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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 2019, at 63.4%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 15.9% and the figure for South Dakota was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.4Ziebach County
Lowest3.9Lincoln County
Median15.966 counties
South Dakota14.9History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 14.4 %Beadle County: 15.7 %Bennett County: 44.4 %Bon Homme County: 16.7 %Brookings County: 9.7 %Brown County: 10.2 %Brule County: 17.8 %Buffalo County: 46.3 %Butte County: 17.5 %Campbell County: 10.1 %Charles Mix County: 29.6 %Clark County: 18.5 %Clay County: 15 %Codington County: 11.5 %Corson County: 52.8 %Custer County: 15.5 %Davison County: 12.9 %Day County: 17.6 %Deuel County: 10.6 %Dewey County: 32.7 %Douglas County: 16.1 %Edmunds County: 15.2 %Fall River County: 17.9 %Faulk County: 25.2 %Grant County: 10.9 %Gregory County: 17.6 %Haakon County: 14.2 %Hamlin County: 9 %Hand County: 11.5 %Hanson County: 15.4 %Harding County: 18 %Hughes County: 10.6 %Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hyde County: 17.3 %Jackson County: 43.8 %Jerauld County: 27.1 %Jones County: 23 %Kingsbury County: 11.7 %Lake County: 10 %Lawrence County: 14.3 %Lincoln County: 3.9 %Lyman County: 30.3 %McCook County: 10.8 %McPherson County: 25.3 %Marshall County: 18.7 %Meade County: 11.2 %Mellette County: 41.9 %Miner County: 14.5 %Minnehaha County: 9.4 %Moody County: 10.9 %Oglala Lakota County: 44 %Pennington County: 15.6 %Perkins County: 21.8 %Potter County: 14.5 %Roberts County: 27.9 %Sanborn County: 16.1 %Spink County: 16.1 %Stanley County: 11.9 %Sully County: 8.4 %Todd County: 49.4 %Tripp County: 27.3 %Turner County: 10.6 %Union County: 5.8 %Walworth County: 19.5 %Yankton County: 11 %Ziebach County: 63.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Ziebach County: 63.4 %Ziebach County63.4Corson County: 52.8 %Corson County52.8Todd County: 49.4 %Todd County49.4Buffalo County: 46.3 %Buffalo County46.3Bennett County: 44.4 %Bennett County44.4Oglala Lakota County: 44 %Oglala Lakota County44Jackson County: 43.8 %Jackson County43.8Mellette County: 41.9 %Mellette County41.9Dewey County: 32.7 %Dewey County32.7Lyman County: 30.3 %Lyman County30.3Charles Mix County: 29.6 %Charles Mix County29.6Roberts County: 27.9 %Roberts County27.9Tripp County: 27.3 %Tripp County27.3Jerauld County: 27.1 %Jerauld County27.1McPherson County: 25.3 %McPherson County25.3Faulk County: 25.2 %Faulk County25.2Jones County: 23 %Jones County23Perkins County: 21.8 %Perkins County21.8Walworth County: 19.5 %Walworth County19.5Marshall County: 18.7 %Marshall County18.7Clark County: 18.5 %Clark County18.5Harding County: 18 %Harding County18Fall River County: 17.9 %Fall River County17.9Brule County: 17.8 %Brule County17.8Day County: 17.6 %Day County17.6Gregory County: 17.6 %Gregory County17.6Butte County: 17.5 %Butte County17.5Hyde County: 17.3 %Hyde County17.3Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hutchinson County17.2Bon Homme County: 16.7 %Bon Homme County16.7Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Sanborn County: 16.1 %Sanborn County16.1Spink County: 16.1 %Spink County16.1Beadle County: 15.7 %Beadle County15.7Pennington County: 15.6 %Pennington County15.6Custer County: 15.5 %Custer County15.5Hanson County: 15.4 %Hanson County15.4Edmunds County: 15.2 %Edmunds County15.2Clay County: 15 %Clay County15Miner County: 14.5 %Miner County14.5Ziebach County: 63.4 %Ziebach County63.4Corson County: 52.8 %Corson County52.8Todd County: 49.4 %Todd County49.4Buffalo County: 46.3 %Buffalo County46.3Bennett County: 44.4 %Bennett County44.4Oglala