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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 2023, at $144,856. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at $36,693. The median was $74,029 and the figure for South Dakota was $72,735. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest144,856Union County
Lowest36,693Oglala Lakota County
Median74,02966 counties
South Dakota72,735History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 65,064 USDBeadle County: 65,885 USDBennett County: 52,088 USDBon Homme County: 55,324 USDBrookings County: 64,436 USDBrown County: 79,311 USDBrule County: 75,507 USDBuffalo County: 38,031 USDButte County: 52,807 USDCampbell County: 77,643 USDCharles Mix County: 58,553 USDClark County: 96,438 USDClay County: 50,222 USDCodington County: 69,475 USDCorson County: 41,853 USDCuster County: 69,825 USDDavison County: 70,549 USDDay County: 76,415 USDDeuel County: 77,538 USDDewey County: 58,155 USDDouglas County: 79,276 USDEdmunds County: 94,363 USDFall River County: 61,844 USDFaulk County: 97,959 USDGrant County: 75,650 USDGregory County: 66,277 USDHaakon County: 87,505 USDHamlin County: 71,028 USDHand County: 91,388 USDHanson County: 85,583 USDHarding County: 50,490 USDHughes County: 70,135 USDHutchinson County: 76,913 USDHyde County: 83,485 USDJackson County: 47,693 USDJerauld County: 89,151 USDJones County: 78,093 USDKingsbury County: 83,870 USDLake County: 100,776 USDLawrence County: 75,372 USDLincoln County: 88,836 USDLyman County: 58,933 USDMcCook County: 76,552 USDMcPherson County: 81,644 USDMarshall County: 81,911 USDMeade County: 57,567 USDMellette County: 51,017 USDMiner County: 84,598 USDMinnehaha County: 75,162 USDMoody County: 73,391 USDOglala Lakota County: 36,693 USDPennington County: 74,667 USDPerkins County: 54,629 USDPotter County: 72,812 USDRoberts County: 58,437 USDSanborn County: 74,944 USDSpink County: 108,047 USDStanley County: 82,734 USDSully County: 110,162 USDTodd County: 38,427 USDTripp County: 70,030 USDTurner County: 94,225 USDUnion County: 144,856 USDWalworth County: 68,107 USDYankton County: 72,867 USDZiebach County: 40,538 USD
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  • 88K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Union County: 144,856 USDUnion County144,856Sully County: 110,162 USDSully County110,162Spink County: 108,047 USDSpink County108,047Lake County: 100,776 USDLake County100,776Faulk County: 97,959 USDFaulk County97,959Clark County: 96,438 USDClark County96,438Edmunds County: 94,363 USDEdmunds County94,363Turner County: 94,225 USDTurner County94,225Hand County: 91,388 USDHand County91,388Jerauld County: 89,151 USDJerauld County89,151Lincoln County: 88,836 USDLincoln County88,836Haakon County: 87,505 USDHaakon County87,505Hanson County: 85,583 USDHanson County85,583Miner County: 84,598 USDMiner County84,598Kingsbury County: 83,870 USDKingsbury County83,870Hyde County: 83,485 USDHyde County83,485Stanley County: 82,734 USDStanley County82,734Marshall County: 81,911 USDMarshall County81,911McPherson County: 81,644 USDMcPherson County81,644Brown County: 79,311 USDBrown County79,311Douglas County: 79,276 USDDouglas County79,276Jones County: 78,093 USDJones County78,093Campbell County: 77,643 USDCampbell County77,643Deuel County: 77,538 USDDeuel County77,538Hutchinson County: 76,913 USDHutchinson County76,913McCook County: 76,552 USDMcCook County76,552Day County: 76,415 USDDay County76,415Grant County: 75,650 USDGrant County75,650Brule County: 75,507 USDBrule County75,507Lawrence County: 75,372 USDLawrence County75,372Minnehaha County: 75,162 USDMinnehaha County75,162Sanborn County: 74,944 USDSanborn County74,944Pennington County: 74,667 USDPennington County74,667Moody County: 73,391 USDMoody County73,391Yankton County: 72,867 USDYankton County72,867Potter County: 72,812 USDPotter County72,812Hamlin County: 71,028 USDHamlin County71,028Davison County: 70,549 USDDavison County70,549Hughes County: 70,135 USDHughes