 %Spink County: 15 %Stanley County: 11.3 %Sully County: 8.8 %Todd County: 53.4 %Tripp County: 24.1 %Turner County: 11.5 %Union County: 7.7 %Walworth County: 21 %Yankton County: 12.4 %Ziebach County: 46.9 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Todd County: 53.4 %Todd County53.4Corson County: 48.8 %Corson County48.8Buffalo County: 48.1 %Buffalo County48.1Ziebach County: 46.9 %Ziebach County46.9Oglala Lakota County: 43.9 %Oglala Lakota County43.9Bennett County: 42.9 %Bennett County42.9Mellette County: 41.7 %Mellette County41.7Jackson County: 39.2 %Jackson County39.2Dewey County: 32.7 %Dewey County32.7Lyman County: 31 %Lyman County31Charles Mix County: 30.8 %Charles Mix County30.8Jones County: 26.5 %Jones County26.5Roberts County: 25.6 %Roberts County25.6McPherson County: 24.6 %McPherson County24.6Tripp County: 24.1 %Tripp County24.1Gregory County: 21.8 %Gregory County21.8Faulk County: 21.6 %Faulk County21.6Walworth County: 21 %Walworth County21Fall River County: 20.7 %Fall River County20.7Butte County: 20.5 %Butte County20.5Beadle County: 19.9 %Beadle County19.9Pennington County: 19.8 %Pennington County19.8Clark County: 19.4 %Clark County19.4Hutchinson County: 18.8 %Hutchinson County18.8Custer County: 18.7 %Custer County18.7Bon Homme County: 18.1 %Bon Homme County18.1Day County: 18 %Day County18Jerauld County: 17.7 %Jerauld County17.7Sanborn County: 17.7 %Sanborn County17.7Marshall County: 17.1 %Marshall County17.1Miner County: 16.9 %Miner County16.9Perkins County: 16.7 %Perkins County16.7Brule County: 16.6 %Brule County16.6Harding County: 16.6 %Harding County16.6Clay County: 16.5 %Clay County16.5Hanson County: 16 %Hanson County16Haakon County: 15.5 %Haakon County15.5Aurora County: 15.3 %Aurora County15.3Potter County: 15 %Potter County15Spink County: 15 %Spink County15Todd County: 53.4 %Todd County53.4Corson County: 48.8 %Corson County48.8Buffalo County: 48.1 %Buffalo County48.1Ziebach County: 46.9 %Ziebach County46.9Oglala Lakota County: 43.9 %Oglala Lakota County43.9Bennett County: 42.9 %Bennett County42.9Mellette County: 41.7 %Mellette County41.7Jackson County: 39.2 %Jackson County39.2Dewey County: 32.7 %Dewey County32.7Lyman County: 31 %Lyman County31Charles Mix County: 30.8 %Charles Mix County30.8Jones County: 26.5 %Jones County26.5Roberts County: 25.6 %Roberts County25.6McPherson County: 24.6 %McPherson County24.6Tripp County: 24.1 %Tripp County24.1Gregory County: 21.8 %Gregory County21.8Faulk County: 21.6 %Faulk County21.6Walworth County: 21 %Walworth County21Fall River County: 20.7 %Fall River County20.7Butte County: 20.5 %Butte County20.5Beadle County: 19.9 %Beadle County19.9Pennington County: 19.8 %Pennington County19.8Clark County: 19.4 %Clark County19.4Hutchinson County: 18.8 %Hutchinson County18.8Custer County: 18.7 %Custer County18.7Bon Homme County: 18.1 %Bon Homme County18.1Day County: 18 %Day County18Jerauld County: 17.7 %Jerauld County17.7Sanborn County: 17.7 %Sanborn County17.7Marshall County: 17.1 %Marshall County17.1Miner County: 16.9 %Miner County16.9Perkins County: 16.7 %Perkins County16.7Brule County: 16.6 %Brule County16.6Harding County: 16.6 %Harding County16.6Clay County: 16.5 %Clay County16.5Hanson County: 16 %Hanson County16Haakon County: 15.5 %Haakon County15.5Aurora County: 15.3 %Aurora County15.3Potter County: 15 %Potter County15Spink County: 15 %Spink County15
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Todd County53.4+1.1 pts
2Corson County48.8-11 pts
3Buffalo County48.1+4.6 pts
4Ziebach County46.9-7.1 pts
5Oglala Lakota County43.9-3.1 pts
6Bennett County42.9-4.1 pts
7Mellette County41.7-2.5 pts
8Jackson County39.2-6 pts
9Dewey County32.7-0.2 pts
10Lyman County31-4.2 pts
11Charles Mix County30.8-3.8 pts
12Jones County26.5+3.9 pts
13Roberts County25.6-3.4 pts
14McPherson County24.6+2.1 pts
15Tripp County24.1-1.8 pts
16Gregory County21.8-3.1 pts
17Faulk County21.6+7.2 pts
18Walworth County21+0.7 pts
19Fall River County20.7-1.9 pts
20Butte County20.5+0.4 pts
21Beadle County19.9-1.5 pts
22Pennington County19.8+1.4 pts
23Clark County19.4-1.7 pts
24Hutchinson County18.8+0.6 pts
25Custer County18.7+1 pts
26Bon Homme County18.1+1 pts
27Day County18-0.1 pts
28Jerauld County17.7-2.2 pts
28Sanborn County17.7-0.4 pts
30Marshall County17.1-4.2 pts
31Miner County16.9+2.6 pts
32Perkins County16.7+1.7 pts
33Brule County16.6-1 pts
33Harding County16.6+3.3 pts
35Clay County16.5-1.2 pts
36Hanson County16+0.7 pts
37Haakon County15.5+0.7 pts
38Aurora County15.3+3.3 pts
39Potter County15+2 pts
39Spink County15-0.2 pts
41Davison County14.7-0.4 pts
42Moody County14.5-0.1 pts
43Lawrence County14.4-1.6 pts
44Edmunds County14-0.9 pts
45Meade County13.6+0.4 pts
46Deuel County13.3+0.9 pts
47Codington County13+0.6 pts
48Douglas County12.8+0.6 pts
48Grant County12.8+1.8 pts
48Hand County12.8+1.9 pts
51Yankton County12.4-2.1 pts
52McCook County12.3-1.4 pts
53Brown County12-0.6 pts
53Hughes County12-1.3 pts
55Hamlin County11.6+0.2 pts
56Campbell County11.5+2.9 pts
56Kingsbury County11.5-0.7 pts
56Turner County11.5+1.9 pts
59Brookings County11.4+0.2 pts
59Hyde County11.4-3.5 pts
61Minnehaha County11.3-3.2 pts
61Stanley County11.3+0.3 pts
63Lake County11-0.7 pts
64Sully County8.8+0.2 pts
65Union County7.7+0.7 pts
66Lincoln County3.8-1 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2016 (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), 2016}},
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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)?

Todd County, with 53.4% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 3.8% in 2016.

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