Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2014, at $8.94 billion. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $46.23 million. The median was $231.73 million and the figure for South Dakota was $39.57 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,936.3Minnehaha County
Lowest46.2Buffalo County
Median231.766 counties
South Dakota39,569.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 112 USD millionBeadle County: 832.3 USD millionBennett County: 114 USD millionBon Homme County: 201.6 USD millionBrookings County: 1,406.2 USD millionBrown County: 1,910 USD millionBrule County: 223.5 USD millionBuffalo County: 46.2 USD millionButte County: 360.4 USD millionCampbell County: 68.7 USD millionCharles Mix County: 326.7 USD millionClark County: 193 USD millionClay County: 460.8 USD millionCodington County: 1,181.2 USD millionCorson County: 128.1 USD millionCuster County: 365.7 USD millionDavison County: 896.2 USD millionDay County: 257 USD millionDeuel County: 223.8 USD millionDewey County: 223.9 USD millionDouglas County: 138 USD millionEdmunds County: 217.7 USD millionFall River County: 289.3 USD millionFaulk County: 137.7 USD millionGrant County: 431.7 USD millionGregory County: 168.8 USD millionHaakon County: 89.5 USD millionHamlin County: 234.1 USD millionHand County: 179.7 USD millionHanson County: 194.6 USD millionHarding County: 77.6 USD millionHughes County: 837.6 USD millionHutchinson County: 274 USD millionHyde County: 73.3 USD millionJackson County: 87.3 USD millionJerauld County: 88.4 USD millionJones County: 56.4 USD millionKingsbury County: 259.9 USD millionLake County: 636.6 USD millionLawrence County: 1,098.1 USD millionLincoln County: 3,048.7 USD millionLyman County: 152.1 USD millionMcCook County: 222.1 USD millionMcPherson County: 124 USD millionMarshall County: 240.9 USD millionMeade County: 1,057.4 USD millionMellette County: 65.7 USD millionMiner County: 93.9 USD millionMinnehaha County: 8,936.3 USD millionMoody County: 309.8 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 335.8 USD millionPennington County: 5,016.6 USD millionPerkins County: 137.6 USD millionPotter County: 229.4 USD millionRoberts County: 378.5 USD millionSanborn County: 102.4 USD millionSpink County: 398.8 USD millionStanley County: 176.1 USD millionSully County: 101.8 USD millionTodd County: 244 USD millionTripp County: 258.6 USD millionTurner County: 398.2 USD millionUnion County: 1,250.3 USD millionWalworth County: 237.8 USD millionYankton County: 917.5 USD millionZiebach County: 71.2 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Minnehaha County: 8,936.3 USD millionMinnehaha County8,936.3Pennington County: 5,016.6 USD millionPennington County5,016.6Lincoln County: 3,048.7 USD millionLincoln County3,048.7Brown County: 1,910 USD millionBrown County1,910Brookings County: 1,406.2 USD millionBrookings County1,406.2Union County: 1,250.3 USD millionUnion County1,250.3Codington County: 1,181.2 USD millionCodington County1,181.2Lawrence County: 1,098.1 USD millionLawrence County1,098.1Meade County: 1,057.4 USD millionMeade County1,057.4Yankton County: 917.5 USD millionYankton County917.5Davison County: 896.2 USD millionDavison County896.2Hughes County: 837.6 USD millionHughes County837.6Beadle County: 832.3 USD millionBeadle County832.3Lake County: 636.6 USD millionLake County636.6Clay County: 460.8 USD millionClay County460.8Grant County: 431.7 USD millionGrant County431.7Spink County: 398.8 USD millionSpink County398.8Turner County: 398.2 USD millionTurner County398.2Roberts County: 378.5 USD millionRoberts County378.5Custer County: 365.7 USD millionCuster County365.7Butte County: 360.4 USD millionButte County360.4Oglala Lakota County: 335.8 USD millionOglala Lakota County335.8Charles Mix County: 326.7 USD millionCharles Mix County326.7Moody County: 309.8 USD millionMoody County309.8Fall River County: 289.3 USD millionFall River County289.3Hutchinson County: 274 USD millionHutchinson County274Kingsbury County: 259.9 USD millionKingsbury County259.9Tripp County: 258.6 USD millionTripp County258.6Day County: 257 USD millionDay County257Todd County: 244 USD millionTodd County244Marshall County: 240.9 USD millionMarshall County240.9Walworth County: 237.8 USD millionWalworth County237.8Hamlin County: 234.1 USD millionHamlin County234.1Potter County: 229.4 USD millionPotter County229.4Dewey