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

Stanley County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 66 counties in 2023, at $106,200. Todd County had the lowest, at $30,500. The median was $87,050. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest106,200Stanley County
Lowest30,500Todd County
Median87,05066 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 89,700 USDBeadle County: 80,300 USDBennett County: 49,400 USDBon Homme County: 83,200 USDBrookings County: 103,100 USDBrown County: 99,200 USDBrule County: 86,700 USDBuffalo County: 43,100 USDButte County: 72,100 USDCampbell County: 92,000 USDCharles Mix County: 72,100 USDClark County: 71,600 USDClay County: 101,700 USDCodington County: 86,800 USDCorson County: 53,700 USDCuster County: 87,500 USDDavison County: 90,000 USDDay County: 78,300 USDDeuel County: 87,600 USDDewey County: 58,300 USDDouglas County: 96,600 USDEdmunds County: 92,600 USDFall River County: 72,500 USDFaulk County: 89,100 USDGrant County: 94,800 USDGregory County: 72,600 USDHaakon County: 68,400 USDHamlin County: 90,000 USDHand County: 98,100 USDHanson County: 97,000 USDHarding County: 80,600 USDHughes County: 101,000 USDHutchinson County: 93,000 USDHyde County: 83,600 USDJackson County: 39,000 USDJerauld County: 87,100 USDJones County: 70,200 USDKingsbury County: 89,700 USDLake County: 93,200 USDLawrence County: 88,300 USDLincoln County: 102,500 USDLyman County: 69,300 USDMcCook County: 102,500 USDMcPherson County: 75,600 USDMarshall County: 101,100 USDMeade County: 88,700 USDMellette County: 50,900 USDMiner County: 87,100 USDMinnehaha County: 102,500 USDMoody County: 94,400 USDOglala Lakota County: 43,000 USDPennington County: 89,700 USDPerkins County: 84,200 USDPotter County: 85,700 USDRoberts County: 68,500 USDSanborn County: 84,900 USDSpink County: 91,200 USDStanley County: 106,200 USDSully County: 87,000 USDTodd County: 30,500 USDTripp County: 70,000 USDTurner County: 102,500 USDUnion County: 85,300 USDWalworth County: 81,600 USDYankton County: 92,700 USDZiebach County: 45,300 USD
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  • 69K to 81K
  • 81K to 87K
  • 87K to 90K
  • 90K to 97K
  • 97K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Stanley County: 106,200 USDStanley County106,200Brookings County: 103,100 USDBrookings County103,100Lincoln County: 102,500 USDLincoln County102,500McCook County: 102,500 USDMcCook County102,500Minnehaha County: 102,500 USDMinnehaha County102,500Turner County: 102,500 USDTurner County102,500Clay County: 101,700 USDClay County101,700Marshall County: 101,100 USDMarshall County101,100Hughes County: 101,000 USDHughes County101,000Brown County: 99,200 USDBrown County99,200Hand County: 98,100 USDHand County98,100Hanson County: 97,000 USDHanson County97,000Douglas County: 96,600 USDDouglas County96,600Grant County: 94,800 USDGrant County94,800Moody County: 94,400 USDMoody County94,400Lake County: 93,200 USDLake County93,200Hutchinson County: 93,000 USDHutchinson County93,000Yankton County: 92,700 USDYankton County92,700Edmunds County: 92,600 USDEdmunds County92,600Campbell County: 92,000 USDCampbell County92,000Spink County: 91,200 USDSpink County91,200Davison County: 90,000 USDDavison County90,000Hamlin County: 90,000 USDHamlin County90,000Aurora County: 89,700 USDAurora County89,700Kingsbury County: 89,700 USDKingsbury County89,700Pennington County: 89,700 USDPennington County89,700Faulk County: 89,100 USDFaulk County89,100Meade County: 88,700 USDMeade County88,700Lawrence County: 88,300 USDLawrence County88,300Deuel County: 87,600 USDDeuel County87,600Custer County: 87,500 USDCuster County87,500Jerauld County: 87,100 USDJerauld County87,100Miner County: 87,100 USDMiner County87,100Sully County: 87,000 USDSully County87,000Codington County: 86,800 USDCodington County86,800Brule County: 86,700 USDBrule County86,700Potter County: 85,700 USDPotter County85,700Union County: 85,300 USDUnion County85,300Sanborn County: 84,900 USDSanborn County84,900Perkins County: 84,200 USDPerkins