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Counties in South Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription

Lincoln County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 66 counties in 2023, at 96.1%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 57.7%. The median was 84.9% and the figure for South Dakota was 88.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.1Lincoln County
Lowest57.7Oglala Lakota County
Median84.966 counties
South Dakota88.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 81.7 %Beadle County: 86.5 %Bennett County: 63.7 %Bon Homme County: 82.2 %Brookings County: 89.8 %Brown County: 88.1 %Brule County: 81.2 %Buffalo County: 61.5 %Butte County: 87.7 %Campbell County: 77.6 %Charles Mix County: 80.4 %Clark County: 84.6 %Clay County: 89.7 %Codington County: 86.9 %Corson County: 81.7 %Custer County: 86.9 %Davison County: 85.4 %Day County: 82.6 %Deuel County: 81.7 %Dewey County: 77.6 %Douglas County: 84.6 %Edmunds County: 90.6 %Fall River County: 83.8 %Faulk County: 83.6 %Grant County: 82.9 %Gregory County: 80.2 %Haakon County: 71.1 %Hamlin County: 86.9 %Hand County: 85.7 %Hanson County: 91.5 %Harding County: 92.7 %Hughes County: 89.9 %Hutchinson County: 84 %Hyde County: 88.6 %Jackson County: 59.9 %Jerauld County: 81.6 %Jones County: 83.7 %Kingsbury County: 87.5 %Lake County: 87.5 %Lawrence County: 88.7 %Lincoln County: 96.1 %Lyman County: 81.8 %McCook County: 87.5 %McPherson County: 74.7 %Marshall County: 85.7 %Meade County: 89 %Mellette County: 70.8 %Miner County: 79.6 %Minnehaha County: 92.2 %Moody County: 86.5 %Oglala Lakota County: 57.7 %Pennington County: 90.4 %Perkins County: 87.6 %Potter County: 90.2 %Roberts County: 81.8 %Sanborn County: 80.8 %Spink County: 88.1 %Stanley County: 86 %Sully County: 81.4 %Todd County: 69.7 %Tripp County: 86 %Turner County: 84.1 %Union County: 87.9 %Walworth County: 85.1 %Yankton County: 86.1 %Ziebach County: 77.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lincoln County: 96.1 %Lincoln County96.1Harding County: 92.7 %Harding County92.7Minnehaha County: 92.2 %Minnehaha County92.2Hanson County: 91.5 %Hanson County91.5Edmunds County: 90.6 %Edmunds County90.6Pennington County: 90.4 %Pennington County90.4Potter County: 90.2 %Potter County90.2Hughes County: 89.9 %Hughes County89.9Brookings County: 89.8 %Brookings County89.8Clay County: 89.7 %Clay County89.7Meade County: 89 %Meade County89Lawrence County: 88.7 %Lawrence County88.7Hyde County: 88.6 %Hyde County88.6Brown County: 88.1 %Brown County88.1Spink County: 88.1 %Spink County88.1Union County: 87.9 %Union County87.9Butte County: 87.7 %Butte County87.7Perkins County: 87.6 %Perkins County87.6McCook County: 87.5 %McCook County87.5Kingsbury County: 87.5 %Kingsbury County87.5Lake County: 87.5 %Lake County87.5Hamlin County: 86.9 %Hamlin County86.9Codington County: 86.9 %Codington County86.9Custer County: 86.9 %Custer County86.9Moody County: 86.5 %Moody County86.5Beadle County: 86.5 %Beadle County86.5Yankton County: 86.1 %Yankton County86.1Stanley County: 86 %Stanley County86Tripp County: 86 %Tripp County86Hand County: 85.7 %Hand County85.7Marshall County: 85.7 %Marshall County85.7Davison County: 85.4 %Davison County85.4Walworth County: 85.1 %Walworth County85.1Douglas County: 84.6 %Douglas County84.6Clark County: 84.6 %Clark County84.6Turner County: 84.1 %Turner County84.1Hutchinson County: 84 %Hutchinson County84Fall River County: 83.8 %Fall River County83.8Jones County: 83.7 %Jones County83.7Faulk County: 83.6 %Faulk County83.6Lincoln County: 96.1 %Lincoln County96.1Harding County: 92.7 %Harding County92.7Minnehaha County: 92.2 %Minnehaha County92.2Hanson County: 91.5 %Hanson County91.5Edmunds County: 90.6 %Edmunds County90.6Pennington County: 90.4 %Pennington County90.4Potter County: 90.2 %Potter County90.2Hughes County: 89.9 %Hughes County89.9Brookings County: 89.8 %Brookings County89.8Clay