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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 2023, at $50,843. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $11,650. The median was $36,563 and the figure for South Dakota was $38,880. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50,843Lincoln County
Lowest11,650Oglala Lakota County
Median36,56366 counties
South Dakota38,880History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 43,275 USDBeadle County: 31,506 USDBennett County: 21,005 USDBon Homme County: 28,003 USDBrookings County: 34,769 USDBrown County: 39,599 USDBrule County: 36,063 USDBuffalo County: 17,408 USDButte County: 36,097 USDCampbell County: 42,435 USDCharles Mix County: 29,095 USDClark County: 34,133 USDClay County: 29,412 USDCodington County: 37,308 USDCorson County: 20,743 USDCuster County: 50,278 USDDavison County: 36,524 USDDay County: 37,817 USDDeuel County: 37,556 USDDewey County: 21,940 USDDouglas County: 37,172 USDEdmunds County: 43,546 USDFall River County: 36,268 USDFaulk County: 36,556 USDGrant County: 38,497 USDGregory County: 32,510 USDHaakon County: 35,643 USDHamlin County: 35,757 USDHand County: 43,377 USDHanson County: 36,246 USDHarding County: 48,974 USDHughes County: 38,880 USDHutchinson County: 38,061 USDHyde County: 35,789 USDJackson County: 17,120 USDJerauld County: 47,339 USDJones County: 29,059 USDKingsbury County: 37,976 USDLake County: 43,820 USDLawrence County: 42,663 USDLincoln County: 50,843 USDLyman County: 29,144 USDMcCook County: 37,131 USDMcPherson County: 40,645 USDMarshall County: 42,601 USDMeade County: 36,301 USDMellette County: 18,423 USDMiner County: 34,056 USDMinnehaha County: 41,644 USDMoody County: 36,544 USDOglala Lakota County: 11,650 USDPennington County: 40,527 USDPerkins County: 41,539 USDPotter County: 37,661 USDRoberts County: 31,216 USDSanborn County: 34,851 USDSpink County: 37,347 USDStanley County: 48,110 USDSully County: 47,550 USDTodd County: 13,849 USDTripp County: 31,961 USDTurner County: 36,569 USDUnion County: 49,563 USDWalworth County: 37,717 USDYankton County: 39,880 USDZiebach County: 26,500 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Lincoln County: 50,843 USDLincoln County50,843Custer County: 50,278 USDCuster County50,278Union County: 49,563 USDUnion County49,563Harding County: 48,974 USDHarding County48,974Stanley County: 48,110 USDStanley County48,110Sully County: 47,550 USDSully County47,550Jerauld County: 47,339 USDJerauld County47,339Lake County: 43,820 USDLake County43,820Edmunds County: 43,546 USDEdmunds County43,546Hand County: 43,377 USDHand County43,377Aurora County: 43,275 USDAurora County43,275Lawrence County: 42,663 USDLawrence County42,663Marshall County: 42,601 USDMarshall County42,601Campbell County: 42,435 USDCampbell County42,435Minnehaha County: 41,644 USDMinnehaha County41,644Perkins County: 41,539 USDPerkins County41,539McPherson County: 40,645 USDMcPherson County40,645Pennington County: 40,527 USDPennington County40,527Yankton County: 39,880 USDYankton County39,880Brown County: 39,599 USDBrown County39,599Hughes County: 38,880 USDHughes County38,880Grant County: 38,497 USDGrant County38,497Hutchinson County: 38,061 USDHutchinson County38,061Kingsbury County: 37,976 USDKingsbury County37,976Day County: 37,817 USDDay County37,817Walworth County: 37,717 USDWalworth County37,717Potter County: 37,661 USDPotter County37,661Deuel County: 37,556 USDDeuel County37,556Spink County: 37,347 USDSpink County37,347Codington County: 37,308 USDCodington County37,308Douglas County: 37,172 USDDouglas County37,172McCook County: 37,131 USDMcCook County37,131Turner County: 36,569 USDTurner County36,569Faulk County: 36,556 USDFaulk County36,556Moody County: 36,544 USDMoody County36,544Davison County: 36,524 USDDavison County36,524Meade County: 36,301 USDMeade County36,301Fall River County: 36,268 USDFall River County36,268Hanson County: 36,246 USDHanson County36,246Butte County: 36,097 USDButte County36,097Lincoln County: 50,843 