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

Hughes County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 66 counties in 2022, at $100,100. Todd County had the lowest, at $27,600. The median was $78,200. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest100,100Hughes County
Lowest27,600Todd County
Median78,20066 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 82,000 USDBeadle County: 72,800 USDBennett County: 56,400 USDBon Homme County: 79,200 USDBrookings County: 96,700 USDBrown County: 89,600 USDBrule County: 74,500 USDBuffalo County: 37,200 USDButte County: 68,800 USDCampbell County: 76,200 USDCharles Mix County: 67,300 USDClark County: 72,800 USDClay County: 98,200 USDCodington County: 82,800 USDCorson County: 46,000 USDCuster County: 77,600 USDDavison County: 78,200 USDDay County: 67,400 USDDeuel County: 79,600 USDDewey County: 56,200 USDDouglas County: 78,800 USDEdmunds County: 90,000 USDFall River County: 70,000 USDFaulk County: 91,800 USDGrant County: 81,900 USDGregory County: 66,300 USDHaakon County: 49,400 USDHamlin County: 79,800 USDHand County: 81,100 USDHanson County: 84,800 USDHarding County: 74,300 USDHughes County: 100,100 USDHutchinson County: 83,400 USDHyde County: 77,300 USDJackson County: 44,300 USDJerauld County: 76,800 USDJones County: 54,700 USDKingsbury County: 79,900 USDLake County: 90,000 USDLawrence County: 79,700 USDLincoln County: 90,700 USDLyman County: 65,600 USDMcCook County: 90,700 USDMcPherson County: 76,500 USDMarshall County: 83,200 USDMeade County: 82,000 USDMellette County: 42,700 USDMiner County: 74,400 USDMinnehaha County: 90,700 USDMoody County: 85,600 USDOglala Lakota County: 37,400 USDPennington County: 90,300 USDPerkins County: 78,200 USDPotter County: 74,300 USDRoberts County: 65,800 USDSanborn County: 78,900 USDSpink County: 78,100 USDStanley County: 97,300 USDSully County: 78,000 USDTodd County: 27,600 USDTripp County: 73,600 USDTurner County: 90,700 USDUnion County: 86,100 USDWalworth County: 79,000 USDYankton County: 78,900 USDZiebach County: 43,800 USD
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  • 90K and over
USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hughes County: 100,100 USDHughes County100,100Clay County: 98,200 USDClay County98,200Stanley County: 97,300 USDStanley County97,300Brookings County: 96,700 USDBrookings County96,700Faulk County: 91,800 USDFaulk County91,800Lincoln County: 90,700 USDLincoln County90,700McCook County: 90,700 USDMcCook County90,700Minnehaha County: 90,700 USDMinnehaha County90,700Turner County: 90,700 USDTurner County90,700Pennington County: 90,300 USDPennington County90,300Edmunds County: 90,000 USDEdmunds County90,000Lake County: 90,000 USDLake County90,000Brown County: 89,600 USDBrown County89,600Union County: 86,100 USDUnion County86,100Moody County: 85,600 USDMoody County85,600Hanson County: 84,800 USDHanson County84,800Hutchinson County: 83,400 USDHutchinson County83,400Marshall County: 83,200 USDMarshall County83,200Codington County: 82,800 USDCodington County82,800Aurora County: 82,000 USDAurora County82,000Meade County: 82,000 USDMeade County82,000Grant County: 81,900 USDGrant County81,900Hand County: 81,100 USDHand County81,100Kingsbury County: 79,900 USDKingsbury County79,900Hamlin County: 79,800 USDHamlin County79,800Lawrence County: 79,700 USDLawrence County79,700Deuel County: 79,600 USDDeuel County79,600Bon Homme County: 79,200 USDBon Homme County79,200Walworth County: 79,000 USDWalworth County79,000Sanborn County: 78,900 USDSanborn County78,900Yankton County: 78,900 USDYankton County78,900Douglas County: 78,800 USDDouglas County78,800Davison County: 78,200 USDDavison County78,200Perkins County: 78,200 USDPerkins County78,200Spink County: 78,100 USDSpink County78,100Sully County: 78,000 USDSully County78,000Custer County: 77,600 USDCuster County77,600Hyde County: 77,300 USDHyde County77,300Jerauld County: 76,800 USDJerauld County76,800McPherson County: 76,500 USDMcPherson County76,500Hughes County: 100,100 USDHughes County100,100Clay County: 98,200 USDClay