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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 2017, at 74.7%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 16.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 16.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.7Ziebach County
Lowest3.8Lincoln County
Median16.266 counties
South Dakota16.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Aurora County: 14.7 %Beadle County: 20.9 %Bennett County: 51.6 %Bon Homme County: 17 %Brookings County: 8.7 %Brown County: 12.8 %Brule County: 19.4 %Buffalo County: 48.6 %Butte County: 19.4 %Campbell County: 13.3 %Charles Mix County: 35.2 %Clark County: 18.1 %Clay County: 17.2 %Codington County: 12.8 %Corson County: 55.3 %Custer County: 19.3 %Davison County: 15 %Day County: 19.1 %Deuel County: 12 %Dewey County: 41.9 %Douglas County: 14.7 %Edmunds County: 15.2 %Fall River County: 20.4 %Faulk County: 20 %Grant County: 11.9 %Gregory County: 21.4 %Haakon County: 15.6 %Hamlin County: 11.5 %Hand County: 13.7 %Hanson County: 15.2 %Harding County: 13.6 %Hughes County: 12.8 %Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hyde County: 11.6 %Jackson County: 48.3 %Jerauld County: 19.8 %Jones County: 23 %Kingsbury County: 12.9 %Lake County: 11.2 %Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lyman County: 30.2 %McCook County: 12.9 %McPherson County: 24.4 %Marshall County: 18.7 %Meade County: 11.1 %Mellette County: 49 %Miner County: 15.7 %Minnehaha County: 10 %Moody County: 13.2 %Oglala Lakota County: 45.8 %Pennington County: 16.6 %Perkins County: 18.8 %Potter County: 14.2 %Roberts County: 25.4 %Sanborn County: 21.8 %Spink County: 15.5 %Stanley County: 10.5 %Sully County: 8.2 %Todd County: 55.8 %Tripp County: 26.6 %Turner County: 11 %Union County: 6.6 %Walworth County: 20.9 %Yankton County: 12.4 %Ziebach County: 74.7 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Ziebach County: 74.7 %Ziebach County74.7Todd County: 55.8 %Todd County55.8Corson County: 55.3 %Corson County55.3Bennett County: 51.6 %Bennett County51.6Mellette County: 49 %Mellette County49Buffalo County: 48.6 %Buffalo County48.6Jackson County: 48.3 %Jackson County48.3Oglala Lakota County: 45.8 %Oglala Lakota County45.8Dewey County: 41.9 %Dewey County41.9Charles Mix County: 35.2 %Charles Mix County35.2Lyman County: 30.2 %Lyman County30.2Tripp County: 26.6 %Tripp County26.6Roberts County: 25.4 %Roberts County25.4McPherson County: 24.4 %McPherson County24.4Jones County: 23 %Jones County23Sanborn County: 21.8 %Sanborn County21.8Gregory County: 21.4 %Gregory County21.4Beadle County: 20.9 %Beadle County20.9Walworth County: 20.9 %Walworth County20.9Fall River County: 20.4 %Fall River County20.4Faulk County: 20 %Faulk County20Jerauld County: 19.8 %Jerauld County19.8Brule County: 19.4 %Brule County19.4Butte County: 19.4 %Butte County19.4Custer County: 19.3 %Custer County19.3Day County: 19.1 %Day County19.1Perkins County: 18.8 %Perkins County18.8Marshall County: 18.7 %Marshall County18.7Clark County: 18.1 %Clark County18.1Clay County: 17.2 %Clay County17.2Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hutchinson County17.2Bon Homme County: 17 %Bon Homme County17Pennington County: 16.6 %Pennington County16.6Miner County: 15.7 %Miner County15.7Haakon County: 15.6 %Haakon County15.6Spink County: 15.5 %Spink County15.5Edmunds County: 15.2 %Edmunds County15.2Hanson County: 15.2 %Hanson County15.2Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lawrence County15.1Davison County: 15 %Davison County15Ziebach County: 74.7 %Ziebach County74.7Todd County: 55.8 %Todd County55.8Corson County: 55.3 %Corson County55.3Bennett County: 51.6 %Bennett