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Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Stanley County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 66 counties in 2026, at $119,800. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $35,700. The median was $98,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest119,800Stanley County
Lowest35,700Oglala Lakota County
Median98,10066 counties

Top 40 counties, 2026

Stanley County: 119,800 USDStanley County119,800Lincoln County: 118,700 USDLincoln County118,700McCook County: 118,700 USDMcCook County118,700Minnehaha County: 118,700 USDMinnehaha County118,700Turner County: 118,700 USDTurner County118,700Brookings County: 112,200 USDBrookings County112,200Marshall County: 112,200 USDMarshall County112,200Hand County: 109,900 USDHand County109,900Hughes County: 109,900 USDHughes County109,900Douglas County: 109,700 USDDouglas County109,700Campbell County: 107,800 USDCampbell County107,800Hyde County: 106,600 USDHyde County106,600Brown County: 106,400 USDBrown County106,400Hutchinson County: 105,600 USDHutchinson County105,600Clay County: 105,100 USDClay County105,100Butte County: 104,900 USDButte County104,900Sully County: 104,300 USDSully County104,300Jerauld County: 104,100 USDJerauld County104,100Faulk County: 103,700 USDFaulk County103,700Custer County: 103,200 USDCuster County103,200Lake County: 103,000 USDLake County103,000Yankton County: 102,700 USDYankton County102,700Moody County: 102,100 USDMoody County102,100Kingsbury County: 101,400 USDKingsbury County101,400Hanson County: 101,300 USDHanson County101,300Pennington County: 101,300 USDPennington County101,300Deuel County: 101,200 USDDeuel County101,200Hamlin County: 100,500 USDHamlin County100,500Miner County: 100,500 USDMiner County100,500Spink County: 100,300 USDSpink County100,300Grant County: 100,100 USDGrant County100,100Edmunds County: 98,400 USDEdmunds County98,400Potter County: 98,200 USDPotter County98,200Meade County: 98,000 USDMeade County98,000Aurora County: 97,900 USDAurora County97,900Brule County: 97,900 USDBrule County97,900Sanborn County: 97,900 USDSanborn County97,900Union County: 97,900 USDUnion County97,900Codington County: 97,500 USDCodington County97,500Lawrence County: 97,000 USDLawrence County97,000
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Stanley County119,800+1.2%
2Lincoln County118,700+5.8%
2McCook County118,700+5.8%
2Minnehaha County118,700+5.8%
2Turner County118,700+5.8%
6Brookings County112,200-1%
6Marshall County112,200+0.3%
8Hand County109,900-3.1%
8Hughes County109,900+7.5%
10Douglas County109,700+9.5%
11Campbell County107,800+5.7%
12Hyde County106,600+6.1%
13Brown County106,400+0.9%
14Hutchinson County105,600-3.8%
15Clay County105,100+1.4%
16Butte County104,900+0.7%
17Sully County104,300+2.9%
18Jerauld County104,100+2.8%
19Faulk County103,700-0.7%
20Custer County103,200+1.7%
21Lake County103,0000%
22Yankton County102,700-2.2%
23Moody County102,100-2.9%
24Kingsbury County101,400-1.1%
25Hanson County101,300-5.1%
25Pennington County101,300+0.7%
27Deuel County101,200+0.9%
28Hamlin County100,500+1.2%
28Miner County100,500-8.9%
30Spink County100,300-1.8%
31Grant County100,100-1.6%
32Edmunds County98,400+0.5%
33Potter County98,200-2.1%
34Meade County98,000-1.8%
35Aurora County97,900+4.4%
35Brule County97,900-10.3%
35Sanborn County97,900-1%
35Union County97,900+8.7%
39Codington County97,500+5.4%
40Lawrence County97,000+0.9%
41Davison County95,800-3.2%
42Day County95,600+8.3%
43Fall River County95,000+14.3%
44Jackson County94,500+150%
45McPherson County94,200+13.2%
46Gregory County93,700+13%
47Jones County93,600+1%
48Harding County92,900+5.9%
49Bon Homme County92,300+2.7%
50Beadle County92,000+3.6%
51Perkins County90,000-2.7%
52Clark County87,600+4.7%
53Haakon County87,500+2.3%
53Lyman County87,500+17.8%
55Walworth County87,100-1.5%
56Roberts County84,500-1.3%
57Charles Mix County84,000-5.1%
58Tripp County79,500-3.5%
59Dewey County66,400-2.2%
60Bennett County60,200+5.8%
61Mellette County58,000+1.9%
62Buffalo County57,100+8.6%
63Corson County51,000-3.2%
64Ziebach County50,600+0.2%
65Todd County42,500-1.6%
66Oglala Lakota County35,700-5.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Stanley County, with $119,800 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Oglala Lakota County, with $35,700 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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