Lakota County: 44 %Oglala Lakota County44Jackson County: 43.8 %Jackson County43.8Mellette County: 41.9 %Mellette County41.9Dewey County: 32.7 %Dewey County32.7Lyman County: 30.3 %Lyman County30.3Charles Mix County: 29.6 %Charles Mix County29.6Roberts County: 27.9 %Roberts County27.9Tripp County: 27.3 %Tripp County27.3Jerauld County: 27.1 %Jerauld County27.1McPherson County: 25.3 %McPherson County25.3Faulk County: 25.2 %Faulk County25.2Jones County: 23 %Jones County23Perkins County: 21.8 %Perkins County21.8Walworth County: 19.5 %Walworth County19.5Marshall County: 18.7 %Marshall County18.7Clark County: 18.5 %Clark County18.5Harding County: 18 %Harding County18Fall River County: 17.9 %Fall River County17.9Brule County: 17.8 %Brule County17.8Day County: 17.6 %Day County17.6Gregory County: 17.6 %Gregory County17.6Butte County: 17.5 %Butte County17.5Hyde County: 17.3 %Hyde County17.3Hutchinson County: 17.2 %Hutchinson County17.2Bon Homme County: 16.7 %Bon Homme County16.7Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Sanborn County: 16.1 %Sanborn County16.1Spink County: 16.1 %Spink County16.1Beadle County: 15.7 %Beadle County15.7Pennington County: 15.6 %Pennington County15.6Custer County: 15.5 %Custer County15.5Hanson County: 15.4 %Hanson County15.4Edmunds County: 15.2 %Edmunds County15.2Clay County: 15 %Clay County15Miner County: 14.5 %Miner County14.5
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Ziebach County63.4+20.6 pts
2Corson County52.8+11.4 pts
3Todd County49.4-3.6 pts
4Buffalo County46.3-5 pts
5Bennett County44.4-0.3 pts
6Oglala Lakota County44-12.6 pts
7Jackson County43.8+2.2 pts
8Mellette County41.9+3.1 pts
9Dewey County32.7+1.8 pts
10Lyman County30.3-0.1 pts
11Charles Mix County29.6+1.2 pts
12Roberts County27.9-3.1 pts
13Tripp County27.3-1.6 pts
14Jerauld County27.1+6.2 pts
15McPherson County25.3+0.4 pts
16Faulk County25.2+2.1 pts
17Jones County23-0.8 pts
18Perkins County21.8+5.2 pts
19Walworth County19.5+0.4 pts
20Marshall County18.7+0.6 pts
21Clark County18.5-0.4 pts
22Harding County18+8.2 pts
23Fall River County17.9-1.9 pts
24Brule County17.8-4.6 pts
25Day County17.6-0.5 pts
25Gregory County17.6-3.5 pts
27Butte County17.5-1.4 pts
28Hyde County17.3+4.4 pts
29Hutchinson County17.2+0.1 pts
30Bon Homme County16.7-2.5 pts
31Douglas County16.1-0.1 pts
31Sanborn County16.1-2.1 pts
31Spink County16.1-0.6 pts
34Beadle County15.7-2.6 pts
35Pennington County15.6-3.6 pts
36Custer County15.5-1.9 pts
37Hanson County15.4+2.5 pts
38Edmunds County15.2-0.5 pts
39Clay County15-1.3 pts
40Miner County14.5+0.8 pts
40Potter County14.5-0.5 pts
42Aurora County14.4+0.4 pts
43Lawrence County14.3-0.4 pts
44Haakon County14.2+1.8 pts
45Davison County12.9-0.8 pts
46Stanley County11.9+0.9 pts
47Kingsbury County11.7-0.7 pts
48Codington County11.5-0.9 pts
48Hand County11.5-1.1 pts
50Meade County11.2-0.3 pts
51Yankton County11-1 pts
52Grant County10.9-0.9 pts
52Moody County10.9-0.5 pts
54McCook County10.8-2.5 pts
55Deuel County10.6-0.4 pts
55Hughes County10.6-1.7 pts
55Turner County10.6-0.4 pts
58Brown County10.2-1.2 pts
59Campbell County10.1-3.2 pts
60Lake County10-1.9 pts
61Brookings County9.7+0.5 pts
62Minnehaha County9.4-0.4 pts
63Hamlin County9-1.8 pts
64Sully County8.4-1.9 pts
65Union County5.8-0.4 pts
66Lincoln County3.9+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.

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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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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 63.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 3.9% in 2019.

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