County84,200Stanley County: 106,200 USDStanley County106,200Brookings County: 103,100 USDBrookings County103,100Lincoln County: 102,500 USDLincoln County102,500McCook County: 102,500 USDMcCook County102,500Minnehaha County: 102,500 USDMinnehaha County102,500Turner County: 102,500 USDTurner County102,500Clay County: 101,700 USDClay County101,700Marshall County: 101,100 USDMarshall County101,100Hughes County: 101,000 USDHughes County101,000Brown County: 99,200 USDBrown County99,200Hand County: 98,100 USDHand County98,100Hanson County: 97,000 USDHanson County97,000Douglas County: 96,600 USDDouglas County96,600Grant County: 94,800 USDGrant County94,800Moody County: 94,400 USDMoody County94,400Lake County: 93,200 USDLake County93,200Hutchinson County: 93,000 USDHutchinson County93,000Yankton County: 92,700 USDYankton County92,700Edmunds County: 92,600 USDEdmunds County92,600Campbell County: 92,000 USDCampbell County92,000Spink County: 91,200 USDSpink County91,200Davison County: 90,000 USDDavison County90,000Hamlin County: 90,000 USDHamlin County90,000Aurora County: 89,700 USDAurora County89,700Kingsbury County: 89,700 USDKingsbury County89,700Pennington County: 89,700 USDPennington County89,700Faulk County: 89,100 USDFaulk County89,100Meade County: 88,700 USDMeade County88,700Lawrence County: 88,300 USDLawrence County88,300Deuel County: 87,600 USDDeuel County87,600Custer County: 87,500 USDCuster County87,500Jerauld County: 87,100 USDJerauld County87,100Miner County: 87,100 USDMiner County87,100Sully County: 87,000 USDSully County87,000Codington County: 86,800 USDCodington County86,800Brule County: 86,700 USDBrule County86,700Potter County: 85,700 USDPotter County85,700Union County: 85,300 USDUnion County85,300Sanborn County: 84,900 USDSanborn County84,900Perkins County: 84,200 USDPerkins County84,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Stanley County106,200+9.1%
2Brookings County103,100+6.6%
3Lincoln County102,500+13%
3McCook County102,500+13%
3Minnehaha County102,500+13%
3Turner County102,500+13%
7Clay County101,700+3.6%
8Marshall County101,100+21.5%
9Hughes County101,000+0.9%
10Brown County99,200+10.7%
11Hand County98,100+21%
12Hanson County97,000+14.4%
13Douglas County96,600+22.6%
14Grant County94,800+15.8%
15Moody County94,400+10.3%
16Lake County93,200+3.6%
17Hutchinson County93,000+11.5%
18Yankton County92,700+17.5%
19Edmunds County92,600+2.9%
20Campbell County92,000+20.7%
21Spink County91,200+16.8%
22Davison County90,000+15.1%
22Hamlin County90,000+12.8%
24Aurora County89,700+9.4%
24Kingsbury County89,700+12.3%
24Pennington County89,700-0.7%
27Faulk County89,100-2.9%
28Meade County88,700+8.2%
29Lawrence County88,300+10.8%
30Deuel County87,600+10.1%
31Custer County87,500+12.8%
32Jerauld County87,100+13.4%
32Miner County87,100+17.1%
34Sully County87,000+11.5%
35Codington County86,800+4.8%
36Brule County86,700+16.4%
37Potter County85,700+15.3%
38Union County85,300-0.9%
39Sanborn County84,900+7.6%
40Perkins County84,200+7.7%
41Hyde County83,600+8.2%
42Bon Homme County83,200+5.1%
43Walworth County81,600+3.3%
44Harding County80,600+8.5%
45Beadle County80,300+10.3%
46Day County78,300+16.2%
47McPherson County75,600-1.2%
48Gregory County72,600+9.5%
49Fall River County72,500+3.6%
50Butte County72,100+4.8%
50Charles Mix County72,100+7.1%
52Clark County71,600-1.6%
53Jones County70,200+28.3%
54Tripp County70,000-4.9%
55Lyman County69,300+5.6%
56Roberts County68,500+4.1%
57Haakon County68,400+38.5%
58Dewey County58,300+3.7%
59Corson County53,700+16.7%
60Mellette County50,900+19.2%
61Bennett County49,400-12.4%
62Ziebach County45,300+3.4%
63Buffalo County43,100+15.9%
64Oglala Lakota County43,000+15%
65Jackson County39,000-12%
66Todd County30,500+10.5%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Stanley County, with $106,200 in 2023, 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 $30,500 in 2023.

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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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