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

Oglala Lakota County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 66 counties in 2018, at 56.6%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for South Dakota was 16.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.6Oglala Lakota County
Lowest3.8Lincoln County
Median16.566 counties
South Dakota16.1History

Map of counties, 2018

Aurora County: 14 %Beadle County: 18.3 %Bennett County: 44.7 %Bon Homme County: 19.2 %Brookings County: 9.2 %Brown County: 11.4 %Brule County: 22.4 %Buffalo County: 51.3 %Butte County: 18.9 %Campbell County: 13.3 %Charles Mix County: 28.4 %Clark County: 18.9 %Clay County: 16.3 %Codington County: 12.4 %Corson County: 41.4 %Custer County: 17.4 %Davison County: 13.7 %Day County: 18.1 %Deuel County: 11 %Dewey County: 30.9 %Douglas County: 16.2 %Edmunds County: 15.7 %Fall River County: 19.8 %Faulk County: 23.1 %Grant County: 11.8 %Gregory County: 21.1 %Haakon County: 12.4 %Hamlin County: 10.8 %Hand County: 12.6 %Hanson County: 12.9 %Harding County: 9.8 %Hughes County: 12.3 %Hutchinson County: 17.1 %Hyde County: 12.9 %Jackson County: 41.6 %Jerauld County: 20.9 %Jones County: 23.8 %Kingsbury County: 12.4 %Lake County: 11.9 %Lawrence County: 14.7 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lyman County: 30.4 %McCook County: 13.3 %McPherson County: 24.9 %Marshall County: 18.1 %Meade County: 11.5 %Mellette County: 38.8 %Miner County: 13.7 %Minnehaha County: 9.8 %Moody County: 11.4 %Oglala Lakota County: 56.6 %Pennington County: 19.2 %Perkins County: 16.6 %Potter County: 15 %Roberts County: 31 %Sanborn County: 18.2 %Spink County: 16.7 %Stanley County: 11 %Sully County: 10.3 %Todd County: 53 %Tripp County: 28.9 %Turner County: 11 %Union County: 6.2 %Walworth County: 19.1 %Yankton County: 12 %Ziebach County: 42.8 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Oglala Lakota County: 56.6 %Oglala Lakota County56.6Todd County: 53 %Todd County53Buffalo County: 51.3 %Buffalo County51.3Bennett County: 44.7 %Bennett County44.7Ziebach County: 42.8 %Ziebach County42.8Jackson County: 41.6 %Jackson County41.6Corson County: 41.4 %Corson County41.4Mellette County: 38.8 %Mellette County38.8Roberts County: 31 %Roberts County31Dewey County: 30.9 %Dewey County30.9Lyman County: 30.4 %Lyman County30.4Tripp County: 28.9 %Tripp County28.9Charles Mix County: 28.4 %Charles Mix County28.4McPherson County: 24.9 %McPherson County24.9Jones County: 23.8 %Jones County23.8Faulk County: 23.1 %Faulk County23.1Brule County: 22.4 %Brule County22.4Gregory County: 21.1 %Gregory County21.1Jerauld County: 20.9 %Jerauld County20.9Fall River County: 19.8 %Fall River County19.8Bon Homme County: 19.2 %Bon Homme County19.2Pennington County: 19.2 %Pennington County19.2Walworth County: 19.1 %Walworth County19.1Butte County: 18.9 %Butte County18.9Clark County: 18.9 %Clark County18.9Beadle County: 18.3 %Beadle County18.3Sanborn County: 18.2 %Sanborn County18.2Day County: 18.1 %Day County18.1Marshall County: 18.1 %Marshall County18.1Custer County: 17.4 %Custer County17.4Hutchinson County: 17.1 %Hutchinson County17.1Spink County: 16.7 %Spink County16.7Perkins County: 16.6 %Perkins County16.6Clay County: 16.3 %Clay County16.3Douglas County: 16.2 %Douglas County16.2Edmunds County: 15.7 %Edmunds County15.7Potter County: 15 %Potter County15Lawrence County: 14.7 %Lawrence County14.7Aurora County: 14 %Aurora County14Davison County: 13.7 %Davison County13.7Oglala Lakota County: 56.6 %Oglala Lakota County56.6Todd County: 53 %Todd County53Buffalo County: 51.3 %Buffalo County51.3Bennett County: 44.7 %Bennett