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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 2022, at $131,212. Todd County had the lowest, at $36,342. The median was $68,725 and the figure for South Dakota was $69,215. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest131,212Union County
Lowest36,342Todd County
Median68,72566 counties
South Dakota69,215History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 60,456 USDBeadle County: 59,380 USDBennett County: 50,179 USDBon Homme County: 58,587 USDBrookings County: 59,570 USDBrown County: 73,637 USDBrule County: 72,026 USDBuffalo County: 37,591 USDButte County: 48,025 USDCampbell County: 83,191 USDCharles Mix County: 54,833 USDClark County: 88,785 USDClay County: 48,740 USDCodington County: 64,416 USDCorson County: 42,573 USDCuster County: 64,150 USDDavison County: 65,503 USDDay County: 73,056 USDDeuel County: 71,089 USDDewey County: 56,096 USDDouglas County: 76,832 USDEdmunds County: 100,520 USDFall River County: 55,084 USDFaulk County: 100,274 USDGrant County: 71,389 USDGregory County: 60,998 USDHaakon County: 84,629 USDHamlin County: 66,274 USDHand County: 88,086 USDHanson County: 83,127 USDHarding County: 52,474 USDHughes County: 64,346 USDHutchinson County: 75,303 USDHyde County: 82,309 USDJackson County: 45,025 USDJerauld County: 83,247 USDJones County: 77,205 USDKingsbury County: 75,600 USDLake County: 83,974 USDLawrence County: 71,453 USDLincoln County: 84,295 USDLyman County: 59,069 USDMcCook County: 73,734 USDMcPherson County: 81,818 USDMarshall County: 78,276 USDMeade County: 54,716 USDMellette County: 46,862 USDMiner County: 77,792 USDMinnehaha County: 72,108 USDMoody County: 66,130 USDOglala Lakota County: 36,599 USDPennington County: 70,240 USDPerkins County: 54,961 USDPotter County: 82,149 USDRoberts County: 55,625 USDSanborn County: 65,808 USDSpink County: 92,010 USDStanley County: 77,991 USDSully County: 108,677 USDTodd County: 36,342 USDTripp County: 67,065 USDTurner County: 77,722 USDUnion County: 131,212 USDWalworth County: 64,234 USDYankton County: 67,210 USDZiebach County: 37,106 USD
  • Under 54K
  • 54K to 61K
  • 61K to 69K
  • 69K to 76K
  • 76K to 83K
  • 83K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Union County: 131,212 USDUnion County131,212Sully County: 108,677 USDSully County108,677Edmunds County: 100,520 USDEdmunds County100,520Faulk County: 100,274 USDFaulk County100,274Spink County: 92,010 USDSpink County92,010Clark County: 88,785 USDClark County88,785Hand County: 88,086 USDHand County88,086Haakon County: 84,629 USDHaakon County84,629Lincoln County: 84,295 USDLincoln County84,295Lake County: 83,974 USDLake County83,974Jerauld County: 83,247 USDJerauld County83,247Campbell County: 83,191 USDCampbell County83,191Hanson County: 83,127 USDHanson County83,127Hyde County: 82,309 USDHyde County82,309Potter County: 82,149 USDPotter County82,149McPherson County: 81,818 USDMcPherson County81,818Marshall County: 78,276 USDMarshall County78,276Stanley County: 77,991 USDStanley County77,991Miner County: 77,792 USDMiner County77,792Turner County: 77,722 USDTurner County77,722Jones County: 77,205 USDJones County77,205Douglas County: 76,832 USDDouglas County76,832Kingsbury County: 75,600 USDKingsbury County75,600Hutchinson County: 75,303 USDHutchinson County75,303McCook County: 73,734 USDMcCook County73,734Brown County: 73,637 USDBrown County73,637Day County: 73,056 USDDay County73,056Minnehaha County: 72,108 USDMinnehaha County72,108Brule County: 72,026 USDBrule County72,026Lawrence County: 71,453 USDLawrence County71,453Grant County: 71,389 USDGrant County71,389Deuel County: 71,089 USDDeuel County71,089Pennington County: 70,240 USDPennington County70,240Yankton County: 67,210 USDYankton County67,210Tripp County: 67,065 USDTripp County67,065Hamlin County: 66,274 USDHamlin County66,274Moody County: 66,130 USDMoody County66,130Sanborn County: 65,808 USDSanborn County65,808Davison County: 65,503 USDDavison