Counties in South Dakota by personal income

Minnehaha County had the highest personal income of 66 counties in 2019, at $12.01 billion. Buffalo County had the lowest, at $40.73 million. The median was $246.64 million and the figure for South Dakota was $47.99 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest12,015Minnehaha County
Lowest40.7Buffalo County
Median246.666 counties
South Dakota47,987.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 109.3 USD millionBeadle County: 908.2 USD millionBennett County: 120.5 USD millionBon Homme County: 286 USD millionBrookings County: 1,629.5 USD millionBrown County: 2,088.5 USD millionBrule County: 240.2 USD millionBuffalo County: 40.7 USD millionButte County: 410.3 USD millionCampbell County: 62.4 USD millionCharles Mix County: 378.1 USD millionClark County: 178.1 USD millionClay County: 586.2 USD millionCodington County: 1,424.8 USD millionCorson County: 110.8 USD millionCuster County: 440.5 USD millionDavison County: 1,018.8 USD millionDay County: 249.6 USD millionDeuel County: 219.3 USD millionDewey County: 216 USD millionDouglas County: 169.9 USD millionEdmunds County: 209.1 USD millionFall River County: 318.8 USD millionFaulk County: 125.6 USD millionGrant County: 386.8 USD millionGregory County: 184.7 USD millionHaakon County: 87.8 USD millionHamlin County: 271.6 USD millionHand County: 173 USD millionHanson County: 223.3 USD millionHarding County: 68.8 USD millionHughes County: 952.1 USD millionHutchinson County: 414.7 USD millionHyde County: 62.7 USD millionJackson County: 85.8 USD millionJerauld County: 73 USD millionJones County: 49.3 USD millionKingsbury County: 281.8 USD millionLake County: 638.6 USD millionLawrence County: 1,368.4 USD millionLincoln County: 4,320.8 USD millionLyman County: 156.1 USD millionMcCook County: 301.4 USD millionMcPherson County: 101.9 USD millionMarshall County: 241.6 USD millionMeade County: 1,263.6 USD millionMellette County: 58.7 USD millionMiner County: 109 USD millionMinnehaha County: 12,015 USD millionMoody County: 327.1 USD millionOglala Lakota County: 365.2 USD millionPennington County: 6,055.9 USD millionPerkins County: 113 USD millionPotter County: 161.2 USD millionRoberts County: 381.2 USD millionSanborn County: 124.6 USD millionSpink County: 352.5 USD millionStanley County: 194.9 USD millionSully County: 101.4 USD millionTodd County: 265.8 USD millionTripp County: 268.5 USD millionTurner County: 477.5 USD millionUnion County: 1,908.8 USD millionWalworth County: 243.7 USD millionYankton County: 1,189.6 USD millionZiebach County: 51.3 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Minnehaha County: 12,015 USD millionMinnehaha County12,015Pennington County: 6,055.9 USD millionPennington County6,055.9Lincoln County: 4,320.8 USD millionLincoln County4,320.8Brown County: 2,088.5 USD millionBrown County2,088.5Union County: 1,908.8 USD millionUnion County1,908.8Brookings County: 1,629.5 USD millionBrookings County1,629.5Codington County: 1,424.8 USD millionCodington County1,424.8Lawrence County: 1,368.4 USD millionLawrence County1,368.4Meade County: 1,263.6 USD millionMeade County1,263.6Yankton County: 1,189.6 USD millionYankton County1,189.6Davison County: 1,018.8 USD millionDavison County1,018.8Hughes County: 952.1 USD millionHughes County952.1Beadle County: 908.2 USD millionBeadle County908.2Lake County: 638.6 USD millionLake County638.6Clay County: 586.2 USD millionClay County586.2Turner County: 477.5 USD millionTurner County477.5Custer County: 440.5 USD millionCuster County440.5Hutchinson County: 414.7 USD millionHutchinson County414.7Butte County: 410.3 USD millionButte County410.3Grant County: 386.8 USD millionGrant County386.8Roberts County: 381.2 USD millionRoberts County381.2Charles Mix County: 378.1 USD millionCharles Mix County378.1Oglala Lakota County: 365.2 USD millionOglala Lakota County365.2Spink County: 352.5 USD millionSpink County352.5Moody County: 327.1 USD millionMoody County327.1Fall River County: 318.8 USD millionFall River County318.8McCook County: 301.4 USD millionMcCook County301.4Bon Homme County: 286 USD millionBon Homme County286Kingsbury County: 281.8 USD millionKingsbury County281.8Hamlin County: 271.6 USD millionHamlin County271.6Tripp County: 268.5 USD millionTripp County268.5Todd County: 265.8 USD millionTodd County265.8Day County: 249.6 USD millionDay County249.6Walworth County: 243.7 USD millionWalworth County243.7Marshall County: 241.6 