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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 2022, at 53.9%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 15.1% and the figure for South Dakota was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Corson County
Lowest5.6Lincoln County
Median15.166 counties
South Dakota15.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 14.7 %Beadle County: 15 %Bennett County: 40.7 %Bon Homme County: 15.1 %Brookings County: 9.1 %Brown County: 11.4 %Brule County: 16.6 %Buffalo County: 44.8 %Butte County: 17.4 %Campbell County: 17.3 %Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Clark County: 13 %Clay County: 17.1 %Codington County: 11.1 %Corson County: 53.9 %Custer County: 16.8 %Davison County: 15.1 %Day County: 19.4 %Deuel County: 9 %Dewey County: 29.1 %Douglas County: 13.3 %Edmunds County: 13.1 %Fall River County: 21.6 %Faulk County: 20.6 %Grant County: 12.5 %Gregory County: 20.8 %Haakon County: 17.6 %Hamlin County: 9 %Hand County: 9.5 %Hanson County: 14 %Harding County: 14.2 %Hughes County: 11.2 %Hutchinson County: 16 %Hyde County: 15.2 %Jackson County: 35.5 %Jerauld County: 18.8 %Jones County: 26.7 %Kingsbury County: 12.3 %Lake County: 10.7 %Lawrence County: 13.4 %Lincoln County: 5.6 %Lyman County: 32.2 %McCook County: 10.8 %McPherson County: 24.4 %Marshall County: 15.7 %Meade County: 10.3 %Mellette County: 42.2 %Miner County: 12.2 %Minnehaha County: 10.9 %Moody County: 14.9 %Oglala Lakota County: 46.6 %Pennington County: 18.1 %Perkins County: 19.6 %Potter County: 11.9 %Roberts County: 23.3 %Sanborn County: 17.8 %Spink County: 15.1 %Stanley County: 12 %Sully County: 7.1 %Todd County: 45.6 %Tripp County: 25.7 %Turner County: 9.6 %Union County: 6.4 %Walworth County: 20.9 %Yankton County: 12.1 %Ziebach County: 46 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Corson County: 53.9 %Corson County53.9Oglala Lakota County: 46.6 %Oglala Lakota County46.6Ziebach County: 46 %Ziebach County46Todd County: 45.6 %Todd County45.6Buffalo County: 44.8 %Buffalo County44.8Mellette County: 42.2 %Mellette County42.2Bennett County: 40.7 %Bennett County40.7Jackson County: 35.5 %Jackson County35.5Lyman County: 32.2 %Lyman County32.2Dewey County: 29.1 %Dewey County29.1Jones County: 26.7 %Jones County26.7Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Charles Mix County26.1Tripp County: 25.7 %Tripp County25.7McPherson County: 24.4 %McPherson County24.4Roberts County: 23.3 %Roberts County23.3Fall River County: 21.6 %Fall River County21.6Walworth County: 20.9 %Walworth County20.9Gregory County: 20.8 %Gregory County20.8Faulk County: 20.6 %Faulk County20.6Perkins County: 19.6 %Perkins County19.6Day County: 19.4 %Day County19.4Jerauld County: 18.8 %Jerauld County18.8Pennington County: 18.1 %Pennington County18.1Sanborn County: 17.8 %Sanborn County17.8Haakon County: 17.6 %Haakon County17.6Butte County: 17.4 %Butte County17.4Campbell County: 17.3 %Campbell County17.3Clay County: 17.1 %Clay County17.1Custer County: 16.8 %Custer County16.8Brule County: 16.6 %Brule County16.6Hutchinson County: 16 %Hutchinson County16Marshall County: 15.7 %Marshall County15.7Hyde County: 15.2 %Hyde County15.2Bon Homme County: 15.1 %Bon Homme County15.1Davison County: 15.1 %Davison County15.1Spink County: 15.1 %Spink County15.1Beadle County: 15 %Beadle County15Moody County: 14.9 %Moody County14.9Aurora County: 14.7 %Aurora County14.7Harding County: 14.2 %Harding County14.2Corson County: 53.9 %Corson County53.9Oglala Lakota County: 46.6 %Oglala Lakota County46.6Ziebach County: 46 %Ziebach