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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 2023, at 55.7%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 13.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.7Ziebach County
Lowest3.8Lincoln County
Median13.366 counties
South Dakota13.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 15.3 %Beadle County: 19.3 %Bennett County: 35.6 %Bon Homme County: 10.1 %Brookings County: 7.4 %Brown County: 9.9 %Brule County: 14.6 %Buffalo County: 38.1 %Butte County: 15.1 %Campbell County: 12.8 %Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Clark County: 13.7 %Clay County: 14.6 %Codington County: 11.8 %Corson County: 40.4 %Custer County: 13.3 %Davison County: 11.7 %Day County: 16.7 %Deuel County: 8.8 %Dewey County: 29.3 %Douglas County: 11.3 %Edmunds County: 11.8 %Fall River County: 20 %Faulk County: 15.6 %Grant County: 11.6 %Gregory County: 17.4 %Haakon County: 12.8 %Hamlin County: 7.5 %Hand County: 9.3 %Hanson County: 11.1 %Harding County: 13.6 %Hughes County: 10.8 %Hutchinson County: 13.7 %Hyde County: 13.2 %Jackson County: 36 %Jerauld County: 17.2 %Jones County: 23.5 %Kingsbury County: 12 %Lake County: 8.9 %Lawrence County: 11.4 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lyman County: 26 %McCook County: 9.3 %McPherson County: 19 %Marshall County: 14.1 %Meade County: 8.5 %Mellette County: 33 %Miner County: 10.4 %Minnehaha County: 10.3 %Moody County: 11.1 %Oglala Lakota County: 40.7 %Pennington County: 16.3 %Perkins County: 18.3 %Potter County: 11 %Roberts County: 19.9 %Sanborn County: 13.3 %Spink County: 12.6 %Stanley County: 9.4 %Sully County: 7.4 %Todd County: 37.9 %Tripp County: 21.4 %Turner County: 8.3 %Union County: 5.6 %Walworth County: 18.8 %Yankton County: 12.2 %Ziebach County: 55.7 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Ziebach County: 55.7 %Ziebach County55.7Oglala Lakota County: 40.7 %Oglala Lakota County40.7Corson County: 40.4 %Corson County40.4Buffalo County: 38.1 %Buffalo County38.1Todd County: 37.9 %Todd County37.9Jackson County: 36 %Jackson County36Bennett County: 35.6 %Bennett County35.6Mellette County: 33 %Mellette County33Dewey County: 29.3 %Dewey County29.3Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Charles Mix County26.1Lyman County: 26 %Lyman County26Jones County: 23.5 %Jones County23.5Tripp County: 21.4 %Tripp County21.4Fall River County: 20 %Fall River County20Roberts County: 19.9 %Roberts County19.9Beadle County: 19.3 %Beadle County19.3McPherson County: 19 %McPherson County19Walworth County: 18.8 %Walworth County18.8Perkins County: 18.3 %Perkins County18.3Gregory County: 17.4 %Gregory County17.4Jerauld County: 17.2 %Jerauld County17.2Day County: 16.7 %Day County16.7Pennington County: 16.3 %Pennington County16.3Faulk County: 15.6 %Faulk County15.6Aurora County: 15.3 %Aurora County15.3Butte County: 15.1 %Butte County15.1Brule County: 14.6 %Brule County14.6Clay County: 14.6 %Clay County14.6Marshall County: 14.1 %Marshall County14.1Clark County: 13.7 %Clark County13.7Hutchinson County: 13.7 %Hutchinson County13.7Harding County: 13.6 %Harding County13.6Custer County: 13.3 %Custer County13.3Sanborn County: 13.3 %Sanborn County13.3Hyde County: 13.2 %Hyde County13.2Campbell County: 12.8 %Campbell County12.8Haakon County: 12.8 %Haakon County12.8Spink County: 12.6 %Spink County12.6Yankton County: 12.2 %Yankton County12.2Kingsbury County: 12 %Kingsbury County12Ziebach County: 55.7 %Ziebach County55.7Oglala Lakota County: 40.7 %Oglala Lakota County40.7Corson