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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 2025, at $118,400. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $37,700. The median was $99,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest118,400Stanley County
Lowest37,700Oglala Lakota County
Median99,55066 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Aurora County: 93,800 USDBeadle County: 88,800 USDBennett County: 56,900 USDBon Homme County: 89,900 USDBrookings County: 113,300 USDBrown County: 105,400 USDBrule County: 109,200 USDBuffalo County: 52,600 USDButte County: 104,200 USDCampbell County: 102,000 USDCharles Mix County: 88,500 USDClark County: 83,700 USDClay County: 103,700 USDCodington County: 92,500 USDCorson County: 52,700 USDCuster County: 101,500 USDDavison County: 99,000 USDDay County: 88,300 USDDeuel County: 100,300 USDDewey County: 67,900 USDDouglas County: 100,200 USDEdmunds County: 97,900 USDFall River County: 83,100 USDFaulk County: 104,400 USDGrant County: 101,700 USDGregory County: 82,900 USDHaakon County: 85,500 USDHamlin County: 99,300 USDHand County: 113,400 USDHanson County: 106,800 USDHarding County: 87,700 USDHughes County: 102,200 USDHutchinson County: 109,800 USDHyde County: 100,500 USDJackson County: 37,800 USDJerauld County: 101,300 USDJones County: 92,700 USDKingsbury County: 102,500 USDLake County: 103,000 USDLawrence County: 96,100 USDLincoln County: 112,200 USDLyman County: 74,300 USDMcCook County: 112,200 USDMcPherson County: 83,200 USDMarshall County: 111,900 USDMeade County: 99,800 USDMellette County: 56,900 USDMiner County: 110,300 USDMinnehaha County: 112,200 USDMoody County: 105,200 USDOglala Lakota County: 37,700 USDPennington County: 100,600 USDPerkins County: 92,500 USDPotter County: 100,300 USDRoberts County: 85,600 USDSanborn County: 98,900 USDSpink County: 102,100 USDStanley County: 118,400 USDSully County: 101,400 USDTodd County: 43,200 USDTripp County: 82,400 USDTurner County: 112,200 USDUnion County: 90,100 USDWalworth County: 88,400 USDYankton County: 105,000 USDZiebach County: 50,500 USD
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  • 100K to 110K
  • 110K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Stanley County: 118,400 USDStanley County118,400Hand County: 113,400 USDHand County113,400Brookings County: 113,300 USDBrookings County113,300Lincoln County: 112,200 USDLincoln County112,200McCook County: 112,200 USDMcCook County112,200Minnehaha County: 112,200 USDMinnehaha County112,200Turner County: 112,200 USDTurner County112,200Marshall County: 111,900 USDMarshall County111,900Miner County: 110,300 USDMiner County110,300Hutchinson County: 109,800 USDHutchinson County109,800Brule County: 109,200 USDBrule County109,200Hanson County: 106,800 USDHanson County106,800Brown County: 105,400 USDBrown County105,400Moody County: 105,200 USDMoody County105,200Yankton County: 105,000 USDYankton County105,000Faulk County: 104,400 USDFaulk County104,400Butte County: 104,200 USDButte County104,200Clay County: 103,700 USDClay County103,700Lake County: 103,000 USDLake County103,000Kingsbury County: 102,500 USDKingsbury County102,500Hughes County: 102,200 USDHughes County102,200Spink County: 102,100 USDSpink County102,100Campbell County: 102,000 USDCampbell County102,000Grant County: 101,700 USDGrant County101,700Custer County: 101,500 USDCuster County101,500Sully County: 101,400 USDSully County101,400Jerauld County: 101,300 USDJerauld County101,300Pennington County: 100,600 USDPennington County100,600Hyde County: 100,500 USDHyde County100,500Deuel County: 100,300 USDDeuel County100,300Potter County: 100,300 USDPotter County100,300Douglas County: 100,200 USDDouglas County100,200Meade County: 99,800 USDMeade County99,800Hamlin County: 99,300 USDHamlin County99,300Davison County: 99,000 USDDavison County99,000Sanborn County: 98,900 USDSanborn County98,900Edmunds County: 97,900 USDEdmunds County97,900Lawrence County: 96,100 USDLawrence County96,100Aurora County: 93,800 USDAurora County93,800Jones County: 92,700 USDJones