Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2013, at $8.25 billion. Mellette County had the lowest, at $51.66 million. The median was $236.41 million and the figure for South Dakota was $37.81 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,245.1Minnehaha County
Lowest51.7Mellette County
Median236.466 counties
South Dakota37,807.2History

Map of counties, 2013

Aurora County: 114.7 USD millionBeadle County: 794.1 USD millionBennett County: 100 USD millionBon Homme County: 205.5 USD millionBrookings County: 1,344.9 USD millionBrown County: 1,900.7 USD millionBrule County: 222.4 USD millionBuffalo County: 52.8 USD millionButte County: 328.6 USD millionCampbell County: 74.2 USD millionCharles Mix County: 324.4 USD millionClark County: 212.4 USD millionClay County: 455.8 USD millionCodington County: 1,165 USD millionCorson County: 118.7 USD millionCuster County: 329.3 USD millionDavison County: 853.6 USD millionDay County: 285.5 USD millionDeuel County: 231 USD millionDewey County: 210.1 USD millionDouglas County: 132.1 USD millionEdmunds County: 234.6 USD millionFall River County: 264.7 USD millionFaulk County: 156.9 USD millionGrant County: 402.5 USD millionGregory County: 155.9 USD millionHaakon County: 80.4 USD millionHamlin County: 254.5 USD millionHand County: 211.6 USD millionHanson County: 195.8 USD millionHarding County: 63.6 USD millionHughes County: 809.3 USD millionHutchinson County: 282.1 USD millionHyde County: 82.4 USD millionJackson County: 71.8 USD millionJerauld County: 105.2 USD millionJones County: 62.8 USD millionKingsbury County: 297.5 USD millionLake County: 596.7 USD millionLawrence County: 1,030.2 USD millionLincoln County: 2,735.2 USD millionLyman County: 176 USD millionMcCook County: 231.3 USD millionMcPherson County: 128.3 USD millionMarshall County: 247 USD millionMeade County: 969.5 USD millionMellette County: 51.7 USD millionMiner County: 105.7 USD millionMinnehaha County: 8,245.1 USD millionMoody County: 328.8 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 305 USD millionPennington County: 4,635.9 USD millionPerkins County: 118.7 USD millionPotter County: 284.4 USD millionRoberts County: 405.9 USD millionSanborn County: 109 USD millionSpink County: 463.1 USD millionStanley County: 177.9 USD millionSully County: 153.8 USD millionTodd County: 226.4 USD millionTripp County: 247.5 USD millionTurner County: 358.6 USD millionUnion County: 1,158.9 USD millionWalworth County: 238.2 USD millionYankton County: 865.4 USD millionZiebach County: 58.9 USD million
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USD million, 2013. 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, 2013

