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Counties in South Dakota by per capita personal income

Union County had the highest per capita personal income of 66 counties in 2016, at $90,202. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $19,849. The median was $43,921 and the figure for South Dakota was $48,255. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest90,202Union County
Lowest19,849Buffalo County
Median43,92166 counties
South Dakota48,255History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 38,215 USDBeadle County: 47,821 USDBennett County: 30,546 USDBon Homme County: 33,710 USDBrookings County: 44,273 USDBrown County: 50,366 USDBrule County: 38,770 USDBuffalo County: 19,849 USDButte County: 36,405 USDCampbell County: 41,755 USDCharles Mix County: 33,775 USDClark County: 44,000 USDClay County: 35,187 USDCodington County: 44,353 USDCorson County: 25,182 USDCuster County: 48,121 USDDavison County: 47,932 USDDay County: 44,489 USDDeuel County: 48,736 USDDewey County: 36,449 USDDouglas County: 46,794 USDEdmunds County: 45,056 USDFall River County: 41,870 USDFaulk County: 44,387 USDGrant County: 54,281 USDGregory County: 39,987 USDHaakon County: 42,844 USDHamlin County: 41,197 USDHand County: 45,481 USDHanson County: 55,451 USDHarding County: 45,213 USDHughes County: 48,815 USDHutchinson County: 44,135 USDHyde County: 42,899 USDJackson County: 25,103 USDJerauld County: 43,558 USDJones County: 44,946 USDKingsbury County: 50,115 USDLake County: 56,828 USDLawrence County: 46,446 USDLincoln County: 63,533 USDLyman County: 35,299 USDMcCook County: 43,518 USDMcPherson County: 38,173 USDMarshall County: 45,178 USDMeade County: 39,945 USDMellette County: 26,079 USDMiner County: 39,674 USDMinnehaha County: 52,512 USDMoody County: 48,279 USDOglala Lakota County: 23,859 USDPennington County: 49,851 USDPerkins County: 36,751 USDPotter County: 55,509 USDRoberts County: 35,248 USDSanborn County: 42,433 USDSpink County: 54,192 USDStanley County: 59,899 USDSully County: 55,737 USDTodd County: 24,379 USDTripp County: 40,346 USDTurner County: 63,100 USDUnion County: 90,202 USDWalworth County: 42,704 USDYankton County: 43,841 USDZiebach County: 20,157 USD
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USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Union County: 90,202 USDUnion County90,202Lincoln County: 63,533 USDLincoln County63,533Turner County: 63,100 USDTurner County63,100Stanley County: 59,899 USDStanley County59,899Lake County: 56,828 USDLake County56,828Sully County: 55,737 USDSully County55,737Potter County: 55,509 USDPotter County55,509Hanson County: 55,451 USDHanson County55,451Grant County: 54,281 USDGrant County54,281Spink County: 54,192 USDSpink County54,192Minnehaha County: 52,512 USDMinnehaha County52,512Brown County: 50,366 USDBrown County50,366Kingsbury County: 50,115 USDKingsbury County50,115Pennington County: 49,851 USDPennington County49,851Hughes County: 48,815 USDHughes County48,815Deuel County: 48,736 USDDeuel County48,736Moody County: 48,279 USDMoody County48,279Custer County: 48,121 USDCuster County48,121Davison County: 47,932 USDDavison County47,932Beadle County: 47,821 USDBeadle County47,821Douglas County: 46,794 USDDouglas County46,794Lawrence County: 46,446 USDLawrence County46,446Hand County: 45,481 USDHand County45,481Harding County: 45,213 USDHarding County45,213Marshall County: 45,178 USDMarshall County45,178Edmunds County: 45,056 USDEdmunds County45,056Jones County: 44,946 USDJones County44,946Day County: 44,489 USDDay County44,489Faulk County: 44,387 USDFaulk County44,387Codington County: 44,353 USDCodington County44,353Brookings County: 44,273 USDBrookings County44,273Hutchinson County: 44,135 USDHutchinson County44,135Clark County: 44,000 USDClark County44,000Yankton County: 43,841 USDYankton County43,841Jerauld County: 43,558 USDJerauld County43,558McCook County: 43,518 USDMcCook County43,518Hyde County: 42,899 USDHyde County42,899Haakon County: 42,844 USDHaakon County42,844Walworth County: 42,704 USDWalworth County42,704Sanborn County: 42,433 USDSanborn County42,433Union County: 90,202 USDUnion County90,202Lincoln County: 63,533 USDLincoln County63,533Turner County: 63,100 USDTurner County63,100Stanley County: 59,899 USDStanley County59,899Lake County: 56,828 USDLake County56,828Sully County: 55,737 USDSully County55,737Potter County: 55,509 USDPotter County55,509Hanson County: 55,451 USDHanson County55,451Grant County: 54,281 USDGrant County54,281Spink County: 54,192 USDSpink County54,192Minnehaha County: 52,512 USDMinnehaha County52,512Brown County: 50,366 USDBrown County50,366Kingsbury County: 50,115 USDKingsbury County50,115Pennington County: 49,851 USDPennington County49,851Hughes County: 48,815 USDHughes County48,815Deuel County: 48,736 USDDeuel County48,736Moody County: 48,279 USDMoody County48,279Custer County: 48,121 USDCuster County48,121Davison County: 47,932 USDDavison County47,932Beadle County: 47,821 USDBeadle County47,821Douglas County: 46,794 USDDouglas County46,794Lawrence County: 46,446 USDLawrence County46,446Hand County: 45,481 USDHand County45,481Harding County: 45,213 USDHarding County45,213Marshall County: 45,178 USDMarshall County45,178Edmunds County: 45,056 USDEdmunds County45,056Jones County: 44,946 USDJones County44,946Day County: 44,489 USDDay County44,489Faulk County: 44,387 USDFaulk County44,387Codington County: 44,353 USDCodington County44,353Brookings County: 44,273 USDBrookings County44,273Hutchinson County: 44,135 USDHutchinson County44,135Clark County: 44,000 USDClark County44,000Yankton County: 43,841 USDYankton County43,841Jerauld County: 43,558 USDJerauld County43,558McCook County: 43,518 USDMcCook County43,518Hyde County: 42,899 USDHyde County42,899Haakon County: 42,844 USDHaakon County42,844Walworth County: 42,704 USDWalworth County42,704Sanborn County: 42,433 USDSanborn County42,433
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

