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Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income, 2024

Union County had the highest per capita personal income of 66 counties in 2024, at $146,712. Ziebach County had the lowest, at $32,778. The median was $72,472 and the figure for South Dakota was $74,490. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest146,712Union County
Lowest32,778Ziebach County
Median72,47266 counties
South Dakota74,490History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 56,122 USDBeadle County: 64,412 USDBennett County: 50,050 USDBon Homme County: 51,442 USDBrookings County: 66,775 USDBrown County: 79,984 USDBrule County: 73,229 USDBuffalo County: 34,242 USDButte County: 55,658 USDCampbell County: 68,765 USDCharles Mix County: 56,278 USDClark County: 87,398 USDClay County: 51,050 USDCodington County: 71,817 USDCorson County: 41,246 USDCuster County: 72,654 USDDavison County: 72,648 USDDay County: 72,389 USDDeuel County: 79,895 USDDewey County: 57,103 USDDouglas County: 73,191 USDEdmunds County: 86,216 USDFall River County: 64,712 USDFaulk County: 86,022 USDGrant County: 77,092 USDGregory County: 62,902 USDHaakon County: 71,499 USDHamlin County: 70,519 USDHand County: 81,841 USDHanson County: 79,756 USDHarding County: 61,402 USDHughes County: 74,747 USDHutchinson County: 73,663 USDHyde County: 72,554 USDJackson County: 47,054 USDJerauld County: 73,322 USDJones County: 78,186 USDKingsbury County: 76,703 USDLake County: 103,883 USDLawrence County: 78,616 USDLincoln County: 91,853 USDLyman County: 52,419 USDMcCook County: 75,927 USDMcPherson County: 76,160 USDMarshall County: 81,293 USDMeade County: 59,066 USDMellette County: 51,842 USDMiner County: 73,798 USDMinnehaha County: 78,658 USDMoody County: 71,846 USDOglala Lakota County: 38,762 USDPennington County: 78,464 USDPerkins County: 56,935 USDPotter County: 65,306 USDRoberts County: 58,604 USDSanborn County: 62,718 USDSpink County: 100,787 USDStanley County: 84,536 USDSully County: 85,843 USDTodd County: 40,540 USDTripp County: 68,414 USDTurner County: 91,710 USDUnion County: 146,712 USDWalworth County: 67,680 USDYankton County: 74,264 USDZiebach County: 32,778 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Union County: 146,712 USDUnion County146,712Lake County: 103,883 USDLake County103,883Spink County: 100,787 USDSpink County100,787Lincoln County: 91,853 USDLincoln County91,853Turner County: 91,710 USDTurner County91,710Clark County: 87,398 USDClark County87,398Edmunds County: 86,216 USDEdmunds County86,216Faulk County: 86,022 USDFaulk County86,022Sully County: 85,843 USDSully County85,843Stanley County: 84,536 USDStanley County84,536Hand County: 81,841 USDHand County81,841Marshall County: 81,293 USDMarshall County81,293Brown County: 79,984 USDBrown County79,984Deuel County: 79,895 USDDeuel County79,895Hanson County: 79,756 USDHanson County79,756Minnehaha County: 78,658 USDMinnehaha County78,658Lawrence County: 78,616 USDLawrence County78,616Pennington County: 78,464 USDPennington County78,464Jones County: 78,186 USDJones County78,186Grant County: 77,092 USDGrant County77,092Kingsbury County: 76,703 USDKingsbury County76,703McPherson County: 76,160 USDMcPherson County76,160McCook County: 75,927 USDMcCook County75,927Hughes County: 74,747 USDHughes County74,747Yankton County: 74,264 USDYankton County74,264Miner County: 73,798 USDMiner County73,798Hutchinson County: 73,663 USDHutchinson County73,663Jerauld County: 73,322 USDJerauld County73,322Brule County: 73,229 USDBrule County73,229Douglas County: 73,191 USDDouglas County73,191Custer County: 72,654 USDCuster County72,654Davison County: 72,648 USDDavison County72,648Hyde County: 72,554 USDHyde County72,554Day County: 72,389 USDDay County72,389Moody County: 71,846 USDMoody County71,846Codington County: 71,817 USDCodington County71,817Haakon County: 71,499 USDHaakon County71,499Hamlin County: 70,519 USDHamlin County70,519Campbell