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

Lincoln County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2021, at $45,665. Todd County had the lowest, at $10,301. The median was $31,603 and the figure for South Dakota was $33,468. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45,665Lincoln County
Lowest10,301Todd County
Median31,60366 counties
South Dakota33,468History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 37,884 USDBeadle County: 29,793 USDBennett County: 17,745 USDBon Homme County: 26,133 USDBrookings County: 29,775 USDBrown County: 36,335 USDBrule County: 32,605 USDBuffalo County: 12,056 USDButte County: 27,228 USDCampbell County: 30,002 USDCharles Mix County: 24,587 USDClark County: 31,170 USDClay County: 28,259 USDCodington County: 32,990 USDCorson County: 17,384 USDCuster County: 36,665 USDDavison County: 30,789 USDDay County: 29,655 USDDeuel County: 32,936 USDDewey County: 18,469 USDDouglas County: 32,040 USDEdmunds County: 34,720 USDFall River County: 29,301 USDFaulk County: 28,080 USDGrant County: 36,239 USDGregory County: 28,355 USDHaakon County: 28,513 USDHamlin County: 28,709 USDHand County: 35,312 USDHanson County: 29,986 USDHarding County: 32,455 USDHughes County: 35,344 USDHutchinson County: 32,338 USDHyde County: 34,784 USDJackson County: 14,277 USDJerauld County: 44,290 USDJones County: 27,121 USDKingsbury County: 33,925 USDLake County: 37,541 USDLawrence County: 37,180 USDLincoln County: 45,665 USDLyman County: 22,812 USDMcCook County: 31,389 USDMcPherson County: 38,809 USDMarshall County: 40,245 USDMeade County: 30,365 USDMellette County: 15,299 USDMiner County: 27,769 USDMinnehaha County: 34,804 USDMoody County: 32,020 USDOglala Lakota County: 10,842 USDPennington County: 35,292 USDPerkins County: 36,306 USDPotter County: 31,816 USDRoberts County: 25,711 USDSanborn County: 31,359 USDSpink County: 35,636 USDStanley County: 42,557 USDSully County: 37,600 USDTodd County: 10,301 USDTripp County: 25,526 USDTurner County: 33,109 USDUnion County: 45,474 USDWalworth County: 32,342 USDYankton County: 33,876 USDZiebach County: 20,822 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Lincoln County: 45,665 USDLincoln County45,665Union County: 45,474 USDUnion County45,474Jerauld County: 44,290 USDJerauld County44,290Stanley County: 42,557 USDStanley County42,557Marshall County: 40,245 USDMarshall County40,245McPherson County: 38,809 USDMcPherson County38,809Aurora County: 37,884 USDAurora County37,884Sully County: 37,600 USDSully County37,600Lake County: 37,541 USDLake County37,541Lawrence County: 37,180 USDLawrence County37,180Custer County: 36,665 USDCuster County36,665Brown County: 36,335 USDBrown County36,335Perkins County: 36,306 USDPerkins County36,306Grant County: 36,239 USDGrant County36,239Spink County: 35,636 USDSpink County35,636Hughes County: 35,344 USDHughes County35,344Hand County: 35,312 USDHand County35,312Pennington County: 35,292 USDPennington County35,292Minnehaha County: 34,804 USDMinnehaha County34,804Hyde County: 34,784 USDHyde County34,784Edmunds County: 34,720 USDEdmunds County34,720Kingsbury County: 33,925 USDKingsbury County33,925Yankton County: 33,876 USDYankton County33,876Turner County: 33,109 USDTurner County33,109Codington County: 32,990 USDCodington County32,990Deuel County: 32,936 USDDeuel County32,936Brule County: 32,605 USDBrule County32,605Harding County: 32,455 USDHarding County32,455Walworth County: 32,342 USDWalworth County32,342Hutchinson County: 32,338 USDHutchinson County32,338Douglas County: 32,040 USDDouglas County32,040Moody County: 32,020 USDMoody County32,020Potter County: 31,816 USDPotter County31,816McCook County: 31,389 USDMcCook County31,389Sanborn County: 31,359 USDSanborn County31,359Clark County: 31,170 USDClark County31,170Davison County: 30,789 USDDavison County30,789Meade County: 30,365 USDMeade County30,365Campbell County: 30,002 USDCampbell County30,002Hanson County: 29,986 USDHanson County29,986Lincoln County: 45,665 USDLincoln County45,665Union County: 45,474 USDUnion County45,474Jerauld County: 44,290 USDJerauld County44,290Stanley County: 42,557 USDStanley County42,557Marshall County: 40,245 USDMarshall County40,245McPherson County: 38,809 USDMcPherson County38,809Aurora County: 37,884 USDAurora County37,884Sully County: 37,600 USDSully County37,600Lake County: 37,541 USDLake County37,541Lawrence County: 37,180 USDLawrence County37,180Custer County: 36,665 USDCuster County36,665Brown County: 36,335 USDBrown County36,335Perkins County: 36,306 USDPerkins County36,306Grant County: 36,239 USDGrant County36,239Spink County: 35,636 USDSpink County35,636Hughes County: 35,344 USDHughes County35,344Hand County: 35,312 USDHand County35,312Pennington County: 35,292 USDPennington County35,292Minnehaha County: 34,804 USDMinnehaha County34,804Hyde County: 34,784 USDHyde County34,784Edmunds County: 34,720 USDEdmunds County34,720Kingsbury County: 33,925 USDKingsbury County33,925Yankton County: 33,876 USDYankton County33,876Turner County: 33,109 USDTurner County33,109Codington County: 32,990 USDCodington County32,990Deuel County: 32,936 USDDeuel County32,936Brule County: 32,605 USDBrule County32,605Harding County: 32,455 USDHarding County32,455Walworth County: 32,342 USDWalworth County32,342Hutchinson County: 32,338 USDHutchinson County32,338Douglas County: 32,040 USDDouglas County32,040Moody County: 32,020 USDMoody County32,020Potter County: 31,816 USDPotter County31,816McCook County: 31,389 USDMcCook County31,389Sanborn County: 31,359 USDSanborn County31,359Clark County: 31,170 USDClark County31,170Davison County: 30,789 USDDavison County30,789Meade County: 30,365 USDMeade County30,365Campbell County: 30,002 USDCampbell County30,002Hanson County: 29,986 USDHanson County29,986
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