County98,200Stanley County: 97,300 USDStanley County97,300Brookings County: 96,700 USDBrookings County96,700Faulk County: 91,800 USDFaulk County91,800Lincoln County: 90,700 USDLincoln County90,700McCook County: 90,700 USDMcCook County90,700Minnehaha County: 90,700 USDMinnehaha County90,700Turner County: 90,700 USDTurner County90,700Pennington County: 90,300 USDPennington County90,300Edmunds County: 90,000 USDEdmunds County90,000Lake County: 90,000 USDLake County90,000Brown County: 89,600 USDBrown County89,600Union County: 86,100 USDUnion County86,100Moody County: 85,600 USDMoody County85,600Hanson County: 84,800 USDHanson County84,800Hutchinson County: 83,400 USDHutchinson County83,400Marshall County: 83,200 USDMarshall County83,200Codington County: 82,800 USDCodington County82,800Aurora County: 82,000 USDAurora County82,000Meade County: 82,000 USDMeade County82,000Grant County: 81,900 USDGrant County81,900Hand County: 81,100 USDHand County81,100Kingsbury County: 79,900 USDKingsbury County79,900Hamlin County: 79,800 USDHamlin County79,800Lawrence County: 79,700 USDLawrence County79,700Deuel County: 79,600 USDDeuel County79,600Bon Homme County: 79,200 USDBon Homme County79,200Walworth County: 79,000 USDWalworth County79,000Sanborn County: 78,900 USDSanborn County78,900Yankton County: 78,900 USDYankton County78,900Douglas County: 78,800 USDDouglas County78,800Davison County: 78,200 USDDavison County78,200Perkins County: 78,200 USDPerkins County78,200Spink County: 78,100 USDSpink County78,100Sully County: 78,000 USDSully County78,000Custer County: 77,600 USDCuster County77,600Hyde County: 77,300 USDHyde County77,300Jerauld County: 76,800 USDJerauld County76,800McPherson County: 76,500 USDMcPherson County76,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Hughes County100,100+3.9%
2Clay County98,200+11.8%
3Stanley County97,300+16%
4Brookings County96,700+10.9%
5Faulk County91,800+11%
6Lincoln County90,700+9.9%
6McCook County90,700+9.9%
6Minnehaha County90,700+9.9%
6Turner County90,700+9.9%
10Pennington County90,300+18.3%
11Edmunds County90,000+9.9%
11Lake County90,000+10.2%
13Brown County89,600+11.7%
14Union County86,100+17.5%
15Moody County85,600+13.5%
16Hanson County84,800+6.5%
17Hutchinson County83,400+14.1%
18Marshall County83,200+9.8%
19Codington County82,800+6.2%
20Aurora County82,000+13.4%
20Meade County82,000+11%
22Grant County81,900+12.7%
23Hand County81,100+6.6%
24Kingsbury County79,900+8.9%
25Hamlin County79,800+9.8%
26Lawrence County79,700+5.7%
27Deuel County79,600+9%
28Bon Homme County79,200+10.8%
29Walworth County79,000+13.7%
30Sanborn County78,900+9.6%
30Yankton County78,900+9.6%
32Douglas County78,800+5.6%
33Davison County78,200+8.5%
33Perkins County78,200+9.1%
35Spink County78,100+12.4%
36Sully County78,000-6.4%
37Custer County77,600+10.7%
38Hyde County77,300+3.2%
39Jerauld County76,800+10.7%
40McPherson County76,500+17.7%
41Campbell County76,200+5.2%
42Brule County74,500+31.9%
43Miner County74,400+10.1%
44Harding County74,300+16.1%
44Potter County74,300+10.6%
46Tripp County73,600+12.5%
47Beadle County72,800+10.5%
47Clark County72,800+8.2%
49Fall River County70,000+3.7%
50Butte County68,800+19.7%
51Day County67,400+10%
52Charles Mix County67,300+10.3%
53Gregory County66,300+0.3%
54Roberts County65,800+5.3%
55Lyman County65,600+6.5%
56Bennett County56,400+4.3%
57Dewey County56,200+8.7%
58Jones County54,700+7.5%
59Haakon County49,400+18.5%
60Corson County46,000+9.5%
61Jackson County44,300+12.4%
62Ziebach County43,800+10.1%
63Mellette County42,700+10.3%
64Oglala Lakota County37,400+16.9%
65Buffalo County37,200+1.9%
66Todd County27,600+15.5%

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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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Hughes County, with $100,100 in 2022, 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)?

Todd County, with $27,600 in 2022.

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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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