Counties in South Dakota by median household income, 2024

Lincoln County had the highest median household income of 66 counties in 2024, at $99,166. Jackson County had the lowest, at $35,417. The median was $72,653 and the figure for South Dakota was $75,081. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99,166Lincoln County
Lowest35,417Jackson County
Median72,65366 counties
South Dakota75,081History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 99,166 USD99,166Union CountyUnion County: 89,636 USD89,636Stanley CountyStanley County: 87,712 USD87,712Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 87,101 USD87,101Douglas CountyDouglas County: 86,442 USD86,442Custer CountyCuster County: 84,112 USD84,112McCook CountyMcCook County: 83,852 USD83,852Deuel CountyDeuel County: 83,112 USD83,112Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 81,630 USD81,630Hughes CountyHughes County: 81,395 USD81,395Hanson CountyHanson County: 81,071 USD81,071Harding CountyHarding County: 80,441 USD80,441Sanborn CountySanborn County: 78,750 USD78,750Moody CountyMoody County: 78,427 USD78,427Marshall CountyMarshall County: 78,156 USD78,156Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 76,880 USD76,880Lake CountyLake County: 76,808 USD76,808Miner CountyMiner County: 76,140 USD76,140Turner CountyTurner County: 75,771 USD75,771Butte CountyButte County: 75,652 USD75,652Grant CountyGrant County: 75,028 USD75,028Meade CountyMeade County: 74,790 USD74,790Hand CountyHand County: 74,635 USD74,635Pennington CountyPennington County: 74,517 USD74,517Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 74,000 USD74,000Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 73,977 USD73,977Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 73,750 USD73,750Brule CountyBrule County: 73,720 USD73,720Hyde CountyHyde County: 73,472 USD73,472Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 73,384 USD73,384Aurora CountyAurora County: 72,885 USD72,885Yankton CountyYankton County: 72,821 USD72,821Codington CountyCodington County: 72,727 USD72,727Sully CountySully County: 72,578 USD72,578Potter CountyPotter County: 72,045 USD72,045Brown CountyBrown County: 70,898 USD70,898Clark CountyClark County: 70,726 USD70,726Spink CountySpink County: 70,139 USD70,139Brookings CountyBrookings County: 70,064 USD70,064Campbell CountyCampbell County: 68,929 USD68,929
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Lincoln County99,166+2.7%
2Union County89,636+6.5%
3Stanley County87,712+13.9%
4Hamlin County87,101+4.7%
5Douglas County86,442+10.6%
6Custer County84,112+2.6%
7McCook County83,852+3.7%
8Deuel County83,112+4.5%
9Edmunds County81,630+5.6%
10Hughes County81,395+3.1%
11Hanson County81,071-6.1%
12Harding County80,441+7.6%
13Sanborn County78,750+12.7%
14Moody County78,427+1.2%
15Marshall County78,156+7.8%
16Minnehaha County76,880+1.1%
17Lake County76,808+4.1%
18Miner County76,140+4.9%
19Turner County75,771+0.6%
20Butte County75,652+11.8%
21Grant County75,028+1.6%
22Meade County74,790+0.8%
23Hand County74,635+3.6%
24Pennington County74,517+5.3%
25Kingsbury County74,000+5.4%
26Hutchinson County73,977-0.6%
27Jerauld County73,750-2.2%
28Brule County73,720-0.4%
29Hyde County73,472-1.1%
30Lawrence County73,384+9.9%
31Aurora County72,885-1.7%
32Yankton County72,821-1.4%
33Codington County72,727+11.8%
34Sully County72,578+3.3%
35Potter County72,045+0.4%
36Brown County70,898+0.9%
37Clark County70,726+12.5%
38Spink County70,139-3.9%
39Brookings County70,064+4%
40Campbell County68,929+6%
41Fall River County67,917+11.2%
42Beadle County67,681+7.3%
43Lyman County67,143+9.8%
44Perkins County66,908+2.2%
45McPherson County66,906+7.9%
46Davison County66,208+7.8%
47Day County66,033+6%
48Haakon County65,625+10.8%
49Roberts County65,130+2.3%
50Jones County65,119+0.7%
51Walworth County65,026+3.7%
52Bon Homme County64,435+5.2%
53Charles Mix County64,038-1.3%
54Gregory County62,917+20%
55Tripp County58,987+0.2%
56Faulk County57,750-0.4%
57Clay County56,850-3.3%
58Dewey County54,104-6.6%
59Mellette County54,076+5.3%
60Ziebach County53,958+14%
61Bennett County53,750+20.6%
62Buffalo County47,045+0.1%
63Corson County46,406+6.1%
64Todd County42,075+7.5%
65Oglala Lakota County41,417+19.1%
66Jackson County35,417+32.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in South Dakota by median household income using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"median_household_income","level":"province","within":"South Dakota","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=median_household_income&level=province&within=South%20Dakota&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Lincoln County, with $99,166 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Jackson County, with $35,417 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Median household income: other rankings

Counties in South Dakota: more rankings