USDLincoln County50,843Custer County: 50,278 USDCuster County50,278Union County: 49,563 USDUnion County49,563Harding County: 48,974 USDHarding County48,974Stanley County: 48,110 USDStanley County48,110Sully County: 47,550 USDSully County47,550Jerauld County: 47,339 USDJerauld County47,339Lake County: 43,820 USDLake County43,820Edmunds County: 43,546 USDEdmunds County43,546Hand County: 43,377 USDHand County43,377Aurora County: 43,275 USDAurora County43,275Lawrence County: 42,663 USDLawrence County42,663Marshall County: 42,601 USDMarshall County42,601Campbell County: 42,435 USDCampbell County42,435Minnehaha County: 41,644 USDMinnehaha County41,644Perkins County: 41,539 USDPerkins County41,539McPherson County: 40,645 USDMcPherson County40,645Pennington County: 40,527 USDPennington County40,527Yankton County: 39,880 USDYankton County39,880Brown County: 39,599 USDBrown County39,599Hughes County: 38,880 USDHughes County38,880Grant County: 38,497 USDGrant County38,497Hutchinson County: 38,061 USDHutchinson County38,061Kingsbury County: 37,976 USDKingsbury County37,976Day County: 37,817 USDDay County37,817Walworth County: 37,717 USDWalworth County37,717Potter County: 37,661 USDPotter County37,661Deuel County: 37,556 USDDeuel County37,556Spink County: 37,347 USDSpink County37,347Codington County: 37,308 USDCodington County37,308Douglas County: 37,172 USDDouglas County37,172McCook County: 37,131 USDMcCook County37,131Turner County: 36,569 USDTurner County36,569Faulk County: 36,556 USDFaulk County36,556Moody County: 36,544 USDMoody County36,544Davison County: 36,524 USDDavison County36,524Meade County: 36,301 USDMeade County36,301Fall River County: 36,268 USDFall River County36,268Hanson County: 36,246 USDHanson County36,246Butte County: 36,097 USDButte County36,097
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

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Lincoln County50,843+8.5%
2Custer County50,278+14.9%
3Union County49,563+5%
4Harding County48,974+9.8%
5Stanley County48,110+3.1%
6Sully County47,550+4.6%
7Jerauld County47,339-1.3%
8Lake County43,820-2.2%
9Edmunds County43,546+8.4%
10Hand County43,377+5.9%
11Aurora County43,275+7.4%
12Lawrence County42,663+3.8%
13Marshall County42,601-5%
14Campbell County42,435+4.5%
15Minnehaha County41,644+6%
16Perkins County41,539+3.2%
17McPherson County40,645-1.2%
18Pennington County40,527+4%
19Yankton County39,880+7.2%
20Brown County39,599+4.1%
21Hughes County38,880+3.3%
22Grant County38,497-0.7%
23Hutchinson County38,061+6.8%
24Kingsbury County37,976+4.1%
25Day County37,817+10.5%
26Walworth County37,717+5.9%
27Potter County37,661+9.7%
28Deuel County37,556+5%
29Spink County37,347+0.6%
30Codington County37,308+3.6%
31Douglas County37,172-0.2%
32McCook County37,131+8.4%
33Turner County36,569+1.3%
34Faulk County36,556+15.9%
35Moody County36,544+3.2%
36Davison County36,524+9.7%
37Meade County36,301+7.2%
38Fall River County36,268+7.5%
39Hanson County36,246+8.2%
40Butte County36,097+5.5%
41Brule County36,063+4.1%
42Hyde County35,789-1.5%
43Hamlin County35,757+13%
44Haakon County35,643+10.5%
45Sanborn County34,851-1.7%
46Brookings County34,769+6.1%
47Clark County34,133-4%
48Miner County34,056+6.3%
49Gregory County32,510+3.2%
50Tripp County31,961+8.5%
51Beadle County31,506-2.1%
52Roberts County31,216+9.1%
53Clay County29,412-2.1%
54Lyman County29,144+12.1%
55Charles Mix County29,095+7.6%
56Jones County29,059-6.1%
57Bon Homme County28,003+5.9%
58Ziebach County26,500+12%
59Dewey County21,940+6.2%
60Bennett County21,005-4.8%
61Corson County20,743+10.6%
62Mellette County18,423+9.5%
63Buffalo County17,408+26.8%
64Jackson County17,120+8.4%
65Todd County13,849+10.2%
66Oglala Lakota County11,650+6.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023}},
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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 $50,843 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oglala Lakota County, with $11,650 in 2023.

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