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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 2019, at $114,635. Ziebach County had the lowest, at $20,135. The median was $48,632 and the figure for South Dakota was $54,378. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest114,635Union County
Lowest20,135Ziebach County
Median48,63266 counties
South Dakota54,378History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 39,653 USDBeadle County: 47,965 USDBennett County: 36,173 USDBon Homme County: 40,721 USDBrookings County: 47,486 USDBrown County: 54,383 USDBrule County: 46,139 USDBuffalo County: 20,769 USDButte County: 40,436 USDCampbell County: 45,515 USDCharles Mix County: 40,355 USDClark County: 47,086 USDClay County: 39,687 USDCodington County: 50,516 USDCorson County: 28,188 USDCuster County: 53,197 USDDavison County: 51,058 USDDay County: 45,652 USDDeuel County: 51,221 USDDewey County: 40,511 USDDouglas County: 59,695 USDEdmunds County: 52,334 USDFall River County: 46,026 USDFaulk County: 58,809 USDGrant County: 50,906 USDGregory County: 46,335 USDHaakon County: 47,024 USDHamlin County: 44,066 USDHand County: 54,255 USDHanson County: 64,909 USDHarding County: 52,912 USDHughes County: 53,363 USDHutchinson County: 55,965 USDHyde County: 49,299 USDJackson County: 30,103 USDJerauld County: 42,610 USDJones County: 55,015 USDKingsbury County: 55,317 USDLake County: 56,063 USDLawrence County: 53,561 USDLincoln County: 67,926 USDLyman County: 42,011 USDMcCook County: 52,962 USDMcPherson County: 41,912 USDMarshall County: 55,093 USDMeade County: 42,576 USDMellette County: 30,650 USDMiner County: 47,177 USDMinnehaha County: 61,548 USDMoody County: 51,316 USDOglala Lakota County: 26,454 USDPennington County: 55,789 USDPerkins County: 39,848 USDPotter County: 66,083 USDRoberts County: 36,841 USDSanborn County: 52,805 USDSpink County: 54,859 USDStanley County: 64,697 USDSully County: 71,016 USDTodd County: 28,244 USDTripp County: 47,349 USDTurner County: 55,443 USDUnion County: 114,635 USDWalworth County: 44,973 USDYankton County: 50,922 USDZiebach County: 20,135 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Union County: 114,635 USDUnion County114,635Sully County: 71,016 USDSully County71,016Lincoln County: 67,926 USDLincoln County67,926Potter County: 66,083 USDPotter County66,083Hanson County: 64,909 USDHanson County64,909Stanley County: 64,697 USDStanley County64,697Minnehaha County: 61,548 USDMinnehaha County61,548Douglas County: 59,695 USDDouglas County59,695Faulk County: 58,809 USDFaulk County58,809Lake County: 56,063 USDLake County56,063Hutchinson County: 55,965 USDHutchinson County55,965Pennington County: 55,789 USDPennington County55,789Turner County: 55,443 USDTurner County55,443Kingsbury County: 55,317 USDKingsbury County55,317Marshall County: 55,093 USDMarshall County55,093Jones County: 55,015 USDJones County55,015Spink County: 54,859 USDSpink County54,859Brown County: 54,383 USDBrown County54,383Hand County: 54,255 USDHand County54,255Lawrence County: 53,561 USDLawrence County53,561Hughes County: 53,363 USDHughes County53,363Custer County: 53,197 USDCuster County53,197McCook County: 52,962 USDMcCook County52,962Harding County: 52,912 USDHarding County52,912Sanborn County: 52,805 USDSanborn County52,805Edmunds County: 52,334 USDEdmunds County52,334Moody County: 51,316 USDMoody County51,316Deuel County: 51,221 USDDeuel County51,221Davison County: 51,058 USDDavison County51,058Yankton County: 50,922 USDYankton County50,922Grant County: 50,906 USDGrant County50,906Codington County: 50,516 USDCodington County50,516Hyde County: 49,299 USDHyde County49,299Beadle County: 47,965 USDBeadle County47,965Brookings County: 47,486 USDBrookings County47,486Tripp County: 47,349 USDTripp County47,349Miner County: 47,177 USDMiner County47,177Clark County: 47,086 USDClark County47,086Haakon County: 47,024 USDHaakon