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Counties in South Dakota by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Union County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2024, at $53,834. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $11,771. The median was $38,348 and the figure for South Dakota was $40,550. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53,834Union County
Lowest11,771Oglala Lakota County
Median38,34866 counties
South Dakota40,550History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 40,190 USDBeadle County: 33,964 USDBennett County: 18,895 USDBon Homme County: 30,525 USDBrookings County: 35,295 USDBrown County: 40,863 USDBrule County: 36,532 USDBuffalo County: 17,360 USDButte County: 38,718 USDCampbell County: 46,377 USDCharles Mix County: 30,672 USDClark County: 34,226 USDClay County: 30,824 USDCodington County: 39,825 USDCorson County: 22,830 USDCuster County: 52,898 USDDavison County: 38,150 USDDay County: 39,593 USDDeuel County: 37,252 USDDewey County: 21,560 USDDouglas County: 43,158 USDEdmunds County: 44,076 USDFall River County: 39,497 USDFaulk County: 37,754 USDGrant County: 37,694 USDGregory County: 35,917 USDHaakon County: 38,280 USDHamlin County: 39,106 USDHand County: 45,342 USDHanson County: 37,423 USDHarding County: 45,756 USDHughes County: 41,202 USDHutchinson County: 39,153 USDHyde County: 38,459 USDJackson County: 18,066 USDJerauld County: 45,169 USDJones County: 30,267 USDKingsbury County: 37,027 USDLake County: 45,963 USDLawrence County: 44,386 USDLincoln County: 52,585 USDLyman County: 37,079 USDMcCook County: 38,288 USDMcPherson County: 46,476 USDMarshall County: 43,791 USDMeade County: 38,550 USDMellette County: 25,614 USDMiner County: 48,168 USDMinnehaha County: 43,062 USDMoody County: 35,998 USDOglala Lakota County: 11,771 USDPennington County: 42,302 USDPerkins County: 46,783 USDPotter County: 39,966 USDRoberts County: 32,107 USDSanborn County: 36,781 USDSpink County: 38,078 USDStanley County: 43,482 USDSully County: 46,134 USDTodd County: 15,388 USDTripp County: 33,340 USDTurner County: 36,868 USDUnion County: 53,834 USDWalworth County: 38,408 USDYankton County: 41,047 USDZiebach County: 26,885 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Union County: 53,834 USDUnion County53,834Custer County: 52,898 USDCuster County52,898Lincoln County: 52,585 USDLincoln County52,585Miner County: 48,168 USDMiner County48,168Perkins County: 46,783 USDPerkins County46,783McPherson County: 46,476 USDMcPherson County46,476Campbell County: 46,377 USDCampbell County46,377Sully County: 46,134 USDSully County46,134Lake County: 45,963 USDLake County45,963Harding County: 45,756 USDHarding County45,756Hand County: 45,342 USDHand County45,342Jerauld County: 45,169 USDJerauld County45,169Lawrence County: 44,386 USDLawrence County44,386Edmunds County: 44,076 USDEdmunds County44,076Marshall County: 43,791 USDMarshall County43,791Stanley County: 43,482 USDStanley County43,482Douglas County: 43,158 USDDouglas County43,158Minnehaha County: 43,062 USDMinnehaha County43,062Pennington County: 42,302 USDPennington County42,302Hughes County: 41,202 USDHughes County41,202Yankton County: 41,047 USDYankton County41,047Brown County: 40,863 USDBrown County40,863Aurora County: 40,190 USDAurora County40,190Potter County: 39,966 USDPotter County39,966Codington County: 39,825 USDCodington County39,825Day County: 39,593 USDDay County39,593Fall River County: 39,497 USDFall River County39,497Hutchinson County: 39,153 USDHutchinson County39,153Hamlin County: 39,106 USDHamlin County39,106Butte County: 38,718 USDButte County38,718Meade County: 38,550 USDMeade County38,550Hyde County: 38,459 USDHyde County38,459Walworth County: 38,408 USDWalworth County38,408McCook County: 38,288 USDMcCook County38,288Haakon County: 38,280 USDHaakon County38,280Davison County: 38,150 USDDavison County38,150Spink County: 38,078 USDSpink County38,078Faulk County: 37,754 USDFaulk County37,754Grant County: 37,694 USDGrant County37,694Hanson County: 37,423 USDHanson County37,423Union County: 53,834 