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Union County90,202-0.8%
2Lincoln County63,533+3.5%
3Turner County63,100+8.6%
4Stanley County59,899-4.4%
5Lake County56,828-1.1%
6Sully County55,737-8.2%
7Potter County55,509-25.1%
8Hanson County55,451-1.8%
9Grant County54,281-12.1%
10Spink County54,192-7.4%
11Minnehaha County52,512+0.7%
12Brown County50,366-2.9%
13Kingsbury County50,115-0.3%
14Pennington County49,851+2.4%
15Hughes County48,815+1.5%
16Deuel County48,736-4.7%
17Moody County48,279-3.7%
18Custer County48,121+3.5%
19Davison County47,932-0.2%
20Beadle County47,821+0.4%
21Douglas County46,794-4.7%
22Lawrence County46,446+0.7%
23Hand County45,481-4.9%
24Harding County45,213-12.4%
25Marshall County45,178-12.2%
26Edmunds County45,056-7.2%
27Jones County44,946-16.6%
28Day County44,489-3%
29Faulk County44,387-11.4%
30Codington County44,353+0.8%
31Brookings County44,273-0.8%
32Hutchinson County44,135+5.5%
33Clark County44,000-5.3%
34Yankton County43,841+4.1%
35Jerauld County43,558-3.8%
36McCook County43,518+2.1%
37Hyde County42,899-8.5%
38Haakon County42,844-8%
39Walworth County42,704-1.4%
40Sanborn County42,433-5.8%
41Fall River County41,870-1.8%
42Campbell County41,755-5.4%
43Hamlin County41,197+1.1%
44Tripp County40,346-9.9%
45Gregory County39,987-2%
46Meade County39,945+1.7%
47Miner County39,674-5.6%
48Brule County38,770-7.4%
49Aurora County38,215-6.7%
50McPherson County38,173-17.5%
51Perkins County36,751-5.9%
52Dewey County36,449-5.6%
53Butte County36,405+2.4%
54Lyman County35,299-12.5%
55Roberts County35,248-4.9%
56Clay County35,187+3.8%
57Charles Mix County33,775-3.2%
58Bon Homme County33,710+5.6%
59Bennett County30,546-5.8%
60Mellette County26,079-12.2%
61Corson County25,182-9.3%
62Jackson County25,103-6.6%
63Todd County24,379-3.8%
64Oglala Lakota County23,859+0.6%
65Ziebach County20,157-12.6%
66Buffalo County19,849-7.2%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $90,202 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buffalo County, with $19,849 in 2016.

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