County47,024Gregory County: 46,335 USDGregory County46,335Union County: 114,635 USDUnion County114,635Sully County: 71,016 USDSully County71,016Lincoln County: 67,926 USDLincoln County67,926Potter County: 66,083 USDPotter County66,083Hanson County: 64,909 USDHanson County64,909Stanley County: 64,697 USDStanley County64,697Minnehaha County: 61,548 USDMinnehaha County61,548Douglas County: 59,695 USDDouglas County59,695Faulk County: 58,809 USDFaulk County58,809Lake County: 56,063 USDLake County56,063Hutchinson County: 55,965 USDHutchinson County55,965Pennington County: 55,789 USDPennington County55,789Turner County: 55,443 USDTurner County55,443Kingsbury County: 55,317 USDKingsbury County55,317Marshall County: 55,093 USDMarshall County55,093Jones County: 55,015 USDJones County55,015Spink County: 54,859 USDSpink County54,859Brown County: 54,383 USDBrown County54,383Hand County: 54,255 USDHand County54,255Lawrence County: 53,561 USDLawrence County53,561Hughes County: 53,363 USDHughes County53,363Custer County: 53,197 USDCuster County53,197McCook County: 52,962 USDMcCook County52,962Harding County: 52,912 USDHarding County52,912Sanborn County: 52,805 USDSanborn County52,805Edmunds County: 52,334 USDEdmunds County52,334Moody County: 51,316 USDMoody County51,316Deuel County: 51,221 USDDeuel County51,221Davison County: 51,058 USDDavison County51,058Yankton County: 50,922 USDYankton County50,922Grant County: 50,906 USDGrant County50,906Codington County: 50,516 USDCodington County50,516Hyde County: 49,299 USDHyde County49,299Beadle County: 47,965 USDBeadle County47,965Brookings County: 47,486 USDBrookings County47,486Tripp County: 47,349 USDTripp County47,349Miner County: 47,177 USDMiner County47,177Clark County: 47,086 USDClark County47,086Haakon County: 47,024 USDHaakon County47,024Gregory County: 46,335 USDGregory County46,335
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Union County114,635+7.8%
2Sully County71,016+0.6%
3Lincoln County67,926+4.5%
4Potter County66,083+13.5%
5Hanson County64,909+7.3%
6Stanley County64,697+10.4%
7Minnehaha County61,548+7.7%
8Douglas County59,695+15.4%
9Faulk County58,809+6.5%
10Lake County56,063+7.2%
11Hutchinson County55,965+15.6%
12Pennington County55,789+5%
13Turner County55,443+11.6%
14Kingsbury County55,317+4.6%
15Marshall County55,093+7%
16Jones County55,015+8.1%
17Spink County54,859+1.3%
18Brown County54,383+2%
19Hand County54,255-1.5%
20Lawrence County53,561+5.3%
21Hughes County53,363+7.4%
22Custer County53,197+4.4%
23McCook County52,962+12.7%
24Harding County52,912+16.6%
25Sanborn County52,805+15.7%
26Edmunds County52,334-2%
27Moody County51,316+2.5%
28Deuel County51,221+5.2%
29Davison County51,058+3.1%
30Yankton County50,922+6.1%
31Grant County50,9060%
32Codington County50,516+4.6%
33Hyde County49,299-2.4%
34Beadle County47,965+4.6%
35Brookings County47,486+3.2%
36Tripp County47,349-0.2%
37Miner County47,177+6.9%
38Clark County47,086+1.9%
39Haakon County47,024-9.2%
40Gregory County46,335+4.2%
41Brule County46,139+0.6%
42Fall River County46,026+4.9%
43Day County45,652-2.8%
44Campbell County45,515-9.4%
45Walworth County44,973-0.8%
46Hamlin County44,066+0.5%
47Jerauld County42,610-7.1%
48Meade County42,576+2.3%
49Lyman County42,011+1.7%
50McPherson County41,912-3.1%
51Bon Homme County40,721+8.2%
52Dewey County40,511+4.9%
53Butte County40,436+4.4%
54Charles Mix County40,355+6%
55Perkins County39,848+0.2%
56Clay County39,687+7.1%
57Aurora County39,653+4%
58Roberts County36,841-2.2%
59Bennett County36,173+2.5%
60Mellette County30,650-5.4%
61Jackson County30,103-3.7%
62Todd County28,244+4.8%
63Corson County28,188+2.4%
64Oglala Lakota County26,454+2.4%
65Buffalo County20,769-8.2%
66Ziebach County20,135-7.5%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $114,635 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Ziebach County, with $20,135 in 2019.

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