County92,700Stanley County: 118,400 USDStanley County118,400Hand County: 113,400 USDHand County113,400Brookings County: 113,300 USDBrookings County113,300Lincoln County: 112,200 USDLincoln County112,200McCook County: 112,200 USDMcCook County112,200Minnehaha County: 112,200 USDMinnehaha County112,200Turner County: 112,200 USDTurner County112,200Marshall County: 111,900 USDMarshall County111,900Miner County: 110,300 USDMiner County110,300Hutchinson County: 109,800 USDHutchinson County109,800Brule County: 109,200 USDBrule County109,200Hanson County: 106,800 USDHanson County106,800Brown County: 105,400 USDBrown County105,400Moody County: 105,200 USDMoody County105,200Yankton County: 105,000 USDYankton County105,000Faulk County: 104,400 USDFaulk County104,400Butte County: 104,200 USDButte County104,200Clay County: 103,700 USDClay County103,700Lake County: 103,000 USDLake County103,000Kingsbury County: 102,500 USDKingsbury County102,500Hughes County: 102,200 USDHughes County102,200Spink County: 102,100 USDSpink County102,100Campbell County: 102,000 USDCampbell County102,000Grant County: 101,700 USDGrant County101,700Custer County: 101,500 USDCuster County101,500Sully County: 101,400 USDSully County101,400Jerauld County: 101,300 USDJerauld County101,300Pennington County: 100,600 USDPennington County100,600Hyde County: 100,500 USDHyde County100,500Deuel County: 100,300 USDDeuel County100,300Potter County: 100,300 USDPotter County100,300Douglas County: 100,200 USDDouglas County100,200Meade County: 99,800 USDMeade County99,800Hamlin County: 99,300 USDHamlin County99,300Davison County: 99,000 USDDavison County99,000Sanborn County: 98,900 USDSanborn County98,900Edmunds County: 97,900 USDEdmunds County97,900Lawrence County: 96,100 USDLawrence County96,100Aurora County: 93,800 USDAurora County93,800Jones County: 92,700 USDJones County92,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Stanley County118,400+6.6%
2Hand County113,400+7.9%
3Brookings County113,300+6.4%
4Lincoln County112,200+4.3%
4McCook County112,200+4.3%
4Minnehaha County112,200+4.3%
4Turner County112,200+4.3%
8Marshall County111,900+5.1%
9Miner County110,300+18.1%
10Hutchinson County109,800+13%
11Brule County109,200+19.5%
12Hanson County106,800+5.5%
13Brown County105,400+2.8%
14Moody County105,200+8.1%
15Yankton County105,000+8.9%
16Faulk County104,400+8.9%
17Butte County104,200+21.6%
18Clay County103,700+9.2%
19Lake County103,000+6.8%
20Kingsbury County102,500+13.1%
21Hughes County102,200+3.3%
22Spink County102,100+6.9%
23Campbell County102,000+6.3%
24Grant County101,700+9.2%
25Custer County101,500+6.7%
26Sully County101,400+8.3%
27Jerauld County101,300+7.8%
28Pennington County100,600+15.9%
29Hyde County100,500+13.4%
30Deuel County100,300+10%
30Potter County100,300+5.2%
32Douglas County100,200+3.4%
33Meade County99,800+6.9%
34Hamlin County99,300+13.5%
35Davison County99,000+8.4%
36Sanborn County98,900+11.2%
37Edmunds County97,900+4.3%
38Lawrence County96,100+5.5%
39Aurora County93,800+3.2%
40Jones County92,700+16.2%
41Codington County92,500-1.2%
41Perkins County92,500+8.6%
43Union County90,100-2.6%
44Bon Homme County89,900+9.4%
45Beadle County88,800+7.9%
46Charles Mix County88,500+14.5%
47Walworth County88,400+9.5%
48Day County88,300+8.6%
49Harding County87,700+5.9%
50Roberts County85,600+16.3%
51Haakon County85,500+14.6%
52Clark County83,700+5.2%
53McPherson County83,200+9.8%
54Fall River County83,100+11.5%
55Gregory County82,900+6.8%
56Tripp County82,400+12.4%
57Lyman County74,300+5.7%
58Dewey County67,900+9.7%
59Bennett County56,900+1.8%
59Mellette County56,900+7%
61Corson County52,700-11.1%
62Buffalo County52,600+13.9%
63Ziebach County50,500+0.2%
64Todd County43,200+14.9%
65Jackson County37,800+5%
66Oglala Lakota County37,700+5.6%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Stanley County, with $118,400 in 2025, 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 $37,700 in 2025.

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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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