County44.7Ziebach County: 42.8 %Ziebach County42.8Jackson County: 41.6 %Jackson County41.6Corson County: 41.4 %Corson County41.4Mellette County: 38.8 %Mellette County38.8Roberts County: 31 %Roberts County31Dewey County: 30.9 %Dewey County30.9Lyman County: 30.4 %Lyman County30.4Tripp County: 28.9 %Tripp County28.9Charles Mix County: 28.4 %Charles Mix County28.4McPherson County: 24.9 %McPherson County24.9Jones County: 23.8 %Jones County23.8Faulk County: 23.1 %Faulk County23.1Brule County: 22.4 %Brule County22.4Gregory County: 21.1 %Gregory County21.1Jerauld County: 20.9 %Jerauld County20.9Fall River County: 19.8 %Fall River County19.8Bon Homme County: 19.2 %Bon Homme County19.2Pennington County: 19.2 %Pennington County19.2Walworth County: 19.1 %Walworth County19.1Butte County: 18.9 %Butte County18.9Clark County: 18.9 %Clark County18.9Beadle County: 18.3 %Beadle County18.3Sanborn County: 18.2 %Sanborn County18.2Day County: 18.1 %Day County18.1Marshall County: 18.1 %Marshall County18.1Custer County: 17.4 %Custer County17.4Hutchinson County: 17.1 %Hutchinson County17.1Spink County: 16.7 %Spink County16.7Perkins County: 16.6 %Perkins County16.6Clay County: 16.3 %Clay County16.3Douglas County: 16.2 %Douglas County16.2Edmunds County: 15.7 %Edmunds County15.7Potter County: 15 %Potter County15Lawrence County: 14.7 %Lawrence County14.7Aurora County: 14 %Aurora County14Davison County: 13.7 %Davison County13.7
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Oglala Lakota County56.6+10.8 pts
2Todd County53-2.8 pts
3Buffalo County51.3+2.7 pts
4Bennett County44.7-6.9 pts
5Ziebach County42.8-31.9 pts
6Jackson County41.6-6.7 pts
7Corson County41.4-13.9 pts
8Mellette County38.8-10.2 pts
9Roberts County31+5.6 pts
10Dewey County30.9-11 pts
11Lyman County30.4+0.2 pts
12Tripp County28.9+2.3 pts
13Charles Mix County28.4-6.8 pts
14McPherson County24.9+0.5 pts
15Jones County23.8+0.8 pts
16Faulk County23.1+3.1 pts
17Brule County22.4+3 pts
18Gregory County21.1-0.3 pts
19Jerauld County20.9+1.1 pts
20Fall River County19.8-0.6 pts
21Bon Homme County19.2+2.2 pts
21Pennington County19.2+2.6 pts
23Walworth County19.1-1.8 pts
24Butte County18.9-0.5 pts
24Clark County18.9+0.8 pts
26Beadle County18.3-2.6 pts
27Sanborn County18.2-3.6 pts
28Day County18.1-1 pts
28Marshall County18.1-0.6 pts
30Custer County17.4-1.9 pts
31Hutchinson County17.1-0.1 pts
32Spink County16.7+1.2 pts
33Perkins County16.6-2.2 pts
34Clay County16.3-0.9 pts
35Douglas County16.2+1.5 pts
36Edmunds County15.7+0.5 pts
37Potter County15+0.8 pts
38Lawrence County14.7-0.4 pts
39Aurora County14-0.7 pts
40Davison County13.7-1.3 pts
40Miner County13.7-2 pts
42Campbell County13.30 pts
42McCook County13.3+0.4 pts
44Hanson County12.9-2.3 pts
44Hyde County12.9+1.3 pts
46Hand County12.6-1.1 pts
47Codington County12.4-0.4 pts
47Haakon County12.4-3.2 pts
47Kingsbury County12.4-0.5 pts
50Hughes County12.3-0.5 pts
51Yankton County12-0.4 pts
52Lake County11.9+0.7 pts
53Grant County11.8-0.1 pts
54Meade County11.5+0.4 pts
55Brown County11.4-1.4 pts
55Moody County11.4-1.8 pts
57Deuel County11-1 pts
57Stanley County11+0.5 pts
57Turner County110 pts
60Hamlin County10.8-0.7 pts
61Sully County10.3+2.1 pts
62Harding County9.8-3.8 pts
62Minnehaha County9.8-0.2 pts
64Brookings County9.2+0.5 pts
65Union County6.2-0.4 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2018 (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), 2018}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Oglala Lakota County, with 56.6% in 2018, 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 2018.

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