County46Todd County: 45.6 %Todd County45.6Buffalo County: 44.8 %Buffalo County44.8Mellette County: 42.2 %Mellette County42.2Bennett County: 40.7 %Bennett County40.7Jackson County: 35.5 %Jackson County35.5Lyman County: 32.2 %Lyman County32.2Dewey County: 29.1 %Dewey County29.1Jones County: 26.7 %Jones County26.7Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Charles Mix County26.1Tripp County: 25.7 %Tripp County25.7McPherson County: 24.4 %McPherson County24.4Roberts County: 23.3 %Roberts County23.3Fall River County: 21.6 %Fall River County21.6Walworth County: 20.9 %Walworth County20.9Gregory County: 20.8 %Gregory County20.8Faulk County: 20.6 %Faulk County20.6Perkins County: 19.6 %Perkins County19.6Day County: 19.4 %Day County19.4Jerauld County: 18.8 %Jerauld County18.8Pennington County: 18.1 %Pennington County18.1Sanborn County: 17.8 %Sanborn County17.8Haakon County: 17.6 %Haakon County17.6Butte County: 17.4 %Butte County17.4Campbell County: 17.3 %Campbell County17.3Clay County: 17.1 %Clay County17.1Custer County: 16.8 %Custer County16.8Brule County: 16.6 %Brule County16.6Hutchinson County: 16 %Hutchinson County16Marshall County: 15.7 %Marshall County15.7Hyde County: 15.2 %Hyde County15.2Bon Homme County: 15.1 %Bon Homme County15.1Davison County: 15.1 %Davison County15.1Spink County: 15.1 %Spink County15.1Beadle County: 15 %Beadle County15Moody County: 14.9 %Moody County14.9Aurora County: 14.7 %Aurora County14.7Harding County: 14.2 %Harding County14.2
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Corson County53.9+0.8 pts
2Oglala Lakota County46.6+5.2 pts
3Ziebach County46+0.2 pts
4Todd County45.6-2.5 pts
5Buffalo County44.8+0.4 pts
6Mellette County42.2+2 pts
7Bennett County40.7-2.6 pts
8Jackson County35.5-1.3 pts
9Lyman County32.2+4.1 pts
10Dewey County29.1+2.8 pts
11Jones County26.7+4.1 pts
12Charles Mix County26.1-2.5 pts
13Tripp County25.7-3.4 pts
14McPherson County24.4+1.4 pts
15Roberts County23.3+0.9 pts
16Fall River County21.6+2.8 pts
17Walworth County20.9-6.3 pts
18Gregory County20.8+2.1 pts
19Faulk County20.6-5.5 pts
20Perkins County19.6+0.4 pts
21Day County19.4+0.1 pts
22Jerauld County18.8+3.6 pts
23Pennington County18.1+2.5 pts
24Sanborn County17.8+0.2 pts
25Haakon County17.6+4 pts
26Butte County17.4+0.3 pts
27Campbell County17.3+3.9 pts
28Clay County17.1+0.9 pts
29Custer County16.8+1.8 pts
30Brule County16.6-0.2 pts
31Hutchinson County16-0.5 pts
32Marshall County15.7-2.1 pts
33Hyde County15.2+0.3 pts
34Bon Homme County15.1+0.4 pts
34Davison County15.1+2.5 pts
34Spink County15.1+0.4 pts
37Beadle County15-0.6 pts
38Moody County14.9+2.5 pts
39Aurora County14.7+2.8 pts
40Harding County14.2-0.1 pts
41Hanson County14+2.9 pts
42Lawrence County13.4-0.8 pts
43Douglas County13.3+1.6 pts
44Edmunds County13.1+1.8 pts
45Clark County13-3 pts
46Grant County12.5+0.2 pts
47Kingsbury County12.3+1.7 pts
48Miner County12.2-1.2 pts
49Yankton County12.1+0.3 pts
50Stanley County12+1.6 pts
51Potter County11.9-0.5 pts
52Brown County11.4-0.4 pts
53Hughes County11.2-0.4 pts
54Codington County11.1+0.1 pts
55Minnehaha County10.9+0.9 pts
56McCook County10.8-0.3 pts
57Lake County10.7+0.5 pts
58Meade County10.3-0.2 pts
59Turner County9.6-0.4 pts
60Hand County9.5+1.7 pts
61Brookings County9.1+1 pts
62Deuel County9+0.1 pts
62Hamlin County9+2.5 pts
64Sully County7.1+1.4 pts
65Union County6.4+0.8 pts
66Lincoln County5.6+1.5 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Corson County, with 53.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 5.6% in 2022.

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