Counties in South Dakota by personal income, 2024

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2024, at $16.41 billion. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $62.49 million. The median was $367.79 million and the figure for South Dakota was $69.06 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest16,411.2Minnehaha County
Lowest62.5Buffalo County
Median367.866 counties
South Dakota69,060.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 154.4 USD millionBeadle County: 1,253.4 USD millionBennett County: 164.6 USD millionBon Homme County: 363.7 USD millionBrookings County: 2,427.9 USD millionBrown County: 2,999 USD millionBrule County: 385.3 USD millionBuffalo County: 62.5 USD millionButte County: 606.2 USD millionCampbell County: 92.3 USD millionCharles Mix County: 525.8 USD millionClark County: 347.3 USD millionClay County: 778.3 USD millionCodington County: 2,102.6 USD millionCorson County: 154.5 USD millionCuster County: 677.9 USD millionDavison County: 1,446.2 USD millionDay County: 391.5 USD millionDeuel County: 346.3 USD millionDewey County: 303.9 USD millionDouglas County: 208.5 USD millionEdmunds County: 347.2 USD millionFall River County: 476.2 USD millionFaulk County: 183.7 USD millionGrant County: 587.3 USD millionGregory County: 258.5 USD millionHaakon County: 131.1 USD millionHamlin County: 465.1 USD millionHand County: 253.5 USD millionHanson County: 277.3 USD millionHarding County: 81.4 USD millionHughes County: 1,310 USD millionHutchinson County: 546.3 USD millionHyde County: 88.2 USD millionJackson County: 128.8 USD millionJerauld County: 123.8 USD millionJones County: 68.3 USD millionKingsbury County: 403.5 USD millionLake County: 1,143.3 USD millionLawrence County: 2,264.8 USD millionLincoln County: 6,911.4 USD millionLyman County: 195.1 USD millionMcCook County: 438.2 USD millionMcPherson County: 175.7 USD millionMarshall County: 357.3 USD millionMeade County: 1,826.2 USD millionMellette County: 95.1 USD millionMiner County: 170 USD millionMinnehaha County: 16,411.2 USD millionMoody County: 469.1 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 517.9 USD millionPennington County: 9,100.1 USD millionPerkins County: 161.2 USD millionPotter County: 156.9 USD millionRoberts County: 602.6 USD millionSanborn County: 150 USD millionSpink County: 615.6 USD millionStanley County: 254.9 USD millionSully County: 126 USD millionTodd County: 371.8 USD millionTripp County: 391.1 USD millionTurner County: 833.4 USD millionUnion County: 2,553.1 USD millionWalworth County: 356.7 USD millionYankton County: 1,745.9 USD millionZiebach County: 79.3 USD million
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USD million, 2024. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Minnehaha County: 16,411.2 USD millionMinnehaha County16,411.2Pennington County: 9,100.1 USD millionPennington County9,100.1Lincoln County: 6,911.4 USD millionLincoln County6,911.4Brown County: 2,999 USD millionBrown County2,999Union County: 2,553.1 USD millionUnion County2,553.1Brookings County: 2,427.9 USD millionBrookings County2,427.9Lawrence County: 2,264.8 USD millionLawrence County2,264.8Codington County: 2,102.6 USD millionCodington County2,102.6Meade County: 1,826.2 USD millionMeade County1,826.2Yankton County: 1,745.9 USD millionYankton County1,745.9Davison County: 1,446.2 USD millionDavison County1,446.2Hughes County: 1,310 USD millionHughes County1,310Beadle County: 1,253.4 USD millionBeadle County1,253.4Lake County: 1,143.3 USD millionLake County1,143.3Turner County: 833.4 USD millionTurner County833.4Clay County: 778.3 USD millionClay County778.3Custer County: 677.9 USD millionCuster County677.9Spink County: 615.6 USD millionSpink County615.6Butte County: 606.2 USD millionButte County606.2Roberts County: 602.6 USD millionRoberts County602.6Grant County: 587.3 USD millionGrant County587.3Hutchinson County: 546.3 USD millionHutchinson County546.3Charles Mix County: 525.8 USD millionCharles Mix County525.8Oglala Lakota County: 517.9 USD millionOglala Lakota County517.9Fall River County: 476.2 USD millionFall River County476.2Moody County: 469.1 USD millionMoody County469.1Hamlin County: 465.1 USD millionHamlin County465.1McCook County: 438.2 USD millionMcCook County438.2Kingsbury County: 403.5 USD millionKingsbury County403.5Day County: 391.5 USD millionDay County391.5Tripp County: 391.1 USD millionTripp County391.1Brule County: 385.3 USD millionBrule County385.3Todd County: 371.8 USD millionTodd County371.8Bon Homme County: 363.7 USD millionBon Homme County363.7Marshall County: 357.3 USD millionMarshall County357.3Walworth County: 356.7 USD millionWalworth County356.7Clark