USDUnion County53,834Custer County: 52,898 USDCuster County52,898Lincoln County: 52,585 USDLincoln County52,585Miner County: 48,168 USDMiner County48,168Perkins County: 46,783 USDPerkins County46,783McPherson County: 46,476 USDMcPherson County46,476Campbell County: 46,377 USDCampbell County46,377Sully County: 46,134 USDSully County46,134Lake County: 45,963 USDLake County45,963Harding County: 45,756 USDHarding County45,756Hand County: 45,342 USDHand County45,342Jerauld County: 45,169 USDJerauld County45,169Lawrence County: 44,386 USDLawrence County44,386Edmunds County: 44,076 USDEdmunds County44,076Marshall County: 43,791 USDMarshall County43,791Stanley County: 43,482 USDStanley County43,482Douglas County: 43,158 USDDouglas County43,158Minnehaha County: 43,062 USDMinnehaha County43,062Pennington County: 42,302 USDPennington County42,302Hughes County: 41,202 USDHughes County41,202Yankton County: 41,047 USDYankton County41,047Brown County: 40,863 USDBrown County40,863Aurora County: 40,190 USDAurora County40,190Potter County: 39,966 USDPotter County39,966Codington County: 39,825 USDCodington County39,825Day County: 39,593 USDDay County39,593Fall River County: 39,497 USDFall River County39,497Hutchinson County: 39,153 USDHutchinson County39,153Hamlin County: 39,106 USDHamlin County39,106Butte County: 38,718 USDButte County38,718Meade County: 38,550 USDMeade County38,550Hyde County: 38,459 USDHyde County38,459Walworth County: 38,408 USDWalworth County38,408McCook County: 38,288 USDMcCook County38,288Haakon County: 38,280 USDHaakon County38,280Davison County: 38,150 USDDavison County38,150Spink County: 38,078 USDSpink County38,078Faulk County: 37,754 USDFaulk County37,754Grant County: 37,694 USDGrant County37,694Hanson County: 37,423 USDHanson County37,423
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Union County53,834+8.6%
2Custer County52,898+5.2%
3Lincoln County52,585+3.4%
4Miner County48,168+41.4%
5Perkins County46,783+12.6%
6McPherson County46,476+14.3%
7Campbell County46,377+9.3%
8Sully County46,134-3%
9Lake County45,963+4.9%
10Harding County45,756-6.6%
11Hand County45,342+4.5%
12Jerauld County45,169-4.6%
13Lawrence County44,386+4%
14Edmunds County44,076+1.2%
15Marshall County43,791+2.8%
16Stanley County43,482-9.6%
17Douglas County43,158+16.1%
18Minnehaha County43,062+3.4%
19Pennington County42,302+4.4%
20Hughes County41,202+6%
21Yankton County41,047+2.9%
22Brown County40,863+3.2%
23Aurora County40,190-7.1%
24Potter County39,966+6.1%
25Codington County39,825+6.7%
26Day County39,593+4.7%
27Fall River County39,497+8.9%
28Hutchinson County39,153+2.9%
29Hamlin County39,106+9.4%
30Butte County38,718+7.3%
31Meade County38,550+6.2%
32Hyde County38,459+7.5%
33Walworth County38,408+1.8%
34McCook County38,288+3.1%
35Haakon County38,280+7.4%
36Davison County38,150+4.5%
37Spink County38,078+2%
38Faulk County37,754+3.3%
39Grant County37,694-2.1%
40Hanson County37,423+3.2%
41Deuel County37,252-0.8%
42Lyman County37,079+27.2%
43Kingsbury County37,027-2.5%
44Turner County36,868+0.8%
45Sanborn County36,781+5.5%
46Brule County36,532+1.3%
47Moody County35,998-1.5%
48Gregory County35,917+10.5%
49Brookings County35,295+1.5%
50Clark County34,226+0.3%
51Beadle County33,964+7.8%
52Tripp County33,340+4.3%
53Roberts County32,107+2.9%
54Clay County30,824+4.8%
55Charles Mix County30,672+5.4%
56Bon Homme County30,525+9%
57Jones County30,267+4.2%
58Ziebach County26,885+1.5%
59Mellette County25,614+39%
60Corson County22,830+10.1%
61Dewey County21,560-1.7%
62Bennett County18,895-10%
63Jackson County18,066+5.5%
64Buffalo County17,360-0.3%
65Todd County15,388+11.1%
66Oglala Lakota County11,771+1%

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in South Dakota by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in South Dakota by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year: Counties in South Dakota by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Union County, with $53,834 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oglala Lakota County, with $11,771 in 2024.

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