County: 68,765 USDCampbell County68,765Tripp County: 68,414 USDTripp County68,414Union County: 146,712 USDUnion County146,712Lake County: 103,883 USDLake County103,883Spink County: 100,787 USDSpink County100,787Lincoln County: 91,853 USDLincoln County91,853Turner County: 91,710 USDTurner County91,710Clark County: 87,398 USDClark County87,398Edmunds County: 86,216 USDEdmunds County86,216Faulk County: 86,022 USDFaulk County86,022Sully County: 85,843 USDSully County85,843Stanley County: 84,536 USDStanley County84,536Hand County: 81,841 USDHand County81,841Marshall County: 81,293 USDMarshall County81,293Brown County: 79,984 USDBrown County79,984Deuel County: 79,895 USDDeuel County79,895Hanson County: 79,756 USDHanson County79,756Minnehaha County: 78,658 USDMinnehaha County78,658Lawrence County: 78,616 USDLawrence County78,616Pennington County: 78,464 USDPennington County78,464Jones County: 78,186 USDJones County78,186Grant County: 77,092 USDGrant County77,092Kingsbury County: 76,703 USDKingsbury County76,703McPherson County: 76,160 USDMcPherson County76,160McCook County: 75,927 USDMcCook County75,927Hughes County: 74,747 USDHughes County74,747Yankton County: 74,264 USDYankton County74,264Miner County: 73,798 USDMiner County73,798Hutchinson County: 73,663 USDHutchinson County73,663Jerauld County: 73,322 USDJerauld County73,322Brule County: 73,229 USDBrule County73,229Douglas County: 73,191 USDDouglas County73,191Custer County: 72,654 USDCuster County72,654Davison County: 72,648 USDDavison County72,648Hyde County: 72,554 USDHyde County72,554Day County: 72,389 USDDay County72,389Moody County: 71,846 USDMoody County71,846Codington County: 71,817 USDCodington County71,817Haakon County: 71,499 USDHaakon County71,499Hamlin County: 70,519 USDHamlin County70,519Campbell County: 68,765 USDCampbell County68,765Tripp County: 68,414 USDTripp County68,414
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Union County146,712+1.3%
2Lake County103,883+3.1%
3Spink County100,787-6.7%
4Lincoln County91,853+3.4%
5Turner County91,710-2.7%
6Clark County87,398-9.4%
7Edmunds County86,216-8.6%
8Faulk County86,022-12.2%
9Sully County85,843-22.1%
10Stanley County84,536+2.2%
11Hand County81,841-10.4%
12Marshall County81,293-0.8%
13Brown County79,984+0.8%
14Deuel County79,895+3%
15Hanson County79,756-6.8%
16Minnehaha County78,658+4.7%
17Lawrence County78,616+4.3%
18Pennington County78,464+5.1%
19Jones County78,186+0.1%
20Grant County77,092+1.9%
21Kingsbury County76,703-8.5%
22McPherson County76,160-6.7%
23McCook County75,927-0.8%
24Hughes County74,747+6.6%
25Yankton County74,264+1.9%
26Miner County73,798-12.8%
27Hutchinson County73,663-4.2%
28Jerauld County73,322-17.8%
29Brule County73,229-3%
30Douglas County73,191-7.7%
31Custer County72,654+4.1%
32Davison County72,648+3%
33Hyde County72,554-13.1%
34Day County72,389-5.3%
35Moody County71,846-2.1%
36Codington County71,817+3.4%
37Haakon County71,499-18.3%
38Hamlin County70,519-0.7%
39Campbell County68,765-11.4%
40Tripp County68,414-2.3%
41Walworth County67,680-0.6%
42Brookings County66,775+3.6%
43Potter County65,306-10.3%
44Fall River County64,712+4.6%
45Beadle County64,412-2.2%
46Gregory County62,902-5.1%
47Sanborn County62,718-16.3%
48Harding County61,402+21.6%
49Meade County59,066+2.6%
50Roberts County58,604+0.3%
51Dewey County57,103-1.8%
52Perkins County56,935+4.2%
53Charles Mix County56,278-3.9%
54Aurora County56,122-13.7%
55Butte County55,658+5.4%
56Lyman County52,419-11.1%
57Mellette County51,842+1.6%
58Bon Homme County51,442-7%
59Clay County51,050+1.6%
60Bennett County50,050-3.9%
61Jackson County47,054-1.3%
62Corson County41,246-1.5%
63Todd County40,540+5.5%
64Oglala Lakota County38,762+5.6%
65Buffalo County34,242-10%
66Ziebach County32,778-19.1%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $146,712 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Ziebach County, with $32,778 in 2024.

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