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Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income

Potter County had the highest per capita personal income of 66 counties in 2014, at $94,004. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $22,247. The median was $45,461 and the figure for South Dakota was $46,687. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest94,004Potter County
Lowest22,247Buffalo County
Median45,46166 counties
South Dakota46,687History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 40,772 USDBeadle County: 45,421 USDBennett County: 33,280 USDBon Homme County: 28,683 USDBrookings County: 42,903 USDBrown County: 50,188 USDBrule County: 42,416 USDBuffalo County: 22,247 USDButte County: 35,584 USDCampbell County: 49,148 USDCharles Mix County: 35,216 USDClark County: 52,594 USDClay County: 32,414 USDCodington County: 42,169 USDCorson County: 31,209 USDCuster County: 44,943 USDDavison County: 44,780 USDDay County: 46,434 USDDeuel County: 52,066 USDDewey County: 41,335 USDDouglas County: 47,673 USDEdmunds County: 53,940 USDFall River County: 41,578 USDFaulk County: 61,390 USDGrant County: 57,230 USDGregory County: 40,811 USDHaakon County: 48,508 USDHamlin County: 39,517 USDHand County: 53,665 USDHanson County: 57,037 USDHarding County: 62,498 USDHughes County: 47,032 USDHutchinson County: 37,609 USDHyde County: 53,007 USDJackson County: 28,620 USDJerauld County: 46,380 USDJones County: 59,458 USDKingsbury County: 50,583 USDLake County: 55,510 USDLawrence County: 44,649 USDLincoln County: 57,859 USDLyman County: 39,820 USDMcCook County: 39,604 USDMcPherson County: 50,848 USDMarshall County: 53,647 USDMeade County: 38,741 USDMellette County: 32,887 USDMiner County: 40,425 USDMinnehaha County: 49,260 USDMoody County: 48,767 USDOglala Lakota County: 23,902 USDPennington County: 47,813 USDPerkins County: 45,501 USDPotter County: 94,004 USDRoberts County: 36,904 USDSanborn County: 43,811 USDSpink County: 59,818 USDStanley County: 60,075 USDSully County: 71,221 USDTodd County: 25,552 USDTripp County: 45,982 USDTurner County: 47,814 USDUnion County: 81,749 USDWalworth County: 43,190 USDYankton County: 40,004 USDZiebach County: 25,951 USD
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USD, 2014. 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, 2014

Potter County: 94,004 USDPotter County94,004Union County: 81,749 USDUnion County81,749Sully County: 71,221 USDSully County71,221Harding County: 62,498 USDHarding County62,498Faulk County: 61,390 USDFaulk County61,390Stanley County: 60,075 USDStanley County60,075Spink County: 59,818 USDSpink County59,818Jones County: 59,458 USDJones County59,458Lincoln County: 57,859 USDLincoln County57,859Grant County: 57,230 USDGrant County57,230Hanson County: 57,037 USDHanson County57,037Lake County: 55,510 USDLake County55,510Edmunds County: 53,940 USDEdmunds County53,940Hand County: 53,665 USDHand County53,665Marshall County: 53,647 USDMarshall County53,647Hyde County: 53,007 USDHyde County53,007Clark County: 52,594 USDClark County52,594Deuel County: 52,066 USDDeuel County52,066McPherson County: 50,848 USDMcPherson County50,848Kingsbury County: 50,583 USDKingsbury County50,583Brown County: 50,188 USDBrown County50,188Minnehaha County: 49,260 USDMinnehaha County49,260Campbell County: 49,148 USDCampbell County49,148Moody County: 48,767 USDMoody County48,767Haakon County: 48,508 USDHaakon County48,508Turner County: 47,814 USDTurner County47,814Pennington County: 47,813 USDPennington County47,813Douglas County: 47,673 USDDouglas County47,673Hughes County: 47,032 USDHughes County47,032Day County: 46,434 USDDay County46,434Jerauld County: 46,380 USDJerauld County46,380Tripp County: 45,982 USDTripp County45,982Perkins County: 45,501 USDPerkins County45,501Beadle County: 45,421 USDBeadle County45,421Custer County: 44,943 USDCuster County44,943Davison County: 44,780 USDDavison County44,780Lawrence County: 44,649 USDLawrence County44,649Sanborn County: 43,811 USDSanborn County43,811Walworth County: 43,190 USDWalworth County43,190Brookings County: 42,903 USDBrookings County42,903Potter County: 94,004 USDPotter County94,004Union County: 81,749 USDUnion County81,749Sully County: 71,221 USDSully County71,221Harding County: 62,498 USDHarding County62,498Faulk County: 61,390 USDFaulk County61,390Stanley County: 60,075 USDStanley County60,075Spink County: 59,818 USDSpink County59,818Jones County: 59,458 USDJones County59,458Lincoln County: 57,859 USDLincoln County57,859Grant County: 57,230 USDGrant County57,230Hanson County: 57,037 USDHanson County57,037Lake County: 55,510 USDLake County55,510Edmunds County: 53,940 USDEdmunds County53,940Hand County: 53,665 USDHand County53,665Marshall County: 53,647 USDMarshall County53,647Hyde County: 53,007 USDHyde County53,007Clark County: 52,594 USDClark County52,594Deuel County: 52,066 USDDeuel County52,066McPherson County: 50,848 USDMcPherson County50,848Kingsbury County: 50,583 USDKingsbury County50,583Brown County: 50,188 USDBrown County50,188Minnehaha County: 49,260 USDMinnehaha County49,260Campbell County: 49,148 USDCampbell County49,148Moody County: 48,767 USDMoody County48,767Haakon County: 48,508 USDHaakon County48,508Turner County: 47,814 USDTurner County47,814Pennington County: 47,813 USDPennington County47,813Douglas County: 47,673 USDDouglas County47,673Hughes County: 47,032 USDHughes County47,032Day County: 46,434 USDDay County46,434Jerauld County: 46,380 USDJerauld County46,380Tripp County: 45,982 USDTripp County45,982Perkins County: 45,501 USDPerkins County45,501Beadle County: 45,421 USDBeadle County45,421Custer County: 44,943 USDCuster County44,943Davison County: 44,780 USDDavison County44,780Lawrence County: 44,649 USDLawrence County44,649Sanborn County: 43,811 USDSanborn County43,811Walworth County: 43,190 USDWalworth County43,190Brookings County: 42,903 USDBrookings County42,903
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

