Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2015, at $9.6 billion. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $44.62 million. The median was $233.68 million and the figure for South Dakota was $41.13 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest9,601Minnehaha County
Lowest44.6Buffalo County
Median233.766 counties
South Dakota41,130History

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 112.7 USD millionBeadle County: 879.1 USD millionBennett County: 109.9 USD millionBon Homme County: 223.7 USD millionBrookings County: 1,481.9 USD millionBrown County: 1,979.8 USD millionBrule County: 219.1 USD millionBuffalo County: 44.6 USD millionButte County: 357.7 USD millionCampbell County: 62.2 USD millionCharles Mix County: 328.3 USD millionClark County: 170.8 USD millionClay County: 480.7 USD millionCodington County: 1,230.4 USD millionCorson County: 113.6 USD millionCuster County: 376.1 USD millionDavison County: 959.6 USD millionDay County: 253.9 USD millionDeuel County: 219.8 USD millionDewey County: 208.3 USD millionDouglas County: 142.9 USD millionEdmunds County: 198 USD millionFall River County: 295.9 USD millionFaulk County: 110.8 USD millionGrant County: 463.4 USD millionGregory County: 166.7 USD millionHaakon County: 86.2 USD millionHamlin County: 242.2 USD millionHand County: 158.6 USD millionHanson County: 190.5 USD millionHarding County: 65.3 USD millionHughes County: 854.9 USD millionHutchinson County: 306.9 USD millionHyde County: 64.4 USD millionJackson County: 80.8 USD millionJerauld County: 83.8 USD millionJones County: 49 USD millionKingsbury County: 254.1 USD millionLake County: 664.8 USD millionLawrence County: 1,136.9 USD millionLincoln County: 3,336.1 USD millionLyman County: 154.7 USD millionMcCook County: 237 USD millionMcPherson County: 112.1 USD millionMarshall County: 233 USD millionMeade County: 1,079.3 USD millionMellette County: 57.6 USD millionMiner County: 95 USD millionMinnehaha County: 9,601 USD millionMoody County: 318.5 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 335.6 USD millionPennington County: 5,107.3 USD millionPerkins County: 116.6 USD millionPotter County: 182.4 USD millionRoberts County: 377.3 USD millionSanborn County: 106.1 USD millionSpink County: 384.6 USD millionStanley County: 182.4 USD millionSully County: 86.9 USD millionTodd County: 241.7 USD millionTripp County: 248.8 USD millionTurner County: 482.4 USD millionUnion County: 1,391.2 USD millionWalworth County: 234.3 USD millionYankton County: 968.3 USD millionZiebach County: 62.2 USD million
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USD million, 2015. 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, 2015