County: 89.7 %Clay County89.7Meade County: 89 %Meade County89Lawrence County: 88.7 %Lawrence County88.7Hyde County: 88.6 %Hyde County88.6Brown County: 88.1 %Brown County88.1Spink County: 88.1 %Spink County88.1Union County: 87.9 %Union County87.9Butte County: 87.7 %Butte County87.7Perkins County: 87.6 %Perkins County87.6McCook County: 87.5 %McCook County87.5Kingsbury County: 87.5 %Kingsbury County87.5Lake County: 87.5 %Lake County87.5Hamlin County: 86.9 %Hamlin County86.9Codington County: 86.9 %Codington County86.9Custer County: 86.9 %Custer County86.9Moody County: 86.5 %Moody County86.5Beadle County: 86.5 %Beadle County86.5Yankton County: 86.1 %Yankton County86.1Stanley County: 86 %Stanley County86Tripp County: 86 %Tripp County86Hand County: 85.7 %Hand County85.7Marshall County: 85.7 %Marshall County85.7Davison County: 85.4 %Davison County85.4Walworth County: 85.1 %Walworth County85.1Douglas County: 84.6 %Douglas County84.6Clark County: 84.6 %Clark County84.6Turner County: 84.1 %Turner County84.1Hutchinson County: 84 %Hutchinson County84Fall River County: 83.8 %Fall River County83.8Jones County: 83.7 %Jones County83.7Faulk County: 83.6 %Faulk County83.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lincoln County96.1+0.5 pts
2Harding County92.7+3.7 pts
3Minnehaha County92.2+1.6 pts
4Hanson County91.5+1.9 pts
5Edmunds County90.6+2.9 pts
6Pennington County90.4+1.8 pts
7Potter County90.2+1.1 pts
8Hughes County89.9+0.7 pts
9Brookings County89.8+0.7 pts
10Clay County89.7-0.1 pts
11Meade County89+2 pts
12Lawrence County88.7+0.8 pts
13Hyde County88.6+2.1 pts
14Brown County88.1+2.6 pts
15Spink County88.1+0.3 pts
16Union County87.9+2.5 pts
17Butte County87.7-0.6 pts
18Perkins County87.6+0.9 pts
19McCook County87.5+1.2 pts
20Kingsbury County87.5+2.5 pts
21Lake County87.5-2.4 pts
22Hamlin County86.9+2.4 pts
23Codington County86.9+2.3 pts
24Custer County86.9+3.7 pts
25Moody County86.5+3.2 pts
26Beadle County86.5+4 pts
27Yankton County86.1+0.6 pts
28Stanley County86+1.3 pts
29Tripp County86+3.2 pts
30Hand County85.7-0.2 pts
30Marshall County85.7+5.1 pts
32Davison County85.4+0.3 pts
33Walworth County85.1+4.1 pts
34Douglas County84.6+0.7 pts
35Clark County84.6+1.9 pts
36Turner County84.1+2.3 pts
37Hutchinson County84+2.7 pts
38Fall River County83.8+2.4 pts
39Jones County83.7+1 pts
40Faulk County83.6-2.4 pts
41Grant County82.9+2.4 pts
42Day County82.6+2.6 pts
43Bon Homme County82.2+3.6 pts
44Roberts County81.8+1.5 pts
45Lyman County81.8+2.2 pts
46Deuel County81.7-0.3 pts
47Aurora County81.7+3.4 pts
48Corson County81.7+5.4 pts
49Jerauld County81.6-0.6 pts
50Sully County81.4+1.1 pts
51Brule County81.2+4.9 pts
52Sanborn County80.8+2.9 pts
53Charles Mix County80.4+4.1 pts
54Gregory County80.2+1.5 pts
55Miner County79.6+3 pts
56Ziebach County77.8+5.1 pts
57Dewey County77.6+5.9 pts
58Campbell County77.6+4.9 pts
59McPherson County74.7+3.5 pts
60Haakon County71.1+4.2 pts
61Mellette County70.8+8.5 pts
62Todd County69.7+8.5 pts
63Bennett County63.7-3.7 pts
64Buffalo County61.5+0.3 pts
65Jackson County59.9+2.6 pts
66Oglala Lakota County57.7+1.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Households with a broadband internet subscription of any type (cellular data plan, cable, fiber optic, DSL, satellite or other non-dial-up service), as a percentage of all households. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts a paid subscription, so households that only use free access (a library or public wifi) are not included. A cellular data plan alone counts as broadband. A separate series from households_internet_access_share, the Eurostat share of households with internet access at home.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Lincoln County, with 96.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Oglala Lakota County, with 57.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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