County: 223.9 USD millionDewey County223.9Deuel County: 223.8 USD millionDeuel County223.8Brule County: 223.5 USD millionBrule County223.5McCook County: 222.1 USD millionMcCook County222.1Edmunds County: 217.7 USD millionEdmunds County217.7Bon Homme County: 201.6 USD millionBon Homme County201.6Minnehaha County: 8,936.3 USD millionMinnehaha County8,936.3Pennington County: 5,016.6 USD millionPennington County5,016.6Lincoln County: 3,048.7 USD millionLincoln County3,048.7Brown County: 1,910 USD millionBrown County1,910Brookings County: 1,406.2 USD millionBrookings County1,406.2Union County: 1,250.3 USD millionUnion County1,250.3Codington County: 1,181.2 USD millionCodington County1,181.2Lawrence County: 1,098.1 USD millionLawrence County1,098.1Meade County: 1,057.4 USD millionMeade County1,057.4Yankton County: 917.5 USD millionYankton County917.5Davison County: 896.2 USD millionDavison County896.2Hughes County: 837.6 USD millionHughes County837.6Beadle County: 832.3 USD millionBeadle County832.3Lake County: 636.6 USD millionLake County636.6Clay County: 460.8 USD millionClay County460.8Grant County: 431.7 USD millionGrant County431.7Spink County: 398.8 USD millionSpink County398.8Turner County: 398.2 USD millionTurner County398.2Roberts County: 378.5 USD millionRoberts County378.5Custer County: 365.7 USD millionCuster County365.7Butte County: 360.4 USD millionButte County360.4Oglala Lakota County: 335.8 USD millionOglala Lakota County335.8Charles Mix County: 326.7 USD millionCharles Mix County326.7Moody County: 309.8 USD millionMoody County309.8Fall River County: 289.3 USD millionFall River County289.3Hutchinson County: 274 USD millionHutchinson County274Kingsbury County: 259.9 USD millionKingsbury County259.9Tripp County: 258.6 USD millionTripp County258.6Day County: 257 USD millionDay County257Todd County: 244 USD millionTodd County244Marshall County: 240.9 USD millionMarshall County240.9Walworth County: 237.8 USD millionWalworth County237.8Hamlin County: 234.1 USD millionHamlin County234.1Potter County: 229.4 USD millionPotter County229.4Dewey County: 223.9 USD millionDewey County223.9Deuel County: 223.8 USD millionDeuel County223.8Brule County: 223.5 USD millionBrule County223.5McCook County: 222.1 USD millionMcCook County222.1Edmunds County: 217.7 USD millionEdmunds County217.7Bon Homme County: 201.6 USD millionBon Homme County201.6
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Minnehaha County8,936.3+8.4%
2Pennington County5,016.6+8.2%
3Lincoln County3,048.7+11.5%
4Brown County1,910+0.5%
5Brookings County1,406.2+4.6%
6Union County1,250.3+7.9%
7Codington County1,181.2+1.4%
8Lawrence County1,098.1+6.6%
9Meade County1,057.4+9.1%
10Yankton County917.5+6%
11Davison County896.2+5%
12Hughes County837.6+3.5%
13Beadle County832.3+4.8%
14Lake County636.6+6.7%
15Clay County460.8+1.1%
16Grant County431.7+7.3%
17Spink County398.8-13.9%
18Turner County398.2+11%
19Roberts County378.5-6.8%
20Custer County365.7+11.1%
21Butte County360.4+9.7%
22Oglala Lakota County335.8+10.1%
23Charles Mix County326.7+0.7%
24Moody County309.8-5.8%
25Fall River County289.3+9.3%
26Hutchinson County274-2.9%
27Kingsbury County259.9-12.7%
28Tripp County258.6+4.5%
29Day County257-10%
30Todd County244+7.7%
31Marshall County240.9-2.5%
32Walworth County237.8-0.2%
33Hamlin County234.1-8%
34Potter County229.4-19.3%
35Dewey County223.9+6.6%
36Deuel County223.8-3.1%
37Brule County223.5+0.5%
38McCook County222.1-4%
39Edmunds County217.7-7.2%
40Bon Homme County201.6-1.9%
41Hanson County194.6-0.6%
42Clark County193-9.1%
43Hand County179.7-15.1%
44Stanley County176.1-1%
45Gregory County168.8+8.3%
46Lyman County152.1-13.6%
47Douglas County138+4.4%
48Faulk County137.7-12.2%
49Perkins County137.6+15.9%
50Corson County128.1+7.9%
51McPherson County124-3.3%
52Bennett County114+14%
53Aurora County112-2.4%
54Sanborn County102.4-6%
55Sully County101.8-33.8%
56Miner County93.9-11.2%
57Haakon County89.5+11.3%
58Jerauld County88.4-16%
59Jackson County87.3+21.6%
60Harding County77.6+22%
61Hyde County73.3-11.1%
62Ziebach County71.2+20.8%
63Campbell County68.7-7.3%
64Mellette County65.7+27.2%
65Jones County56.4-10.1%
66Buffalo County46.2-12.4%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $8.94 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buffalo County, with $46.23 million in 2014.

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