Counties in South Dakota by median household income

Lincoln County had the highest median household income of 66 counties in 2023, at $96,552. Jackson County had the lowest, at $26,686. The median was $70,046 and the figure for South Dakota was $72,421. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96,552Lincoln County
Lowest26,686Jackson County
Median70,04666 counties
South Dakota72,421History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 96,552 USD96,552Hanson CountyHanson County: 86,375 USD86,375Union CountyUnion County: 84,137 USD84,137Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 83,194 USD83,194Custer CountyCuster County: 81,958 USD81,958McCook CountyMcCook County: 80,847 USD80,847Deuel CountyDeuel County: 79,556 USD79,556Hughes CountyHughes County: 78,981 USD78,981Douglas CountyDouglas County: 78,125 USD78,125Moody CountyMoody County: 77,500 USD77,500Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 77,266 USD77,266Stanley CountyStanley County: 77,000 USD77,000Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 76,074 USD76,074Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 75,417 USD75,417Turner CountyTurner County: 75,283 USD75,283Harding CountyHarding County: 74,766 USD74,766Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 74,459 USD74,459Hyde CountyHyde County: 74,279 USD74,279Meade CountyMeade County: 74,161 USD74,161Aurora CountyAurora County: 74,130 USD74,130Brule CountyBrule County: 74,043 USD74,043Yankton CountyYankton County: 73,855 USD73,855Grant CountyGrant County: 73,818 USD73,818Lake CountyLake County: 73,792 USD73,792Spink CountySpink County: 73,011 USD73,011Miner CountyMiner County: 72,589 USD72,589Marshall CountyMarshall County: 72,500 USD72,500Hand CountyHand County: 72,054 USD72,054Potter CountyPotter County: 71,726 USD71,726Pennington CountyPennington County: 70,768 USD70,768Sully CountySully County: 70,250 USD70,250Brown CountyBrown County: 70,239 USD70,239Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 70,221 USD70,221Sanborn CountySanborn County: 69,870 USD69,870Butte CountyButte County: 67,692 USD67,692Brookings CountyBrookings County: 67,341 USD67,341Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 66,766 USD66,766Perkins CountyPerkins County: 65,455 USD65,455Codington CountyCodington County: 65,080 USD65,080Campbell CountyCampbell County: 65,000 USD65,000
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Lincoln County96,552+4.6%
2Hanson County86,375-0.5%
3Union County84,137+2.6%
4Hamlin County83,194+8.1%
5Custer County81,958+7.9%
6McCook County80,847+8%
7Deuel County79,556+3.3%
8Hughes County78,981-5.7%
9Douglas County78,125+4.1%
10Moody County77,500+8.4%
11Edmunds County77,266+0.6%
12Stanley County77,000-6.4%
13Minnehaha County76,074+4.1%
14Jerauld County75,417+13.2%
15Turner County75,283+4.1%
16Harding County74,766+4.6%
17Hutchinson County74,459+7.7%
18Hyde County74,279+6.6%
19Meade County74,161+5.6%
20Aurora County74,130+3.7%
21Brule County74,043+14.2%
22Yankton County73,855+7.3%
23Grant County73,818+4.2%
24Lake County73,792-1.5%
25Spink County73,011+11%
26Miner County72,589+17%
27Marshall County72,500-2.1%
28Hand County72,054-1.1%
29Potter County71,726-0.1%
30Pennington County70,768+4.3%
31Sully County70,250+5%
32Brown County70,239-0.2%
33Kingsbury County70,221+6.5%
34Sanborn County69,870+6.2%
35Butte County67,692+16.5%
36Brookings County67,341+4.5%
37Lawrence County66,766+6%
38Perkins County65,455+1.6%
39Codington County65,080-1%
40Campbell County65,000-2.9%
41Charles Mix County64,850+6.8%
42Jones County64,688+5.6%
43Roberts County63,691+7.9%
44Beadle County63,082-1.1%
45Clark County62,885+6%
46Walworth County62,722+8.7%
47Day County62,270+8.2%
48McPherson County62,024+6%
49Davison County61,401+10.4%
50Bon Homme County61,275+6.5%
51Lyman County61,169+1.5%
52Fall River County61,056+11.2%
53Haakon County59,231+11.5%
54Tripp County58,854+3.7%
55Clay County58,794+5.1%
56Faulk County58,000+2.2%
57Dewey County57,928+5.2%
58Gregory County52,432+8.6%
59Mellette County51,364+24.1%
60Ziebach County47,333+2.8%
61Buffalo County47,000+9.5%
62Bennett County44,569-0.6%
63Corson County43,750-9.1%
64Todd County39,148+15.8%
65Oglala Lakota County34,769+7.7%
66Jackson County26,686+2.3%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Lincoln County, with $96,552 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Jackson County, with $26,686 in 2023.

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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