Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2016, at $9.83 billion. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $40.12 million. The median was $231.01 million and the figure for South Dakota was $41.53 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest9,834.3Minnehaha County
Lowest40.1Buffalo County
Median23166 counties
South Dakota41,526.2History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 106.2 USD millionBeadle County: 885.8 USD millionBennett County: 105 USD millionBon Homme County: 236.5 USD millionBrookings County: 1,487.3 USD millionBrown County: 1,942.1 USD millionBrule County: 201.3 USD millionBuffalo County: 40.1 USD millionButte County: 362.1 USD millionCampbell County: 57.7 USD millionCharles Mix County: 318.1 USD millionClark County: 161.2 USD millionClay County: 508 USD millionCodington County: 1,248.3 USD millionCorson County: 100.8 USD millionCuster County: 393.5 USD millionDavison County: 963.1 USD millionDay County: 246.9 USD millionDeuel County: 205.1 USD millionDewey County: 197.6 USD millionDouglas County: 134.2 USD millionEdmunds County: 181.6 USD millionFall River County: 290.5 USD millionFaulk County: 97.8 USD millionGrant County: 410.3 USD millionGregory County: 160.9 USD millionHaakon County: 80.8 USD millionHamlin County: 242 USD millionHand County: 149.5 USD millionHanson County: 186.8 USD millionHarding County: 57 USD millionHughes County: 871.6 USD millionHutchinson County: 327.2 USD millionHyde County: 56.4 USD millionJackson County: 73.9 USD millionJerauld County: 78.6 USD millionJones County: 41.3 USD millionKingsbury County: 255.4 USD millionLake County: 664.3 USD millionLawrence County: 1,168 USD millionLincoln County: 3,568.9 USD millionLyman County: 136.1 USD millionMcCook County: 243.7 USD millionMcPherson County: 93.3 USD millionMarshall County: 202.3 USD millionMeade County: 1,126.2 USD millionMellette County: 51.3 USD millionMiner County: 91 USD millionMinnehaha County: 9,834.3 USD millionMoody County: 307.9 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 338.3 USD millionPennington County: 5,248.4 USD millionPerkins County: 108.8 USD millionPotter County: 136.4 USD millionRoberts County: 358 USD millionSanborn County: 101 USD millionSpink County: 352.2 USD millionStanley County: 176 USD millionSully County: 80.4 USD millionTodd County: 235.2 USD millionTripp County: 228.5 USD millionTurner County: 533.8 USD millionUnion County: 1,408.2 USD millionWalworth County: 233.5 USD millionYankton County: 1,008.7 USD millionZiebach County: 54.4 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Minnehaha County: 9,834.3 USD millionMinnehaha County9,834.3Pennington County: 5,248.4 USD millionPennington County5,248.4Lincoln County: 3,568.9 USD millionLincoln County3,568.9Brown County: 1,942.1 USD millionBrown County1,942.1Brookings County: 1,487.3 USD millionBrookings County1,487.3Union County: 1,408.2 USD millionUnion County1,408.2Codington County: 1,248.3 USD millionCodington County1,248.3Lawrence County: 1,168 USD millionLawrence County1,168Meade County: 1,126.2 USD millionMeade County1,126.2Yankton County: 1,008.7 USD millionYankton County1,008.7Davison County: 963.1 USD millionDavison County963.1Beadle County: 885.8 USD millionBeadle County885.8Hughes County: 871.6 USD millionHughes County871.6Lake County: 664.3 USD millionLake County664.3Turner County: 533.8 USD millionTurner County533.8Clay County: 508 USD millionClay County508Grant County: 410.3 USD millionGrant County410.3Custer County: 393.5 USD millionCuster County393.5Butte County: 362.1 USD millionButte County362.1Roberts County: 358 USD millionRoberts County358Spink County: 352.2 USD millionSpink County352.2Oglala Lakota County: 338.3 USD millionOglala Lakota County338.3Hutchinson County: 327.2 USD millionHutchinson County327.2Charles Mix County: 318.1 USD millionCharles Mix County318.1Moody County: 307.9 USD millionMoody County307.9Fall River County: 290.5 USD millionFall River County290.5Kingsbury County: 255.4 USD millionKingsbury County255.4Day County: 246.9 USD millionDay County246.9McCook County: 243.7 USD millionMcCook County243.7Hamlin County: 242 USD millionHamlin County242Bon Homme County: 236.5 USD millionBon Homme County236.5Todd County: 235.2 USD millionTodd County235.2Walworth County: 233.5 USD millionWalworth County233.5Tripp County: 228.5 USD millionTripp