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Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate

Corson County had the highest poverty rate of 66 counties in 2015, at 47.4%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 12.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.4Corson County
Lowest4.3Lincoln County
Median12.366 counties
South Dakota13.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Corson CountyCorson County: 47.4 %47.4Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 47.1 %47.1Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 44.2 %44.2Todd CountyTodd County: 44 %44Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 36.8 %36.8Mellette CountyMellette County: 35.6 %35.6Bennett CountyBennett County: 35.1 %35.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 32.5 %32.5Dewey CountyDewey County: 24.7 %24.7Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 23.3 %23.3Lyman CountyLyman County: 22.7 %22.7Roberts CountyRoberts County: 20 %20Clay CountyClay County: 19 %19Gregory CountyGregory County: 18.1 %18.1Tripp CountyTripp County: 17.7 %17.7McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 15.7 %15.7Beadle CountyBeadle County: 15.5 %15.5Walworth CountyWalworth County: 14.8 %14.8Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 14.6 %14.6Fall River CountyFall River County: 14.6 %14.6Brookings CountyBrookings County: 14.5 %14.5Day CountyDay County: 14.2 %14.2Butte CountyButte County: 13.9 %13.9Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 13.7 %13.7Yankton CountyYankton County: 13.6 %13.6Jones CountyJones County: 13.5 %13.5Davison CountyDavison County: 13.4 %13.4Perkins CountyPerkins County: 13.1 %13.1Faulk CountyFaulk County: 12.9 %12.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.9 %12.9Brule CountyBrule County: 12.7 %12.7Clark CountyClark County: 12.6 %12.6Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 12.3 %12.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.3 %12.3Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 12.2 %12.2Pennington CountyPennington County: 12.2 %12.2Spink CountySpink County: 12.1 %12.1Sanborn CountySanborn County: 11.9 %11.9Hyde CountyHyde County: 11.1 %11.1Codington CountyCodington County: 10.8 %10.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Corson County47.4
2Ziebach County47.1
3Oglala Lakota County44.2
4Todd County44
5Buffalo County36.8
6Mellette County35.6
7Bennett County35.1
8Jackson County32.5
9Dewey County24.7
10Charles Mix County23.3
11Lyman County22.7
12Roberts County20
13Clay County19
14Gregory County18.1
15Tripp County17.7
16McPherson County15.7
17Beadle County15.5
18Walworth County14.8
19Bon Homme County14.6
19Fall River County14.6
21Brookings County14.5
22Day County14.2
23Butte County13.9
24Jerauld County13.7
25Yankton County13.6
26Jones County13.5
27Davison County13.4
28Perkins County13.1
29Faulk County12.9
29Lawrence County12.9
31Brule County12.7
32Clark County12.6
33Hutchinson County12.3
33Marshall County12.3
35Minnehaha County12.2
35Pennington County12.2
37Spink County12.1
38Sanborn County11.9
39Hyde County11.1
40Codington County10.8
40Haakon County10.8
40Hughes County10.8
40Miner County10.8
44Custer County10.7
44Edmunds County10.7
44Moody County10.7
47Douglas County10.4
48Brown County10.2
48Harding County10.2
50Lake County10.1
51Deuel County10
51Potter County10
51Turner County10
54Meade County9.9
55Aurora County9.6
56Campbell County9.5
56Kingsbury County9.5
56McCook County9.5
59Grant County9.2
60Hamlin County9
61Hanson County8.7
62Hand County8.5
63Stanley County8.3
64Sully County6.9
65Union County6.3
66Lincoln County4.3

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Corson County, with 47.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Lincoln County, with 4.3% in 2015.

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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