County70,135Tripp County: 70,030 USDTripp County70,030Union County: 144,856 USDUnion County144,856Sully County: 110,162 USDSully County110,162Spink County: 108,047 USDSpink County108,047Lake County: 100,776 USDLake County100,776Faulk County: 97,959 USDFaulk County97,959Clark County: 96,438 USDClark County96,438Edmunds County: 94,363 USDEdmunds County94,363Turner County: 94,225 USDTurner County94,225Hand County: 91,388 USDHand County91,388Jerauld County: 89,151 USDJerauld County89,151Lincoln County: 88,836 USDLincoln County88,836Haakon County: 87,505 USDHaakon County87,505Hanson County: 85,583 USDHanson County85,583Miner County: 84,598 USDMiner County84,598Kingsbury County: 83,870 USDKingsbury County83,870Hyde County: 83,485 USDHyde County83,485Stanley County: 82,734 USDStanley County82,734Marshall County: 81,911 USDMarshall County81,911McPherson County: 81,644 USDMcPherson County81,644Brown County: 79,311 USDBrown County79,311Douglas County: 79,276 USDDouglas County79,276Jones County: 78,093 USDJones County78,093Campbell County: 77,643 USDCampbell County77,643Deuel County: 77,538 USDDeuel County77,538Hutchinson County: 76,913 USDHutchinson County76,913McCook County: 76,552 USDMcCook County76,552Day County: 76,415 USDDay County76,415Grant County: 75,650 USDGrant County75,650Brule County: 75,507 USDBrule County75,507Lawrence County: 75,372 USDLawrence County75,372Minnehaha County: 75,162 USDMinnehaha County75,162Sanborn County: 74,944 USDSanborn County74,944Pennington County: 74,667 USDPennington County74,667Moody County: 73,391 USDMoody County73,391Yankton County: 72,867 USDYankton County72,867Potter County: 72,812 USDPotter County72,812Hamlin County: 71,028 USDHamlin County71,028Davison County: 70,549 USDDavison County70,549Hughes County: 70,135 USDHughes County70,135Tripp County: 70,030 USDTripp County70,030
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

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Union County144,856+10.4%
2Sully County110,162+1.4%
3Spink County108,047+17.4%
4Lake County100,776+20%
5Faulk County97,959-2.3%
6Clark County96,438+8.6%
7Edmunds County94,363-6.1%
8Turner County94,225+21.2%
9Hand County91,388+3.7%
10Jerauld County89,151+7.1%
11Lincoln County88,836+5.4%
12Haakon County87,505+3.4%
13Hanson County85,583+3%
14Miner County84,598+8.7%
15Kingsbury County83,870+10.9%
16Hyde County83,485+1.4%
17Stanley County82,734+6.1%
18Marshall County81,911+4.6%
19McPherson County81,644-0.2%
20Brown County79,311+7.7%
21Douglas County79,276+3.2%
22Jones County78,093+1.2%
23Campbell County77,643-6.7%
24Deuel County77,538+9.1%
25Hutchinson County76,913+2.1%
26McCook County76,552+3.8%
27Day County76,415+4.6%
28Grant County75,650+6%
29Brule County75,507+4.8%
30Lawrence County75,372+5.5%
31Minnehaha County75,162+4.2%
32Sanborn County74,944+13.9%
33Pennington County74,667+6.3%
34Moody County73,391+11%
35Yankton County72,867+8.4%
36Potter County72,812-11.4%
37Hamlin County71,028+7.2%
38Davison County70,549+7.7%
39Hughes County70,135+9%
40Tripp County70,030+4.4%
41Custer County69,825+8.8%
42Codington County69,475+7.9%
43Walworth County68,107+6%
44Gregory County66,277+8.7%
45Beadle County65,885+11%
46Aurora County65,064+7.6%
47Brookings County64,436+8.2%
48Fall River County61,844+12.3%
49Lyman County58,933-0.2%
50Charles Mix County58,553+6.8%
51Roberts County58,437+5.1%
52Dewey County58,155+3.7%
53Meade County57,567+5.2%
54Bon Homme County55,324-5.6%
55Perkins County54,629-0.6%
56Butte County52,807+10%
57Bennett County52,088+3.8%
58Mellette County51,017+8.9%
59Harding County50,490-3.8%
60Clay County50,222+3%
61Jackson County47,693+5.9%
62Corson County41,853-1.7%
63Ziebach County40,538+9.2%
64Todd County38,427+5.7%
65Buffalo County38,031+1.2%
66Oglala Lakota County36,693+0.3%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Union County, with $144,856 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Oglala Lakota County, with $36,693 in 2023.

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