RankCounties2021
USD
1Lincoln County45,665
2Union County45,474
3Jerauld County44,290
4Stanley County42,557
5Marshall County40,245
6McPherson County38,809
7Aurora County37,884
8Sully County37,600
9Lake County37,541
10Lawrence County37,180
11Custer County36,665
12Brown County36,335
13Perkins County36,306
14Grant County36,239
15Spink County35,636
16Hughes County35,344
17Hand County35,312
18Pennington County35,292
19Minnehaha County34,804
20Hyde County34,784
21Edmunds County34,720
22Kingsbury County33,925
23Yankton County33,876
24Turner County33,109
25Codington County32,990
26Deuel County32,936
27Brule County32,605
28Harding County32,455
29Walworth County32,342
30Hutchinson County32,338
31Douglas County32,040
32Moody County32,020
33Potter County31,816
34McCook County31,389
35Sanborn County31,359
36Clark County31,170
37Davison County30,789
38Meade County30,365
39Campbell County30,002
40Hanson County29,986
41Beadle County29,793
42Brookings County29,775
43Day County29,655
44Fall River County29,301
45Hamlin County28,709
46Haakon County28,513
47Gregory County28,355
48Clay County28,259
49Faulk County28,080
50Miner County27,769
51Butte County27,228
52Jones County27,121
53Bon Homme County26,133
54Roberts County25,711
55Tripp County25,526
56Charles Mix County24,587
57Lyman County22,812
58Ziebach County20,822
59Dewey County18,469
60Bennett County17,745
61Corson County17,384
62Mellette County15,299
63Jackson County14,277
64Buffalo County12,056
65Oglala Lakota County10,842
66Todd County10,301

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 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), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lincoln County, with $45,665 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Todd County, with $10,301 in 2021.

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