Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2017, at $10.43 billion. Jones County had the lowest, at $45.62 million. The median was $242.36 million and the figure for South Dakota was $42.96 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest10,433.5Minnehaha County
Lowest45.6Jones County
Median242.466 counties
South Dakota42,964.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Aurora County: 98.3 USD millionBeadle County: 855.1 USD millionBennett County: 111.5 USD millionBon Homme County: 245.5 USD millionBrookings County: 1,510 USD millionBrown County: 1,949 USD millionBrule County: 233.5 USD millionBuffalo County: 47.4 USD millionButte County: 376.9 USD millionCampbell County: 58.4 USD millionCharles Mix County: 323.3 USD millionClark County: 155.7 USD millionClay County: 506.2 USD millionCodington County: 1,316.7 USD millionCorson County: 113.7 USD millionCuster County: 408.1 USD millionDavison County: 959.6 USD millionDay County: 240.4 USD millionDeuel County: 205.5 USD millionDewey County: 205.4 USD millionDouglas County: 135.7 USD millionEdmunds County: 179 USD millionFall River County: 294.7 USD millionFaulk County: 100.7 USD millionGrant County: 383.1 USD millionGregory County: 172.2 USD millionHaakon County: 87.3 USD millionHamlin County: 251.2 USD millionHand County: 165.3 USD millionHanson County: 194.2 USD millionHarding County: 62.5 USD millionHughes County: 895.4 USD millionHutchinson County: 335.2 USD millionHyde County: 69.9 USD millionJackson County: 83.4 USD millionJerauld County: 79 USD millionJones County: 45.6 USD millionKingsbury County: 244.6 USD millionLake County: 640.1 USD millionLawrence County: 1,234 USD millionLincoln County: 3,711 USD millionLyman County: 143.2 USD millionMcCook County: 253.6 USD millionMcPherson County: 93.3 USD millionMarshall County: 200 USD millionMeade County: 1,163.1 USD millionMellette County: 60.6 USD millionMiner County: 90.7 USD millionMinnehaha County: 10,433.5 USD millionMoody County: 293.7 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 349.4 USD millionPennington County: 5,441.2 USD millionPerkins County: 128.4 USD millionPotter County: 137.5 USD millionRoberts County: 352.4 USD millionSanborn County: 98 USD millionSpink County: 336.6 USD millionStanley County: 186.4 USD millionSully County: 96.4 USD millionTodd County: 244.4 USD millionTripp County: 245.7 USD millionTurner County: 459.8 USD millionUnion County: 1,546.4 USD millionWalworth County: 245.6 USD millionYankton County: 1,055.4 USD millionZiebach County: 50.1 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Minnehaha County: 10,433.5 USD millionMinnehaha County10,433.5Pennington County: 5,441.2 USD millionPennington County5,441.2Lincoln County: 3,711 USD millionLincoln County3,711Brown County: 1,949 USD millionBrown County1,949Union County: 1,546.4 USD millionUnion County1,546.4Brookings County: 1,510 USD millionBrookings County1,510Codington County: 1,316.7 USD millionCodington County1,316.7Lawrence County: 1,234 USD millionLawrence County1,234Meade County: 1,163.1 USD millionMeade County1,163.1Yankton County: 1,055.4 USD millionYankton County1,055.4Davison County: 959.6 USD millionDavison County959.6Hughes County: 895.4 USD millionHughes County895.4Beadle County: 855.1 USD millionBeadle County855.1Lake County: 640.1 USD millionLake County640.1Clay County: 506.2 USD millionClay County506.2Turner County: 459.8 USD millionTurner County459.8Custer County: 408.1 USD millionCuster County408.1Grant County: 383.1 USD millionGrant County383.1Butte County: 376.9 USD millionButte County376.9Roberts County: 352.4 USD millionRoberts County352.4Oglala Lakota County: 349.4 USD millionOglala Lakota County349.4Spink County: 336.6 USD millionSpink County336.6Hutchinson County: 335.2 USD millionHutchinson County335.2Charles Mix County: 323.3 USD millionCharles Mix County323.3Fall River County: 294.7 USD millionFall River County294.7Moody County: 293.7 USD millionMoody County293.7McCook County: 253.6 USD millionMcCook County253.6Hamlin County: 251.2 USD millionHamlin County251.2Tripp County: 245.7 USD millionTripp County245.7Walworth County: 245.6 USD millionWalworth County245.6Bon Homme County: 245.5 USD millionBon Homme County245.5Kingsbury County: 244.6 USD millionKingsbury County244.6Todd County: 244.4 USD millionTodd County244.4Day County: 240.4 USD millionDay