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Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate

Corson County had the highest poverty rate of 66 counties in 2022, at 42.4%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.4Corson County
Lowest5.3Lincoln County
Median12.666 counties
South Dakota12.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Corson CountyCorson County: 42.4 %42.4Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 42.3 %42.3Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 39.7 %39.7Todd CountyTodd County: 39.5 %39.5Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 38.9 %38.9Mellette CountyMellette County: 35 %35Bennett CountyBennett County: 30.7 %30.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 28.8 %28.8Dewey CountyDewey County: 25.4 %25.4Lyman CountyLyman County: 22.3 %22.3Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 21.5 %21.5Clay CountyClay County: 20 %20Tripp CountyTripp County: 19.8 %19.8Faulk CountyFaulk County: 18 %18Roberts CountyRoberts County: 17.4 %17.4McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 16.3 %16.3Gregory CountyGregory County: 16.2 %16.2Perkins CountyPerkins County: 15.5 %15.5Day CountyDay County: 15.2 %15.2Fall River CountyFall River County: 15.1 %15.1Walworth CountyWalworth County: 15.1 %15.1Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 14.9 %14.9Jones CountyJones County: 14.9 %14.9Brule CountyBrule County: 14.8 %14.8Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 14.5 %14.5Pennington CountyPennington County: 14.3 %14.3Davison CountyDavison County: 13.7 %13.7Sanborn CountySanborn County: 13.6 %13.6Clark CountyClark County: 13.5 %13.5Brookings CountyBrookings County: 13.3 %13.3Beadle CountyBeadle County: 12.9 %12.9Haakon CountyHaakon County: 12.9 %12.9Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 12.7 %12.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.5 %12.5Campbell CountyCampbell County: 12.4 %12.4Butte CountyButte County: 12.3 %12.3Hyde CountyHyde County: 12.3 %12.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.1 %12.1Miner CountyMiner County: 12.1 %12.1Spink CountySpink County: 12.1 %12.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Corson County42.4+0.5 pts
2Oglala Lakota County42.3-1.2 pts
3Buffalo County39.7+3.8 pts
4Todd County39.5-0.3 pts
5Ziebach County38.9+0.8 pts
6Mellette County35+5 pts
7Bennett County30.7-0.3 pts
8Jackson County28.8+0.7 pts
9Dewey County25.4+1.7 pts
10Lyman County22.3+1.6 pts
11Charles Mix County21.5-1.1 pts
12Clay County20+3.2 pts
13Tripp County19.8-0.7 pts
14Faulk County18+2.3 pts
15Roberts County17.4-0.2 pts
16McPherson County16.3-0.4 pts
17Gregory County16.2+2 pts
18Perkins County15.5+1.2 pts
19Day County15.2+0.7 pts
20Fall River County15.1+1.6 pts
20Walworth County15.1-1.3 pts
22Jerauld County14.9+1.7 pts
22Jones County14.9+2 pts
24Brule County14.8+2 pts
25Bon Homme County14.5+0.5 pts
26Pennington County14.3+2.7 pts
27Davison County13.7+2.3 pts
28Sanborn County13.6+1.2 pts
29Clark County13.5+2.9 pts
30Brookings County13.3+0.7 pts
31Beadle County12.9+0.2 pts
31Haakon County12.9+2.2 pts
33Hutchinson County12.7-0.1 pts
34Marshall County12.5+1.3 pts
35Campbell County12.4+1.5 pts
36Butte County12.3+0.1 pts
36Hyde County12.3+1 pts
38Douglas County12.1+0.7 pts
38Miner County12.1+1.2 pts
38Spink County12.1+0.9 pts
41Harding County11.9+0.4 pts
42Moody County11.6+1.1 pts
43Yankton County11.2+0.2 pts
44Aurora County11.1+1.2 pts
45Brown County11-0.6 pts
46Codington County10.9+1.3 pts
46Grant County10.9+1.1 pts
48Lawrence County10.8-2.2 pts
49Edmunds County10.10 pts
50Kingsbury County10+0.7 pts
50Lake County10+0.4 pts
52Potter County9.8-0.3 pts
53Hand County9.7+1 pts
54Hughes County9.6-0.2 pts
54McCook County9.6+0.4 pts
56Custer County9.3-0.5 pts
56Hanson County9.3+1.1 pts
58Minnehaha County9.2-0.3 pts
59Deuel County8.5-0.6 pts
60Stanley County8.4+0.9 pts
61Turner County8.3-1.4 pts
62Hamlin County8.2+0.4 pts
63Meade County7.8-1.5 pts
64Sully County7.6+0.1 pts
65Union County6-0.5 pts
66Lincoln County5.3+1.4 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Corson County, with 42.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Lincoln County, with 5.3% 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, 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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