County65,503Codington County: 64,416 USDCodington County64,416Union County: 131,212 USDUnion County131,212Sully County: 108,677 USDSully County108,677Edmunds County: 100,520 USDEdmunds County100,520Faulk County: 100,274 USDFaulk County100,274Spink County: 92,010 USDSpink County92,010Clark County: 88,785 USDClark County88,785Hand County: 88,086 USDHand County88,086Haakon County: 84,629 USDHaakon County84,629Lincoln County: 84,295 USDLincoln County84,295Lake County: 83,974 USDLake County83,974Jerauld County: 83,247 USDJerauld County83,247Campbell County: 83,191 USDCampbell County83,191Hanson County: 83,127 USDHanson County83,127Hyde County: 82,309 USDHyde County82,309Potter County: 82,149 USDPotter County82,149McPherson County: 81,818 USDMcPherson County81,818Marshall County: 78,276 USDMarshall County78,276Stanley County: 77,991 USDStanley County77,991Miner County: 77,792 USDMiner County77,792Turner County: 77,722 USDTurner County77,722Jones County: 77,205 USDJones County77,205Douglas County: 76,832 USDDouglas County76,832Kingsbury County: 75,600 USDKingsbury County75,600Hutchinson County: 75,303 USDHutchinson County75,303McCook County: 73,734 USDMcCook County73,734Brown County: 73,637 USDBrown County73,637Day County: 73,056 USDDay County73,056Minnehaha County: 72,108 USDMinnehaha County72,108Brule County: 72,026 USDBrule County72,026Lawrence County: 71,453 USDLawrence County71,453Grant County: 71,389 USDGrant County71,389Deuel County: 71,089 USDDeuel County71,089Pennington County: 70,240 USDPennington County70,240Yankton County: 67,210 USDYankton County67,210Tripp County: 67,065 USDTripp County67,065Hamlin County: 66,274 USDHamlin County66,274Moody County: 66,130 USDMoody County66,130Sanborn County: 65,808 USDSanborn County65,808Davison County: 65,503 USDDavison County65,503Codington County: 64,416 USDCodington County64,416
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

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Union County131,212+8.6%
2Sully County108,677+4.6%
3Edmunds County100,520+11%
4Faulk County100,274+15.1%
5Spink County92,010+12.6%
6Clark County88,785+17.5%
7Hand County88,086+5.3%
8Haakon County84,629+9.9%
9Lincoln County84,295+3.7%
10Lake County83,974+17.4%
11Jerauld County83,247+22%
12Campbell County83,191-0%
13Hanson County83,127+9.9%
14Hyde County82,309+8.1%
15Potter County82,149+4.2%
16McPherson County81,818+12.5%
17Marshall County78,276+1.7%
18Stanley County77,991-3.7%
19Miner County77,792+10.4%
20Turner County77,722+18.1%
21Jones County77,205-17.7%
22Douglas County76,832+9.8%
23Kingsbury County75,600+2.8%
24Hutchinson County75,303+13.8%
25McCook County73,734+7.7%
26Brown County73,637+4.4%
27Day County73,056+4.7%
28Minnehaha County72,108-1%
29Brule County72,026+14.9%
30Lawrence County71,453+6.3%
31Grant County71,389+7.4%
32Deuel County71,089+6.8%
33Pennington County70,240+3.6%
34Yankton County67,210+6.1%
35Tripp County67,065+8.7%
36Hamlin County66,274+6%
37Moody County66,130-0.3%
38Sanborn County65,808+2.9%
39Davison County65,503+7.6%
40Codington County64,416-3.4%
41Hughes County64,346+2.4%
42Walworth County64,234+4%
43Custer County64,150+2.4%
44Gregory County60,998+2%
45Aurora County60,456+7.7%
46Brookings County59,570+7.4%
47Beadle County59,380+3.1%
48Lyman County59,069+5.5%
49Bon Homme County58,587+21.5%
50Dewey County56,096+1.2%
51Roberts County55,625+9.6%
52Fall River County55,084+0.3%
53Perkins County54,961+5.5%
54Charles Mix County54,833+6.5%
55Meade County54,716+3.5%
56Harding County52,474-15.8%
57Bennett County50,179+9%
58Clay County48,740+7.7%
59Butte County48,025-0.7%
60Mellette County46,862+2%
61Jackson County45,025+9.2%
62Corson County42,573+5.7%
63Buffalo County37,591+7.5%
64Ziebach County37,106+13.5%
65Oglala Lakota County36,599-1.1%
66Todd County36,342-4.5%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $131,212 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Todd County, with $36,342 in 2022.

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