USD millionMarshall County241.6Brule County: 240.2 USD millionBrule County240.2Hanson County: 223.3 USD millionHanson County223.3Deuel County: 219.3 USD millionDeuel County219.3Dewey County: 216 USD millionDewey County216Edmunds County: 209.1 USD millionEdmunds County209.1Minnehaha County: 12,015 USD millionMinnehaha County12,015Pennington County: 6,055.9 USD millionPennington County6,055.9Lincoln County: 4,320.8 USD millionLincoln County4,320.8Brown County: 2,088.5 USD millionBrown County2,088.5Union County: 1,908.8 USD millionUnion County1,908.8Brookings County: 1,629.5 USD millionBrookings County1,629.5Codington County: 1,424.8 USD millionCodington County1,424.8Lawrence County: 1,368.4 USD millionLawrence County1,368.4Meade County: 1,263.6 USD millionMeade County1,263.6Yankton County: 1,189.6 USD millionYankton County1,189.6Davison County: 1,018.8 USD millionDavison County1,018.8Hughes County: 952.1 USD millionHughes County952.1Beadle County: 908.2 USD millionBeadle County908.2Lake County: 638.6 USD millionLake County638.6Clay County: 586.2 USD millionClay County586.2Turner County: 477.5 USD millionTurner County477.5Custer County: 440.5 USD millionCuster County440.5Hutchinson County: 414.7 USD millionHutchinson County414.7Butte County: 410.3 USD millionButte County410.3Grant County: 386.8 USD millionGrant County386.8Roberts County: 381.2 USD millionRoberts County381.2Charles Mix County: 378.1 USD millionCharles Mix County378.1Oglala Lakota County: 365.2 USD millionOglala Lakota County365.2Spink County: 352.5 USD millionSpink County352.5Moody County: 327.1 USD millionMoody County327.1Fall River County: 318.8 USD millionFall River County318.8McCook County: 301.4 USD millionMcCook County301.4Bon Homme County: 286 USD millionBon Homme County286Kingsbury County: 281.8 USD millionKingsbury County281.8Hamlin County: 271.6 USD millionHamlin County271.6Tripp County: 268.5 USD millionTripp County268.5Todd County: 265.8 USD millionTodd County265.8Day County: 249.6 USD millionDay County249.6Walworth County: 243.7 USD millionWalworth County243.7Marshall County: 241.6 USD millionMarshall County241.6Brule County: 240.2 USD millionBrule County240.2Hanson County: 223.3 USD millionHanson County223.3Deuel County: 219.3 USD millionDeuel County219.3Dewey County: 216 USD millionDewey County216Edmunds County: 209.1 USD millionEdmunds County209.1
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Minnehaha County12,015+9.4%
2Pennington County6,055.9+6.5%
3Lincoln County4,320.8+9%
4Brown County2,088.5+1.3%
5Union County1,908.8+10.8%
6Brookings County1,629.5+3.4%
7Codington County1,424.8+4.6%
8Lawrence County1,368.4+5.7%
9Meade County1,263.6+3.3%
10Yankton County1,189.6+6.5%
11Davison County1,018.8+3.3%
12Hughes County952.1+6.6%
13Beadle County908.2+5.8%
14Lake County638.6+3.3%
15Clay County586.2+8.4%
16Turner County477.5+11%
17Custer County440.5+4.8%
18Hutchinson County414.7+15.7%
19Butte County410.3+5.8%
20Grant County386.8+0.4%
21Roberts County381.2-1.9%
22Charles Mix County378.1+5.8%
23Oglala Lakota County365.2+1%
24Spink County352.5+0.3%
25Moody County327.1+3.5%
26Fall River County318.8+4.6%
27McCook County301.4+12.8%
28Bon Homme County286+8.3%
29Kingsbury County281.8+5.2%
30Hamlin County271.6+2.2%
31Tripp County268.5-0.7%
32Todd County265.8+3.3%
33Day County249.6-4%
34Walworth County243.7-1.3%
35Marshall County241.6+6.6%
36Brule County240.2+1.3%
37Hanson County223.3+10.3%
38Deuel County219.3+5.4%
39Dewey County216+3.2%
40Edmunds County209.1-1.5%
41Stanley County194.9+13.5%
42Gregory County184.7+3.3%
43Clark County178.1+2.5%
44Hand County173-3.4%
45Douglas County169.9+14.9%
46Potter County161.2+12.4%
47Lyman County156.1+1.2%
48Faulk County125.6+5%
49Sanborn County124.6+13.8%
50Bennett County120.5-1.1%
51Perkins County113-2.1%
52Corson County110.8+0.5%
53Aurora County109.3+3%
54Miner County109+7.8%
55McPherson County101.9-3.6%
56Sully County101.4+1.3%
57Haakon County87.8-10.2%
58Jackson County85.8-3.5%
59Jerauld County73-9%
60Harding County68.8+21.7%
61Hyde County62.7-0.2%
62Campbell County62.4-9.2%
63Mellette County58.7-4.5%
64Ziebach County51.3-6.9%
65Jones County49.3+6.3%
66Buffalo County40.7-10.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/south-dakota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Minnehaha County, with $12.01 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buffalo County, with $40.73 million in 2019.

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