RankCounties2014
USD		Change on 2013
1Potter County94,004-18.7%
2Union County81,749+5.7%
3Sully County71,221-32.7%
4Harding County62,498+23.4%
5Faulk County61,390-10.4%
6Stanley County60,075-0.7%
7Spink County59,818-13.8%
8Jones County59,458-8.4%
9Lincoln County57,859+7.4%
10Grant County57,230+7.6%
11Hanson County57,037-1.1%
12Lake County55,510+6.4%
13Edmunds County53,940-6.3%
14Hand County53,665-14.2%
15Marshall County53,647+0.2%
16Hyde County53,007-11.8%
17Clark County52,594-9.8%
18Deuel County52,066-3.2%
19McPherson County50,848-3.3%
20Kingsbury County50,583-12.8%
21Brown County50,188+0.3%
22Minnehaha County49,260+6.6%
23Campbell County49,148-9.5%
24Moody County48,767-5.2%
25Haakon County48,508+13.5%
26Turner County47,814+12.2%
27Pennington County47,813+7.2%
28Douglas County47,673+6.3%
29Hughes County47,032+2.1%
30Day County46,434-8.9%
31Jerauld County46,380-13.2%
32Tripp County45,982+4.2%
33Perkins County45,501+16%
34Beadle County45,421+5.3%
35Custer County44,943+11.6%
36Davison County44,780+4.8%
37Lawrence County44,649+7.6%
38Sanborn County43,811-6.3%
39Walworth County43,190-0.5%
40Brookings County42,903+4.2%
41Brule County42,416+2%
42Codington County42,169+1%
43Fall River County41,578+8.3%
44Dewey County41,335+6.1%
45Gregory County40,811+9%
46Aurora County40,772-3.4%
47Miner County40,425-10.4%
48Yankton County40,004+5.6%
49Lyman County39,820-13.6%
50McCook County39,604-3.4%
51Hamlin County39,517-8.3%
52Meade County38,741+7.3%
53Hutchinson County37,609-3.6%
54Roberts County36,904-7.1%
55Butte County35,584+10.4%
56Charles Mix County35,2160%
57Bennett County33,280+15%
58Mellette County32,887+26.9%
59Clay County32,414+0.6%
60Corson County31,209+9.3%
61Bon Homme County28,683-2%
62Jackson County28,620+22.2%
63Ziebach County25,951+21.9%
64Todd County25,552+9.3%
65Oglala Lakota County23,902+9.7%
66Buffalo County22,247-14.9%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Potter County, with $94,004 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Buffalo County, with $22,247 in 2014.

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