County228.5Deuel County: 205.1 USD millionDeuel County205.1Marshall County: 202.3 USD millionMarshall County202.3Brule County: 201.3 USD millionBrule County201.3Dewey County: 197.6 USD millionDewey County197.6Hanson County: 186.8 USD millionHanson County186.8Edmunds County: 181.6 USD millionEdmunds County181.6Minnehaha County: 9,834.3 USD millionMinnehaha County9,834.3Pennington County: 5,248.4 USD millionPennington County5,248.4Lincoln County: 3,568.9 USD millionLincoln County3,568.9Brown County: 1,942.1 USD millionBrown County1,942.1Brookings County: 1,487.3 USD millionBrookings County1,487.3Union County: 1,408.2 USD millionUnion County1,408.2Codington County: 1,248.3 USD millionCodington County1,248.3Lawrence County: 1,168 USD millionLawrence County1,168Meade County: 1,126.2 USD millionMeade County1,126.2Yankton County: 1,008.7 USD millionYankton County1,008.7Davison County: 963.1 USD millionDavison County963.1Beadle County: 885.8 USD millionBeadle County885.8Hughes County: 871.6 USD millionHughes County871.6Lake County: 664.3 USD millionLake County664.3Turner County: 533.8 USD millionTurner County533.8Clay County: 508 USD millionClay County508Grant County: 410.3 USD millionGrant County410.3Custer County: 393.5 USD millionCuster County393.5Butte County: 362.1 USD millionButte County362.1Roberts County: 358 USD millionRoberts County358Spink County: 352.2 USD millionSpink County352.2Oglala Lakota County: 338.3 USD millionOglala Lakota County338.3Hutchinson County: 327.2 USD millionHutchinson County327.2Charles Mix County: 318.1 USD millionCharles Mix County318.1Moody County: 307.9 USD millionMoody County307.9Fall River County: 290.5 USD millionFall River County290.5Kingsbury County: 255.4 USD millionKingsbury County255.4Day County: 246.9 USD millionDay County246.9McCook County: 243.7 USD millionMcCook County243.7Hamlin County: 242 USD millionHamlin County242Bon Homme County: 236.5 USD millionBon Homme County236.5Todd County: 235.2 USD millionTodd County235.2Walworth County: 233.5 USD millionWalworth County233.5Tripp County: 228.5 USD millionTripp County228.5Deuel County: 205.1 USD millionDeuel County205.1Marshall County: 202.3 USD millionMarshall County202.3Brule County: 201.3 USD millionBrule County201.3Dewey County: 197.6 USD millionDewey County197.6Hanson County: 186.8 USD millionHanson County186.8Edmunds County: 181.6 USD millionEdmunds County181.6
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Minnehaha County9,834.3+2.4%
2Pennington County5,248.4+2.8%
3Lincoln County3,568.9+7%
4Brown County1,942.1-1.9%
5Brookings County1,487.3+0.4%
6Union County1,408.2+1.2%
7Codington County1,248.3+1.5%
8Lawrence County1,168+2.7%
9Meade County1,126.2+4.3%
10Yankton County1,008.7+4.2%
11Davison County963.1+0.4%
12Beadle County885.8+0.8%
13Hughes County871.6+2%
14Lake County664.3-0.1%
15Turner County533.8+10.7%
16Clay County508+5.7%
17Grant County410.3-11.5%
18Custer County393.5+4.6%
19Butte County362.1+1.2%
20Roberts County358-5.1%
21Spink County352.2-8.4%
22Oglala Lakota County338.3+0.8%
23Hutchinson County327.2+6.6%
24Charles Mix County318.1-3.1%
25Moody County307.9-3.3%
26Fall River County290.5-1.8%
27Kingsbury County255.4+0.5%
28Day County246.9-2.7%
29McCook County243.7+2.8%
30Hamlin County242-0.1%
31Bon Homme County236.5+5.7%
32Todd County235.2-2.7%
33Walworth County233.5-0.3%
34Tripp County228.5-8.2%
35Deuel County205.1-6.7%
36Marshall County202.3-13.2%
37Brule County201.3-8.1%
38Dewey County197.6-5.1%
39Hanson County186.8-1.9%
40Edmunds County181.6-8.3%
41Stanley County176-3.5%
42Clark County161.2-5.6%
43Gregory County160.9-3.5%
44Hand County149.5-5.7%
45Potter County136.4-25.2%
46Lyman County136.1-12%
47Douglas County134.2-6.1%
48Perkins County108.8-6.7%
49Aurora County106.2-5.8%
50Bennett County105-4.5%
51Sanborn County101-4.8%
52Corson County100.8-11.3%
53Faulk County97.8-11.8%
54McPherson County93.3-16.8%
55Miner County91-4.2%
56Haakon County80.8-6.2%
57Sully County80.4-7.4%
58Jerauld County78.6-6.2%
59Jackson County73.9-8.5%
60Campbell County57.7-7.3%
61Harding County57-12.7%
62Hyde County56.4-12.5%
63Ziebach County54.4-12.5%
64Mellette County51.3-11%
65Jones County41.3-15.6%
66Buffalo County40.1-10.1%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $9.83 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buffalo County, with $40.12 million in 2016.

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