Counties in South Dakota by median household income

Lincoln County had the highest median household income of 66 counties in 2021, at $87,560. Jackson County had the lowest, at $25,357. The median was $59,293 and the figure for South Dakota was $63,920. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87,560Lincoln County
Lowest25,357Jackson County
Median59,29366 counties
South Dakota63,920History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 87,560 USD87,560Union CountyUnion County: 80,238 USD80,238Hughes CountyHughes County: 77,725 USD77,725Stanley CountyStanley County: 76,402 USD76,402Hanson CountyHanson County: 75,132 USD75,132McCook CountyMcCook County: 72,063 USD72,063Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 71,923 USD71,923Deuel CountyDeuel County: 70,808 USD70,808Grant CountyGrant County: 70,483 USD70,483Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 69,732 USD69,732Marshall CountyMarshall County: 69,236 USD69,236Custer CountyCuster County: 68,736 USD68,736Meade CountyMeade County: 68,242 USD68,242Lake CountyLake County: 67,297 USD67,297Yankton CountyYankton County: 67,052 USD67,052Douglas CountyDouglas County: 66,750 USD66,750Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 66,502 USD66,502Hyde CountyHyde County: 66,328 USD66,328Turner CountyTurner County: 66,199 USD66,199Moody CountyMoody County: 66,000 USD66,000Aurora CountyAurora County: 64,960 USD64,960Harding CountyHarding County: 64,250 USD64,250Brown CountyBrown County: 63,805 USD63,805Spink CountySpink County: 63,802 USD63,802Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 62,634 USD62,634Pennington CountyPennington County: 62,546 USD62,546Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 62,448 USD62,448Codington CountyCodington County: 61,496 USD61,496Hand CountyHand County: 61,121 USD61,121Brule CountyBrule County: 60,857 USD60,857Sully CountySully County: 59,688 USD59,688Perkins CountyPerkins County: 59,432 USD59,432Potter CountyPotter County: 59,408 USD59,408Brookings CountyBrookings County: 59,178 USD59,178Sanborn CountySanborn County: 58,409 USD58,409Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 58,375 USD58,375Campbell CountyCampbell County: 58,026 USD58,026Beadle CountyBeadle County: 56,692 USD56,692Miner CountyMiner County: 56,351 USD56,351Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 56,166 USD56,166
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Lincoln County, with $87,560 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Jackson County, with $25,357 in 2021.

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.

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