County: 40.4 %Corson County40.4Buffalo County: 38.1 %Buffalo County38.1Todd County: 37.9 %Todd County37.9Jackson County: 36 %Jackson County36Bennett County: 35.6 %Bennett County35.6Mellette County: 33 %Mellette County33Dewey County: 29.3 %Dewey County29.3Charles Mix County: 26.1 %Charles Mix County26.1Lyman County: 26 %Lyman County26Jones County: 23.5 %Jones County23.5Tripp County: 21.4 %Tripp County21.4Fall River County: 20 %Fall River County20Roberts County: 19.9 %Roberts County19.9Beadle County: 19.3 %Beadle County19.3McPherson County: 19 %McPherson County19Walworth County: 18.8 %Walworth County18.8Perkins County: 18.3 %Perkins County18.3Gregory County: 17.4 %Gregory County17.4Jerauld County: 17.2 %Jerauld County17.2Day County: 16.7 %Day County16.7Pennington County: 16.3 %Pennington County16.3Faulk County: 15.6 %Faulk County15.6Aurora County: 15.3 %Aurora County15.3Butte County: 15.1 %Butte County15.1Brule County: 14.6 %Brule County14.6Clay County: 14.6 %Clay County14.6Marshall County: 14.1 %Marshall County14.1Clark County: 13.7 %Clark County13.7Hutchinson County: 13.7 %Hutchinson County13.7Harding County: 13.6 %Harding County13.6Custer County: 13.3 %Custer County13.3Sanborn County: 13.3 %Sanborn County13.3Hyde County: 13.2 %Hyde County13.2Campbell County: 12.8 %Campbell County12.8Haakon County: 12.8 %Haakon County12.8Spink County: 12.6 %Spink County12.6Yankton County: 12.2 %Yankton County12.2Kingsbury County: 12 %Kingsbury County12
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ziebach County55.7+9.7 pts
2Oglala Lakota County40.7-5.9 pts
3Corson County40.4-13.5 pts
4Buffalo County38.1-6.7 pts
5Todd County37.9-7.7 pts
6Jackson County36+0.5 pts
7Bennett County35.6-5.1 pts
8Mellette County33-9.2 pts
9Dewey County29.3+0.2 pts
10Charles Mix County26.10 pts
11Lyman County26-6.2 pts
12Jones County23.5-3.2 pts
13Tripp County21.4-4.3 pts
14Fall River County20-1.6 pts
15Roberts County19.9-3.4 pts
16Beadle County19.3+4.3 pts
17McPherson County19-5.4 pts
18Walworth County18.8-2.1 pts
19Perkins County18.3-1.3 pts
20Gregory County17.4-3.4 pts
21Jerauld County17.2-1.6 pts
22Day County16.7-2.7 pts
23Pennington County16.3-1.8 pts
24Faulk County15.6-5 pts
25Aurora County15.3+0.6 pts
26Butte County15.1-2.3 pts
27Brule County14.6-2 pts
27Clay County14.6-2.5 pts
29Marshall County14.1-1.6 pts
30Clark County13.7+0.7 pts
30Hutchinson County13.7-2.3 pts
32Harding County13.6-0.6 pts
33Custer County13.3-3.5 pts
33Sanborn County13.3-4.5 pts
35Hyde County13.2-2 pts
36Campbell County12.8-4.5 pts
36Haakon County12.8-4.8 pts
38Spink County12.6-2.5 pts
39Yankton County12.2+0.1 pts
40Kingsbury County12-0.3 pts
41Codington County11.8+0.7 pts
41Edmunds County11.8-1.3 pts
43Davison County11.7-3.4 pts
44Grant County11.6-0.9 pts
45Lawrence County11.4-2 pts
46Douglas County11.3-2 pts
47Hanson County11.1-2.9 pts
47Moody County11.1-3.8 pts
49Potter County11-0.9 pts
50Hughes County10.8-0.4 pts
51Miner County10.4-1.8 pts
52Minnehaha County10.3-0.6 pts
53Bon Homme County10.1-5 pts
54Brown County9.9-1.5 pts
55Stanley County9.4-2.6 pts
56Hand County9.3-0.2 pts
56McCook County9.3-1.5 pts
58Lake County8.9-1.8 pts
59Deuel County8.8-0.2 pts
60Meade County8.5-1.8 pts
61Turner County8.3-1.3 pts
62Hamlin County7.5-1.5 pts
63Brookings County7.4-1.7 pts
63Sully County7.4+0.3 pts
65Union County5.6-0.8 pts
66Lincoln County3.8-1.8 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Ziebach County, with 55.7% in 2023, 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 2023.

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