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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 2017, at $97,753. Ziebach County had the lowest, at $19,638. The median was $44,721 and the figure for South Dakota was $49,380. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest97,753Union County
Lowest19,638Ziebach County
Median44,72166 counties
South Dakota49,380History

Map of counties, 2017

Aurora County: 35,540 USDBeadle County: 45,424 USDBennett County: 32,592 USDBon Homme County: 34,848 USDBrookings County: 44,450 USDBrown County: 50,031 USDBrule County: 44,160 USDBuffalo County: 23,700 USDButte County: 38,012 USDCampbell County: 42,771 USDCharles Mix County: 34,147 USDClark County: 41,977 USDClay County: 34,664 USDCodington County: 46,515 USDCorson County: 27,921 USDCuster County: 49,530 USDDavison County: 48,073 USDDay County: 43,385 USDDeuel County: 48,214 USDDewey County: 37,823 USDDouglas County: 47,422 USDEdmunds County: 44,471 USDFall River County: 42,807 USDFaulk County: 45,978 USDGrant County: 50,612 USDGregory County: 42,494 USDHaakon County: 45,436 USDHamlin County: 41,982 USDHand County: 50,285 USDHanson County: 57,229 USDHarding County: 50,496 USDHughes County: 49,814 USDHutchinson County: 45,044 USDHyde County: 54,627 USDJackson County: 28,785 USDJerauld County: 44,245 USDJones County: 50,355 USDKingsbury County: 48,249 USDLake County: 54,554 USDLawrence County: 48,479 USDLincoln County: 63,335 USDLyman County: 37,554 USDMcCook County: 44,881 USDMcPherson County: 38,265 USDMarshall County: 44,613 USDMeade County: 40,166 USDMellette County: 31,133 USDMiner County: 39,930 USDMinnehaha County: 54,736 USDMoody County: 46,313 USDOglala Lakota County: 24,772 USDPennington County: 51,287 USDPerkins County: 43,315 USDPotter County: 56,263 USDRoberts County: 34,450 USDSanborn County: 40,044 USDSpink County: 51,493 USDStanley County: 64,352 USDSully County: 66,952 USDTodd County: 25,371 USDTripp County: 43,591 USDTurner County: 53,945 USDUnion County: 97,753 USDWalworth County: 44,828 USDYankton County: 45,681 USDZiebach County: 19,638 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Union County: 97,753 USDUnion County97,753Sully County: 66,952 USDSully County66,952Stanley County: 64,352 USDStanley County64,352Lincoln County: 63,335 USDLincoln County63,335Hanson County: 57,229 USDHanson County57,229Potter County: 56,263 USDPotter County56,263Minnehaha County: 54,736 USDMinnehaha County54,736Hyde County: 54,627 USDHyde County54,627Lake County: 54,554 USDLake County54,554Turner County: 53,945 USDTurner County53,945Spink County: 51,493 USDSpink County51,493Pennington County: 51,287 USDPennington County51,287Grant County: 50,612 USDGrant County50,612Harding County: 50,496 USDHarding County50,496Jones County: 50,355 USDJones County50,355Hand County: 50,285 USDHand County50,285Brown County: 50,031 USDBrown County50,031Hughes County: 49,814 USDHughes County49,814Custer County: 49,530 USDCuster County49,530Lawrence County: 48,479 USDLawrence County48,479Kingsbury County: 48,249 USDKingsbury County48,249Deuel County: 48,214 USDDeuel County48,214Davison County: 48,073 USDDavison County48,073Douglas County: 47,422 USDDouglas County47,422Codington County: 46,515 USDCodington County46,515Moody County: 46,313 USDMoody County46,313Faulk County: 45,978 USDFaulk County45,978Yankton County: 45,681 USDYankton County45,681Haakon County: 45,436 USDHaakon County45,436Beadle County: 45,424 USDBeadle County45,424Hutchinson County: 45,044 USDHutchinson County45,044McCook County: 44,881 USDMcCook County44,881Walworth County: 44,828 USDWalworth County44,828Marshall County: 44,613 USDMarshall County44,613Edmunds County: 44,471 USDEdmunds County44,471Brookings County: 44,450 USDBrookings County44,450Jerauld County: 44,245 USDJerauld County44,245Brule County: 44,160 USDBrule County44,160Tripp County: 43,591 USDTripp County43,591Day County: 43,385 USDDay County43,385Union County: 97,753 USDUnion County97,753Sully County: 66,952 USDSully County66,952Stanley County: 64,352 USDStanley County64,352Lincoln County: 63,335 USDLincoln County63,335Hanson County: 57,229 USDHanson County57,229Potter County: 56,263 USDPotter County56,263Minnehaha County: 54,736 USDMinnehaha County54,736Hyde County: 54,627 USDHyde County54,627Lake County: 54,554 USDLake County54,554Turner County: 53,945 USDTurner County53,945Spink County: 51,493 USDSpink County51,493Pennington County: 51,287 USDPennington County51,287Grant County: 50,612 USDGrant County50,612Harding County: 50,496 USDHarding County50,496Jones County: 50,355 USDJones County50,355Hand County: 50,285 USDHand County50,285Brown County: 50,031 USDBrown County50,031Hughes County: 49,814 USDHughes County49,814Custer County: 49,530 USDCuster County49,530Lawrence County: 48,479 USDLawrence County48,479Kingsbury County: 48,249 USDKingsbury County48,249Deuel County: 48,214 USDDeuel County48,214Davison County: 48,073 USDDavison County48,073Douglas County: 47,422 USDDouglas County47,422Codington County: 46,515 USDCodington County46,515Moody County: 46,313 USDMoody County46,313Faulk County: 45,978 USDFaulk County45,978Yankton County: 45,681 USDYankton County45,681Haakon County: 45,436 USDHaakon County45,436Beadle County: 45,424 USDBeadle County45,424Hutchinson County: 45,044 USDHutchinson County45,044McCook County: 44,881 USDMcCook County44,881Walworth County: 44,828 USDWalworth County44,828Marshall County: 44,613 USDMarshall County44,613Edmunds County: 44,471 USDEdmunds County44,471Brookings County: 44,450 USDBrookings County44,450Jerauld County: 44,245 USDJerauld County44,245Brule County: 44,160 USDBrule County44,160Tripp County: 43,591 USDTripp County43,591Day County: 43,385 USDDay County43,385
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