Minnehaha County: 8,245.1 USD millionMinnehaha County8,245.1Pennington County: 4,635.9 USD millionPennington County4,635.9Lincoln County: 2,735.2 USD millionLincoln County2,735.2Brown County: 1,900.7 USD millionBrown County1,900.7Brookings County: 1,344.9 USD millionBrookings County1,344.9Codington County: 1,165 USD millionCodington County1,165Union County: 1,158.9 USD millionUnion County1,158.9Lawrence County: 1,030.2 USD millionLawrence County1,030.2Meade County: 969.5 USD millionMeade County969.5Yankton County: 865.4 USD millionYankton County865.4Davison County: 853.6 USD millionDavison County853.6Hughes County: 809.3 USD millionHughes County809.3Beadle County: 794.1 USD millionBeadle County794.1Lake County: 596.7 USD millionLake County596.7Spink County: 463.1 USD millionSpink County463.1Clay County: 455.8 USD millionClay County455.8Roberts County: 405.9 USD millionRoberts County405.9Grant County: 402.5 USD millionGrant County402.5Turner County: 358.6 USD millionTurner County358.6Custer County: 329.3 USD millionCuster County329.3Moody County: 328.8 USD millionMoody County328.8Butte County: 328.6 USD millionButte County328.6Charles Mix County: 324.4 USD millionCharles Mix County324.4Oglala Lakota County: 305 USD millionOglala Lakota County305Kingsbury County: 297.5 USD millionKingsbury County297.5Day County: 285.5 USD millionDay County285.5Potter County: 284.4 USD millionPotter County284.4Hutchinson County: 282.1 USD millionHutchinson County282.1Fall River County: 264.7 USD millionFall River County264.7Hamlin County: 254.5 USD millionHamlin County254.5Tripp County: 247.5 USD millionTripp County247.5Marshall County: 247 USD millionMarshall County247Walworth County: 238.2 USD millionWalworth County238.2Edmunds County: 234.6 USD millionEdmunds County234.6McCook County: 231.3 USD millionMcCook County231.3Deuel County: 231 USD millionDeuel County231Todd County: 226.4 USD millionTodd County226.4Brule County: 222.4 USD millionBrule County222.4Clark County: 212.4 USD millionClark County212.4Hand County: 211.6 USD millionHand County211.6Minnehaha County: 8,245.1 USD millionMinnehaha County8,245.1Pennington County: 4,635.9 USD millionPennington County4,635.9Lincoln County: 2,735.2 USD millionLincoln County2,735.2Brown County: 1,900.7 USD millionBrown County1,900.7Brookings County: 1,344.9 USD millionBrookings County1,344.9Codington County: 1,165 USD millionCodington County1,165Union County: 1,158.9 USD millionUnion County1,158.9Lawrence County: 1,030.2 USD millionLawrence County1,030.2Meade County: 969.5 USD millionMeade County969.5Yankton County: 865.4 USD millionYankton County865.4Davison County: 853.6 USD millionDavison County853.6Hughes County: 809.3 USD millionHughes County809.3Beadle County: 794.1 USD millionBeadle County794.1Lake County: 596.7 USD millionLake County596.7Spink County: 463.1 USD millionSpink County463.1Clay County: 455.8 USD millionClay County455.8Roberts County: 405.9 USD millionRoberts County405.9Grant County: 402.5 USD millionGrant County402.5Turner County: 358.6 USD millionTurner County358.6Custer County: 329.3 USD millionCuster County329.3Moody County: 328.8 USD millionMoody County328.8Butte County: 328.6 USD millionButte County328.6Charles Mix County: 324.4 USD millionCharles Mix County324.4Oglala Lakota County: 305 USD millionOglala Lakota County305Kingsbury County: 297.5 USD millionKingsbury County297.5Day County: 285.5 USD millionDay County285.5Potter County: 284.4 USD millionPotter County284.4Hutchinson County: 282.1 USD millionHutchinson County282.1Fall River County: 264.7 USD millionFall River County264.7Hamlin County: 254.5 USD millionHamlin County254.5Tripp County: 247.5 USD millionTripp County247.5Marshall County: 247 USD millionMarshall County247Walworth County: 238.2 USD millionWalworth County238.2Edmunds County: 234.6 USD millionEdmunds County234.6McCook County: 231.3 USD millionMcCook County231.3Deuel County: 231 USD millionDeuel County231Todd County: 226.4 USD millionTodd County226.4Brule County: 222.4 USD millionBrule County222.4Clark County: 212.4 USD millionClark County212.4Hand County: 211.6 USD millionHand County211.6
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

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Minnehaha County8,245.1-2.2%
2Pennington County4,635.90%
3Lincoln County2,735.2+2%
4Brown County1,900.7+5.9%
5Brookings County1,344.9+3.3%
6Codington County1,165-0.6%
7Union County1,158.9-10.9%
8Lawrence County1,030.2+0.4%
9Meade County969.5-5.6%
10Yankton County865.4-6.1%
11Davison County853.6+1.9%
12Hughes County809.3-0.5%
13Beadle County794.1+3.5%
14Lake County596.7+9.4%
15Spink County463.1+22.3%
16Clay County455.8+0.8%
17Roberts County405.9+11.6%
18Grant County402.5+21.8%
19Turner County358.6-1.3%
20Custer County329.3+2.7%
21Moody County328.8+7.5%
22Butte County328.6+2%
23Charles Mix County324.4-8%
24Oglala Lakota County305-2%
25Kingsbury County297.5+17.9%
26Day County285.5+13.2%
27Potter County284.4+6.2%
28Hutchinson County282.1-16.4%
29Fall River County264.7-4.7%
30Hamlin County254.5+6.7%
31Tripp County247.5+4.2%
32Marshall County247+14.3%
33Walworth County238.2+3.4%
34Edmunds County234.6+19.4%
35McCook County231.3-5.3%
36Deuel County231+4.1%
37Todd County226.4-0.3%
38Brule County222.4+5%
39Clark County212.4+22.2%
40Hand County211.6+21.4%
41Dewey County210.1+1.1%
42Bon Homme County205.5-18%
43Hanson County195.8+1.3%
44Stanley County177.9+7.2%
45Lyman County176+7.7%
46Faulk County156.9+21.1%
47Gregory County155.9-0.2%
48Sully County153.8+23.4%
49Douglas County132.1-9.3%
50McPherson County128.3+8.7%
51Perkins County118.7-0.8%
52Corson County118.7-3.4%
53Aurora County114.7+4.6%
54Sanborn County109+22.3%
55Miner County105.7+18.3%
56Jerauld County105.2+13.9%
57Bennett County100+0.1%
58Hyde County82.4+7.3%
59Haakon County80.4-0.2%
60Campbell County74.2+20.9%
61Jackson County71.8-7.5%
62Harding County63.6-8.5%
63Jones County62.8+15.6%
64Ziebach County58.9+13.8%
65Buffalo County52.8+1.6%
66Mellette County51.7-5.1%

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $8.25 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Mellette County, with $51.66 million in 2013.

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