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Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate, 2024

Ziebach County had the highest poverty rate of 66 counties in 2024, at 45.8%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.8Ziebach County
Lowest3.8Lincoln County
Median11.366 counties
South Dakota10.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 45.8 %45.8Corson CountyCorson County: 37.9 %37.9Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 36.3 %36.3Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 35.8 %35.8Todd CountyTodd County: 32.9 %32.9Bennett CountyBennett County: 29.4 %29.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 29.1 %29.1Dewey CountyDewey County: 28.8 %28.8Mellette CountyMellette County: 25.9 %25.9Lyman CountyLyman County: 21.4 %21.4Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 20.3 %20.3Clay CountyClay County: 19.3 %19.3McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 17.9 %17.9Tripp CountyTripp County: 16.3 %16.3Roberts CountyRoberts County: 16.2 %16.2Day CountyDay County: 15.5 %15.5Walworth CountyWalworth County: 14.6 %14.6Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 14.3 %14.3Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 14.2 %14.2Gregory CountyGregory County: 14.1 %14.1Faulk CountyFaulk County: 13.7 %13.7Jones CountyJones County: 13.2 %13.2Perkins CountyPerkins County: 12.8 %12.8Brule CountyBrule County: 12.7 %12.7Sanborn CountySanborn County: 12.7 %12.7Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 12.2 %12.2Harding CountyHarding County: 11.8 %11.8Fall River CountyFall River County: 11.7 %11.7Hyde CountyHyde County: 11.7 %11.7Spink CountySpink County: 11.7 %11.7Brown CountyBrown County: 11.6 %11.6Butte CountyButte County: 11.6 %11.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 11.3 %11.3Miner CountyMiner County: 11.3 %11.3Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 11 %11Yankton CountyYankton County: 10.9 %10.9Brookings CountyBrookings County: 10.8 %10.8Davison CountyDavison County: 10.8 %10.8Haakon CountyHaakon County: 10.8 %10.8Beadle CountyBeadle County: 10.7 %10.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ziebach County45.8-0.4 pts
2Corson County37.9+4.2 pts
3Buffalo County36.3+3.2 pts
4Oglala Lakota County35.8-1.3 pts
5Todd County32.9-2.7 pts
6Bennett County29.4+1.7 pts
7Jackson County29.1-0.7 pts
8Dewey County28.8+2.6 pts
9Mellette County25.9-0.1 pts
10Lyman County21.4+2.1 pts
11Charles Mix County20.3-1.1 pts
12Clay County19.3+1.8 pts
13McPherson County17.9+2.5 pts
14Tripp County16.3+0.2 pts
15Roberts County16.2-0.1 pts
16Day County15.5+2.2 pts
17Walworth County14.6-1.2 pts
18Jerauld County14.3+1.6 pts
19Bon Homme County14.2+0.8 pts
20Gregory County14.1-0.4 pts
21Faulk County13.7+0.7 pts
22Jones County13.2-0.9 pts
23Perkins County12.8-1.7 pts
24Brule County12.7+0.1 pts
24Sanborn County12.7+0.3 pts
26Hutchinson County12.2+2.4 pts
27Harding County11.8-0.3 pts
28Fall River County11.7-2.4 pts
28Hyde County11.7+0.5 pts
28Spink County11.7+1 pts
31Brown County11.6+1.6 pts
31Butte County11.6-0.4 pts
33Lawrence County11.3+0.2 pts
33Miner County11.3+0.8 pts
35Edmunds County11+0.8 pts
36Yankton County10.9-0.5 pts
37Brookings County10.8-0.4 pts
37Davison County10.8+1.4 pts
37Haakon County10.8+0.2 pts
40Beadle County10.7-5.6 pts
41Aurora County10.6-0.4 pts
42Campbell County10.5-0.5 pts
43Douglas County10.3+1.6 pts
44Moody County10.1+0.3 pts
45Clark County10-1.1 pts
46Pennington County9.8-1.8 pts
47Custer County9.6+1.1 pts
47Potter County9.6+0.4 pts
49Marshall County9.5-1.6 pts
49Turner County9.5+1.1 pts
51Kingsbury County9-1 pts
52Lake County8.8-0.6 pts
53Hanson County8.7-0.3 pts
53Hughes County8.7+0.1 pts
55Deuel County8.6-0.6 pts
55Grant County8.6-1.3 pts
57Hand County8.4-0.1 pts
58Codington County8.3-3.1 pts
58McCook County8.3+0.3 pts
60Hamlin County8.2+1 pts
61Meade County8.1+0.2 pts
62Sully County8+0.4 pts
63Minnehaha County7.5-2.2 pts
64Stanley County7.4-0.2 pts
65Union County5.8+0.1 pts
66Lincoln County3.8+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Ziebach County, with 45.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Lincoln County, with 3.8% 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, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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