County51.6Mellette County: 49 %Mellette County49Buffalo County: 48.6 %Buffalo County48.6Jackson County: 48.3 %Jackson County48.3Oglala Lakota County: 45.8 %Oglala Lakota County45.8Dewey County: 41.9 %Dewey County41.9Charles Mix County: 35.2 %Charles Mix County35.2Lyman County: 30.2 %Lyman County30.2Tripp County: 26.6 %Tripp County26.6Roberts County: 25.4 %Roberts County25.4McPherson County: 24.4 %McPherson County24.4Jones County: 23 %Jones County23Sanborn County: 21.8 %Sanborn County21.8Gregory County: 21.4 %Gregory County21.4Beadle County: 20.9 %Beadle County20.9Walworth County: 20.9 %Walworth County20.9Fall River County: 20.4 %Fall River County20.4Faulk County: 20 %Faulk County20Jerauld County: 19.8 %Jerauld County19.8Brule County: 19.4 %Brule County19.4Butte County: 19.4 %Butte County19.4Custer County: 19.3 %Custer County19.3Day County: 19.1 %Day County19.1Perkins County: 18.8 %Perkins County18.8Marshall County: 18.7 %Marshall County18.7Clark County: 18.1 %Clark County18.1Clay County: 17.2 %Clay County17.2Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hutchinson County17.2Bon Homme County: 17 %Bon Homme County17Pennington County: 16.6 %Pennington County16.6Miner County: 15.7 %Miner County15.7Haakon County: 15.6 %Haakon County15.6Spink County: 15.5 %Spink County15.5Edmunds County: 15.2 %Edmunds County15.2Hanson County: 15.2 %Hanson County15.2Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lawrence County15.1Davison County: 15 %Davison 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ziebach County74.7+27.8 pts
2Todd County55.8+2.4 pts
3Corson County55.3+6.5 pts
4Bennett County51.6+8.7 pts
5Mellette County49+7.3 pts
6Buffalo County48.6+0.5 pts
7Jackson County48.3+9.1 pts
8Oglala Lakota County45.8+1.9 pts
9Dewey County41.9+9.2 pts
10Charles Mix County35.2+4.4 pts
11Lyman County30.2-0.8 pts
12Tripp County26.6+2.5 pts
13Roberts County25.4-0.2 pts
14McPherson County24.4-0.2 pts
15Jones County23-3.5 pts
16Sanborn County21.8+4.1 pts
17Gregory County21.4-0.4 pts
18Beadle County20.9+1 pts
18Walworth County20.9-0.1 pts
20Fall River County20.4-0.3 pts
21Faulk County20-1.6 pts
22Jerauld County19.8+2.1 pts
23Brule County19.4+2.8 pts
23Butte County19.4-1.1 pts
25Custer County19.3+0.6 pts
26Day County19.1+1.1 pts
27Perkins County18.8+2.1 pts
28Marshall County18.7+1.6 pts
29Clark County18.1-1.3 pts
30Clay County17.2+0.7 pts
30Hutchinson County17.2-1.6 pts
32Bon Homme County17-1.1 pts
33Pennington County16.6-3.2 pts
34Miner County15.7-1.2 pts
35Haakon County15.6+0.1 pts
36Spink County15.5+0.5 pts
37Edmunds County15.2+1.2 pts
37Hanson County15.2-0.8 pts
39Lawrence County15.1+0.7 pts
40Davison County15+0.3 pts
41Aurora County14.7-0.6 pts
41Douglas County14.7+1.9 pts
43Potter County14.2-0.8 pts
44Hand County13.7+0.9 pts
45Harding County13.6-3 pts
46Campbell County13.3+1.8 pts
47Moody County13.2-1.3 pts
48Kingsbury County12.9+1.4 pts
48McCook County12.9+0.6 pts
50Brown County12.8+0.8 pts
50Codington County12.8-0.2 pts
50Hughes County12.8+0.8 pts
53Yankton County12.40 pts
54Deuel County12-1.3 pts
55Grant County11.9-0.9 pts
56Hyde County11.6+0.2 pts
57Hamlin County11.5-0.1 pts
58Lake County11.2+0.2 pts
59Meade County11.1-2.5 pts
60Turner County11-0.5 pts
61Stanley County10.5-0.8 pts
62Minnehaha County10-1.3 pts
63Brookings County8.7-2.7 pts
64Sully County8.2-0.6 pts
65Union County6.6-1.1 pts
66Lincoln County3.80 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2017 (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), 2017}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Ziebach County, with 74.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 3.8% in 2017.

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