Minnehaha County: 9,601 USD millionMinnehaha County9,601Pennington County: 5,107.3 USD millionPennington County5,107.3Lincoln County: 3,336.1 USD millionLincoln County3,336.1Brown County: 1,979.8 USD millionBrown County1,979.8Brookings County: 1,481.9 USD millionBrookings County1,481.9Union County: 1,391.2 USD millionUnion County1,391.2Codington County: 1,230.4 USD millionCodington County1,230.4Lawrence County: 1,136.9 USD millionLawrence County1,136.9Meade County: 1,079.3 USD millionMeade County1,079.3Yankton County: 968.3 USD millionYankton County968.3Davison County: 959.6 USD millionDavison County959.6Beadle County: 879.1 USD millionBeadle County879.1Hughes County: 854.9 USD millionHughes County854.9Lake County: 664.8 USD millionLake County664.8Turner County: 482.4 USD millionTurner County482.4Clay County: 480.7 USD millionClay County480.7Grant County: 463.4 USD millionGrant County463.4Spink County: 384.6 USD millionSpink County384.6Roberts County: 377.3 USD millionRoberts County377.3Custer County: 376.1 USD millionCuster County376.1Butte County: 357.7 USD millionButte County357.7Oglala Lakota County: 335.6 USD millionOglala Lakota County335.6Charles Mix County: 328.3 USD millionCharles Mix County328.3Moody County: 318.5 USD millionMoody County318.5Hutchinson County: 306.9 USD millionHutchinson County306.9Fall River County: 295.9 USD millionFall River County295.9Kingsbury County: 254.1 USD millionKingsbury County254.1Day County: 253.9 USD millionDay County253.9Tripp County: 248.8 USD millionTripp County248.8Hamlin County: 242.2 USD millionHamlin County242.2Todd County: 241.7 USD millionTodd County241.7McCook County: 237 USD millionMcCook County237Walworth County: 234.3 USD millionWalworth County234.3Marshall County: 233 USD millionMarshall County233Bon Homme County: 223.7 USD millionBon Homme County223.7Deuel County: 219.8 USD millionDeuel County219.8Brule County: 219.1 USD millionBrule County219.1Dewey County: 208.3 USD millionDewey County208.3Edmunds County: 198 USD millionEdmunds County198Hanson County: 190.5 USD millionHanson County190.5Minnehaha County: 9,601 USD millionMinnehaha County9,601Pennington County: 5,107.3 USD millionPennington County5,107.3Lincoln County: 3,336.1 USD millionLincoln County3,336.1Brown County: 1,979.8 USD millionBrown County1,979.8Brookings County: 1,481.9 USD millionBrookings County1,481.9Union County: 1,391.2 USD millionUnion County1,391.2Codington County: 1,230.4 USD millionCodington County1,230.4Lawrence County: 1,136.9 USD millionLawrence County1,136.9Meade County: 1,079.3 USD millionMeade County1,079.3Yankton County: 968.3 USD millionYankton County968.3Davison County: 959.6 USD millionDavison County959.6Beadle County: 879.1 USD millionBeadle County879.1Hughes County: 854.9 USD millionHughes County854.9Lake County: 664.8 USD millionLake County664.8Turner County: 482.4 USD millionTurner County482.4Clay County: 480.7 USD millionClay County480.7Grant County: 463.4 USD millionGrant County463.4Spink County: 384.6 USD millionSpink County384.6Roberts County: 377.3 USD millionRoberts County377.3Custer County: 376.1 USD millionCuster County376.1Butte County: 357.7 USD millionButte County357.7Oglala Lakota County: 335.6 USD millionOglala Lakota County335.6Charles Mix County: 328.3 USD millionCharles Mix County328.3Moody County: 318.5 USD millionMoody County318.5Hutchinson County: 306.9 USD millionHutchinson County306.9Fall River County: 295.9 USD millionFall River County295.9Kingsbury County: 254.1 USD millionKingsbury County254.1Day County: 253.9 USD millionDay County253.9Tripp County: 248.8 USD millionTripp County248.8Hamlin County: 242.2 USD millionHamlin County242.2Todd County: 241.7 USD millionTodd County241.7McCook County: 237 USD millionMcCook County237Walworth County: 234.3 USD millionWalworth County234.3Marshall County: 233 USD millionMarshall County233Bon Homme County: 223.7 USD millionBon Homme County223.7Deuel County: 219.8 USD millionDeuel County219.8Brule County: 219.1 USD millionBrule County219.1Dewey County: 208.3 USD millionDewey County208.3Edmunds County: 198 USD millionEdmunds County198Hanson County: 190.5 USD millionHanson County190.5
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Minnehaha County9,601+7.4%
2Pennington County5,107.3+1.8%
3Lincoln County3,336.1+9.4%
4Brown County1,979.8+3.7%
5Brookings County1,481.9+5.4%
6Union County1,391.2+11.3%
7Codington County1,230.4+4.2%
8Lawrence County1,136.9+3.5%
9Meade County1,079.3+2.1%
10Yankton County968.3+5.5%
11Davison County959.6+7.1%
12Beadle County879.1+5.6%
13Hughes County854.9+2.1%
14Lake County664.8+4.4%
15Turner County482.4+21.1%
16Clay County480.7+4.3%
17Grant County463.4+7.4%
18Spink County384.6-3.6%
19Roberts County377.3-0.3%
20Custer County376.1+2.8%
21Butte County357.7-0.8%
22Oglala Lakota County335.6-0.1%
23Charles Mix County328.3+0.5%
24Moody County318.5+2.8%
25Hutchinson County306.9+12%
26Fall River County295.9+2.3%
27Kingsbury County254.1-2.2%
28Day County253.9-1.2%
29Tripp County248.8-3.8%
30Hamlin County242.2+3.5%
31Todd County241.7-0.9%
32McCook County237+6.7%
33Walworth County234.3-1.5%
34Marshall County233-3.3%
35Bon Homme County223.7+11%
36Deuel County219.8-1.8%
37Brule County219.1-2%
38Dewey County208.3-7%
39Edmunds County198-9.1%
40Hanson County190.5-2.1%
41Stanley County182.4+3.6%
42Potter County182.4-20.5%
43Clark County170.8-11.5%
44Gregory County166.7-1.3%
45Hand County158.6-11.7%
46Lyman County154.7+1.7%
47Douglas County142.9+3.6%
48Perkins County116.6-15.3%
49Corson County113.6-11.3%
50Aurora County112.7+0.6%
51McPherson County112.1-9.6%
52Faulk County110.8-19.5%
53Bennett County109.9-3.6%
54Sanborn County106.1+3.6%
55Miner County95+1.2%
56Sully County86.9-14.7%
57Haakon County86.2-3.8%
58Jerauld County83.8-5.2%
59Jackson County80.8-7.5%
60Harding County65.3-15.9%
61Hyde County64.4-12.1%
62Campbell County62.2-9.5%
63Ziebach County62.2-12.6%
64Mellette County57.6-12.3%
65Jones County49-13.2%
66Buffalo County44.6-3.5%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $9.6 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Buffalo County, with $44.62 million in 2015.

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