County: 347.3 USD millionClark County347.3Edmunds County: 347.2 USD millionEdmunds County347.2Deuel County: 346.3 USD millionDeuel County346.3Dewey County: 303.9 USD millionDewey County303.9Minnehaha County: 16,411.2 USD millionMinnehaha County16,411.2Pennington County: 9,100.1 USD millionPennington County9,100.1Lincoln County: 6,911.4 USD millionLincoln County6,911.4Brown County: 2,999 USD millionBrown County2,999Union County: 2,553.1 USD millionUnion County2,553.1Brookings County: 2,427.9 USD millionBrookings County2,427.9Lawrence County: 2,264.8 USD millionLawrence County2,264.8Codington County: 2,102.6 USD millionCodington County2,102.6Meade County: 1,826.2 USD millionMeade County1,826.2Yankton County: 1,745.9 USD millionYankton County1,745.9Davison County: 1,446.2 USD millionDavison County1,446.2Hughes County: 1,310 USD millionHughes County1,310Beadle County: 1,253.4 USD millionBeadle County1,253.4Lake County: 1,143.3 USD millionLake County1,143.3Turner County: 833.4 USD millionTurner County833.4Clay County: 778.3 USD millionClay County778.3Custer County: 677.9 USD millionCuster County677.9Spink County: 615.6 USD millionSpink County615.6Butte County: 606.2 USD millionButte County606.2Roberts County: 602.6 USD millionRoberts County602.6Grant County: 587.3 USD millionGrant County587.3Hutchinson County: 546.3 USD millionHutchinson County546.3Charles Mix County: 525.8 USD millionCharles Mix County525.8Oglala Lakota County: 517.9 USD millionOglala Lakota County517.9Fall River County: 476.2 USD millionFall River County476.2Moody County: 469.1 USD millionMoody County469.1Hamlin County: 465.1 USD millionHamlin County465.1McCook County: 438.2 USD millionMcCook County438.2Kingsbury County: 403.5 USD millionKingsbury County403.5Day County: 391.5 USD millionDay County391.5Tripp County: 391.1 USD millionTripp County391.1Brule County: 385.3 USD millionBrule County385.3Todd County: 371.8 USD millionTodd County371.8Bon Homme County: 363.7 USD millionBon Homme County363.7Marshall County: 357.3 USD millionMarshall County357.3Walworth County: 356.7 USD millionWalworth County356.7Clark County: 347.3 USD millionClark County347.3Edmunds County: 347.2 USD millionEdmunds County347.2Deuel County: 346.3 USD millionDeuel County346.3Dewey County: 303.9 USD millionDewey County303.9
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD million
Change on 2023
1Minnehaha County16,411.2+5.8%
2Pennington County9,100.1+5.2%
3Lincoln County6,911.4+6.4%
4Brown County2,999+0.4%
5Union County2,553.1+2.6%
6Brookings County2,427.9+4.9%
7Lawrence County2,264.8+6.9%
8Codington County2,102.6+4.5%
9Meade County1,826.2+2.6%
10Yankton County1,745.9+1.9%
11Davison County1,446.2+2.6%
12Hughes County1,310+6%
13Beadle County1,253.4-1.8%
14Lake County1,143.3+2.8%
15Turner County833.4-2.3%
16Clay County778.3+0.6%
17Custer County677.9+6.5%
18Spink County615.6-7.3%
19Butte County606.2+5.6%
20Roberts County602.6+0.9%
21Grant County587.3+2.5%
22Hutchinson County546.3-4.3%
23Charles Mix County525.8-3.1%
24Oglala Lakota County517.9+5.3%
25Fall River County476.2+4.5%
26Moody County469.1-0.8%
27Hamlin County465.1+1.5%
28McCook County438.2-1.5%
29Kingsbury County403.5-8.6%
30Day County391.5-5.9%
31Tripp County391.1-0.4%
32Brule County385.3-4.2%
33Todd County371.8+5.5%
34Bon Homme County363.7-7.2%
35Marshall County357.3+0.1%
36Walworth County356.7-0.5%
37Clark County347.3-8.7%
38Edmunds County347.2-9.5%
39Deuel County346.3+2.8%
40Dewey County303.9+0.9%
41Hanson County277.3-6.3%
42Gregory County258.5-3%
43Stanley County254.9+1.3%
44Hand County253.5-10.9%
45Douglas County208.5-7.5%
46Lyman County195.1-11%
47Faulk County183.7-12.1%
48McPherson County175.7-7.8%
49Miner County170-12.4%
50Bennett County164.6-4.6%
51Perkins County161.2+4.6%
52Potter County156.9-10.8%
53Corson County154.5-1.7%
54Aurora County154.4-15.1%
55Sanborn County150-16.8%
56Haakon County131.1-19.2%
57Jackson County128.8-2.6%
58Sully County126-23%
59Jerauld County123.8-15.8%
60Mellette County95.1+1.1%
61Campbell County92.3-12.4%
62Hyde County88.2-11.3%
63Harding County81.4+22.6%
64Ziebach County79.3-15.8%
65Jones County68.3+1.5%
66Buffalo County62.5-12.8%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in South Dakota by personal income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Dakota by personal income, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in South Dakota by personal income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in South Dakota by personal income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $16.41 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buffalo County, with $62.49 million in 2024.

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