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Counties in South Dakota by median household income

Lincoln County had the highest median household income of 66 counties in 2022, at $92,317. Jackson County had the lowest, at $26,078. The median was $65,771 and the figure for South Dakota was $69,457. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92,317Lincoln County
Lowest26,078Jackson County
Median65,77166 counties
South Dakota69,457History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 92,317 USD92,317Hanson CountyHanson County: 86,827 USD86,827Hughes CountyHughes County: 83,750 USD83,750Stanley CountyStanley County: 82,298 USD82,298Union CountyUnion County: 82,036 USD82,036Deuel CountyDeuel County: 76,997 USD76,997Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 76,995 USD76,995Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 76,806 USD76,806Custer CountyCuster County: 75,943 USD75,943Douglas CountyDouglas County: 75,048 USD75,048Lake CountyLake County: 74,884 USD74,884McCook CountyMcCook County: 74,873 USD74,873Marshall CountyMarshall County: 74,018 USD74,018Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 73,110 USD73,110Hand CountyHand County: 72,857 USD72,857Turner CountyTurner County: 72,312 USD72,312Potter CountyPotter County: 71,786 USD71,786Aurora CountyAurora County: 71,490 USD71,490Harding CountyHarding County: 71,484 USD71,484Moody CountyMoody County: 71,469 USD71,469Grant CountyGrant County: 70,851 USD70,851Brown CountyBrown County: 70,379 USD70,379Meade CountyMeade County: 70,256 USD70,256Hyde CountyHyde County: 69,712 USD69,712Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 69,139 USD69,139Yankton CountyYankton County: 68,847 USD68,847Pennington CountyPennington County: 67,823 USD67,823Campbell CountyCampbell County: 66,932 USD66,932Sully CountySully County: 66,875 USD66,875Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 66,607 USD66,607Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 65,964 USD65,964Sanborn CountySanborn County: 65,806 USD65,806Spink CountySpink County: 65,795 USD65,795Codington CountyCodington County: 65,747 USD65,747Brule CountyBrule County: 64,821 USD64,821Brookings CountyBrookings County: 64,438 USD64,438Perkins CountyPerkins County: 64,410 USD64,410Beadle CountyBeadle County: 63,813 USD63,813Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 62,977 USD62,977Miner CountyMiner County: 62,037 USD62,037
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Lincoln County92,317+5.4%
2Hanson County86,827+15.6%
3Hughes County83,750+7.8%
4Stanley County82,298+7.7%
5Union County82,036+2.2%
6Deuel County76,997+8.7%
7Hamlin County76,995+7.1%
8Edmunds County76,806+10.1%
9Custer County75,943+10.5%
10Douglas County75,048+12.4%
11Lake County74,884+11.3%
12McCook County74,873+3.9%
13Marshall County74,018+6.9%
14Minnehaha County73,110+9.9%
15Hand County72,857+19.2%
16Turner County72,312+9.2%
17Potter County71,786+20.8%
18Aurora County71,490+10.1%
19Harding County71,484+11.3%
20Moody County71,469+8.3%
21Grant County70,851+0.5%
22Brown County70,379+10.3%
23Meade County70,256+3%
24Hyde County69,712+5.1%
25Hutchinson County69,139+10.7%
26Yankton County68,847+2.7%
27Pennington County67,823+8.4%
28Campbell County66,932+15.3%
29Sully County66,875+12%
30Jerauld County66,607+14.1%
31Kingsbury County65,964+5.3%
32Sanborn County65,806+12.7%
33Spink County65,795+3.1%
34Codington County65,747+6.9%
35Brule County64,821+6.5%
36Brookings County64,438+8.9%
37Perkins County64,410+8.4%
38Beadle County63,813+12.6%
39Lawrence County62,977+12.1%
40Miner County62,037+10.1%
41Jones County61,250+17.1%
42Charles Mix County60,729+14.6%
43Lyman County60,284+7.7%
44Clark County59,340+8.9%
45Roberts County59,022+10.1%
46McPherson County58,529+7.7%
47Butte County58,106+18.7%
48Walworth County57,697+11.5%
49Day County57,558+9.1%
50Bon Homme County57,554+7.4%
51Tripp County56,758+8.6%
52Faulk County56,734+6.9%
53Clay County55,963-0.2%
54Davison County55,606+9.2%
55Dewey County55,077+19.5%
56Fall River County54,886+7.6%
57Haakon County53,109+4.1%
58Gregory County48,272+8.1%
59Corson County48,125+25.7%
60Ziebach County46,023+18.8%
61Bennett County44,821+10.2%
62Buffalo County42,917+11.4%
63Mellette County41,397+15.9%
64Todd County33,792+28.7%
65Oglala Lakota County32,279-2.8%
66Jackson County26,078+2.8%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Lincoln County, with $92,317 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Jackson County, with $26,078 in 2022.

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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