County240.4Brule County: 233.5 USD millionBrule County233.5Deuel County: 205.5 USD millionDeuel County205.5Dewey County: 205.4 USD millionDewey County205.4Marshall County: 200 USD millionMarshall County200Hanson County: 194.2 USD millionHanson County194.2Stanley County: 186.4 USD millionStanley County186.4Minnehaha County: 10,433.5 USD millionMinnehaha County10,433.5Pennington County: 5,441.2 USD millionPennington County5,441.2Lincoln County: 3,711 USD millionLincoln County3,711Brown County: 1,949 USD millionBrown County1,949Union County: 1,546.4 USD millionUnion County1,546.4Brookings County: 1,510 USD millionBrookings County1,510Codington County: 1,316.7 USD millionCodington County1,316.7Lawrence County: 1,234 USD millionLawrence County1,234Meade County: 1,163.1 USD millionMeade County1,163.1Yankton County: 1,055.4 USD millionYankton County1,055.4Davison County: 959.6 USD millionDavison County959.6Hughes County: 895.4 USD millionHughes County895.4Beadle County: 855.1 USD millionBeadle County855.1Lake County: 640.1 USD millionLake County640.1Clay County: 506.2 USD millionClay County506.2Turner County: 459.8 USD millionTurner County459.8Custer County: 408.1 USD millionCuster County408.1Grant County: 383.1 USD millionGrant County383.1Butte County: 376.9 USD millionButte County376.9Roberts County: 352.4 USD millionRoberts County352.4Oglala Lakota County: 349.4 USD millionOglala Lakota County349.4Spink County: 336.6 USD millionSpink County336.6Hutchinson County: 335.2 USD millionHutchinson County335.2Charles Mix County: 323.3 USD millionCharles Mix County323.3Fall River County: 294.7 USD millionFall River County294.7Moody County: 293.7 USD millionMoody County293.7McCook County: 253.6 USD millionMcCook County253.6Hamlin County: 251.2 USD millionHamlin County251.2Tripp County: 245.7 USD millionTripp County245.7Walworth County: 245.6 USD millionWalworth County245.6Bon Homme County: 245.5 USD millionBon Homme County245.5Kingsbury County: 244.6 USD millionKingsbury County244.6Todd County: 244.4 USD millionTodd County244.4Day County: 240.4 USD millionDay County240.4Brule County: 233.5 USD millionBrule County233.5Deuel County: 205.5 USD millionDeuel County205.5Dewey County: 205.4 USD millionDewey County205.4Marshall County: 200 USD millionMarshall County200Hanson County: 194.2 USD millionHanson County194.2Stanley County: 186.4 USD millionStanley County186.4
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Minnehaha County10,433.5+6.1%
2Pennington County5,441.2+3.7%
3Lincoln County3,711+4%
4Brown County1,949+0.4%
5Union County1,546.4+9.8%
6Brookings County1,510+1.5%
7Codington County1,316.7+5.5%
8Lawrence County1,234+5.7%
9Meade County1,163.1+3.3%
10Yankton County1,055.4+4.6%
11Davison County959.6-0.4%
12Hughes County895.4+2.7%
13Beadle County855.1-3.5%
14Lake County640.1-3.6%
15Clay County506.2-0.3%
16Turner County459.8-13.9%
17Custer County408.1+3.7%
18Grant County383.1-6.6%
19Butte County376.9+4.1%
20Roberts County352.4-1.6%
21Oglala Lakota County349.4+3.3%
22Spink County336.6-4.5%
23Hutchinson County335.2+2.5%
24Charles Mix County323.3+1.6%
25Fall River County294.7+1.4%
26Moody County293.7-4.6%
27McCook County253.6+4.1%
28Hamlin County251.2+3.8%
29Tripp County245.7+7.5%
30Walworth County245.6+5.2%
31Bon Homme County245.5+3.8%
32Kingsbury County244.6-4.3%
33Todd County244.4+3.9%
34Day County240.4-2.7%
35Brule County233.5+16%
36Deuel County205.5+0.2%
37Dewey County205.4+3.9%
38Marshall County200-1.1%
39Hanson County194.2+3.9%
40Stanley County186.4+5.9%
41Edmunds County179-1.5%
42Gregory County172.2+7%
43Hand County165.3+10.6%
44Clark County155.7-3.4%
45Lyman County143.2+5.2%
46Potter County137.5+0.8%
47Douglas County135.7+1.2%
48Perkins County128.4+18%
49Corson County113.7+12.9%
50Bennett County111.5+6.2%
51Faulk County100.7+3%
52Aurora County98.3-7.4%
53Sanborn County98-2.9%
54Sully County96.4+19.9%
55McPherson County93.3-0%
56Miner County90.7-0.4%
57Haakon County87.3+8%
58Jackson County83.4+12.8%
59Jerauld County79+0.6%
60Hyde County69.9+24%
61Harding County62.5+9.6%
62Mellette County60.6+18%
63Campbell County58.4+1.3%
64Ziebach County50.1-8%
65Buffalo County47.4+18%
66Jones County45.6+10.5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $10.43 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Jones County, with $45.62 million in 2017.

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