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Union County97,753+8.4%
2Sully County66,952+20.1%
3Stanley County64,352+7.4%
4Lincoln County63,335-0.3%
5Hanson County57,229+3.2%
6Potter County56,263+1.4%
7Minnehaha County54,736+4.2%
8Hyde County54,627+27.3%
9Lake County54,554-4%
10Turner County53,945-14.5%
11Spink County51,493-5%
12Pennington County51,287+2.9%
13Grant County50,612-6.8%
14Harding County50,496+11.7%
15Jones County50,355+12%
16Hand County50,285+10.6%
17Brown County50,031-0.7%
18Hughes County49,814+2%
19Custer County49,530+2.9%
20Lawrence County48,479+4.4%
21Kingsbury County48,249-3.7%
22Deuel County48,214-1.1%
23Davison County48,073+0.3%
24Douglas County47,422+1.3%
25Codington County46,515+4.9%
26Moody County46,313-4.1%
27Faulk County45,978+3.6%
28Yankton County45,681+4.2%
29Haakon County45,436+6%
30Beadle County45,424-5%
31Hutchinson County45,044+2.1%
32McCook County44,881+3.1%
33Walworth County44,828+5%
34Marshall County44,613-1.3%
35Edmunds County44,471-1.3%
36Brookings County44,450+0.4%
37Jerauld County44,245+1.6%
38Brule County44,160+13.9%
39Tripp County43,591+8%
40Day County43,385-2.5%
41Perkins County43,315+17.9%
42Fall River County42,807+2.2%
43Campbell County42,771+2.4%
44Gregory County42,494+6.3%
45Hamlin County41,982+1.9%
46Clark County41,977-4.6%
47Meade County40,166+0.6%
48Sanborn County40,044-5.6%
49Miner County39,930+0.6%
50McPherson County38,265+0.2%
51Butte County38,012+4.4%
52Dewey County37,823+3.8%
53Lyman County37,554+6.4%
54Aurora County35,540-7%
55Bon Homme County34,848+3.4%
56Clay County34,664-1.5%
57Roberts County34,450-2.3%
58Charles Mix County34,147+1.1%
59Bennett County32,592+6.7%
60Mellette County31,133+19.4%
61Jackson County28,785+14.7%
62Corson County27,921+10.9%
63Todd County25,371+4.1%
64Oglala Lakota County24,772+3.8%
65Buffalo County23,700+19.4%
66Ziebach County19,638-2.6%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $97,753 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Ziebach County, with $19,638 in 2017.

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