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Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Oglala Lakota County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2024, at 57.6%. Stanley County had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 11% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.6Oglala Lakota County
Lowest5.1Stanley County
Median1166 counties
South Dakota11.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 10.6 %Beadle County: 13.6 %Bennett County: 29.9 %Bon Homme County: 10.6 %Brookings County: 13.2 %Brown County: 11.7 %Brule County: 10.7 %Buffalo County: 33.9 %Butte County: 8.6 %Campbell County: 7.7 %Charles Mix County: 24 %Clark County: 10.9 %Clay County: 19.7 %Codington County: 8.8 %Corson County: 44.3 %Custer County: 9 %Davison County: 11.2 %Day County: 14.8 %Deuel County: 8.8 %Dewey County: 33 %Douglas County: 11.1 %Edmunds County: 9.9 %Fall River County: 16.6 %Faulk County: 28.4 %Grant County: 11.6 %Gregory County: 9.5 %Haakon County: 7.7 %Hamlin County: 6.9 %Hand County: 5.2 %Hanson County: 7 %Harding County: 6.3 %Hughes County: 9.2 %Hutchinson County: 12.2 %Hyde County: 5.7 %Jackson County: 42.4 %Jerauld County: 8.3 %Jones County: 18.3 %Kingsbury County: 10.6 %Lake County: 8.4 %Lawrence County: 11.6 %Lincoln County: 5.6 %Lyman County: 23.7 %McCook County: 6.8 %McPherson County: 12.9 %Marshall County: 6.1 %Meade County: 7.1 %Mellette County: 41.7 %Miner County: 11.2 %Minnehaha County: 8.8 %Moody County: 11.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 57.6 %Pennington County: 11.2 %Perkins County: 13.7 %Potter County: 6.2 %Roberts County: 15.7 %Sanborn County: 8.5 %Spink County: 10.1 %Stanley County: 5.1 %Sully County: 6.3 %Todd County: 48.4 %Tripp County: 18.5 %Turner County: 9.3 %Union County: 6.2 %Walworth County: 14.9 %Yankton County: 11.9 %Ziebach County: 33.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Oglala Lakota County: 57.6 %Oglala Lakota County57.6Todd County: 48.4 %Todd County48.4Corson County: 44.3 %Corson County44.3Jackson County: 42.4 %Jackson County42.4Mellette County: 41.7 %Mellette County41.7Buffalo County: 33.9 %Buffalo County33.9Ziebach County: 33.5 %Ziebach County33.5Dewey County: 33 %Dewey County33Bennett County: 29.9 %Bennett County29.9Faulk County: 28.4 %Faulk County28.4Charles Mix County: 24 %Charles Mix County24Lyman County: 23.7 %Lyman County23.7Clay County: 19.7 %Clay County19.7Tripp County: 18.5 %Tripp County18.5Jones County: 18.3 %Jones County18.3Fall River County: 16.6 %Fall River County16.6Roberts County: 15.7 %Roberts County15.7Walworth County: 14.9 %Walworth County14.9Day County: 14.8 %Day County14.8Perkins County: 13.7 %Perkins County13.7Beadle County: 13.6 %Beadle County13.6Brookings County: 13.2 %Brookings County13.2McPherson County: 12.9 %McPherson County12.9Hutchinson County: 12.2 %Hutchinson County12.2Yankton County: 11.9 %Yankton County11.9Brown County: 11.7 %Brown County11.7Moody County: 11.6 %Moody County11.6Grant County: 11.6 %Grant County11.6Lawrence County: 11.6 %Lawrence County11.6Miner County: 11.2 %Miner County11.2Davison County: 11.2 %Davison County11.2Pennington County: 11.2 %Pennington County11.2Douglas County: 11.1 %Douglas County11.1Clark County: 10.9 %Clark County10.9Brule County: 10.7 %Brule County10.7Aurora County: 10.6 %Aurora County10.6Kingsbury County: 10.6 %Kingsbury County10.6Bon Homme County: 10.6 %Bon Homme County10.6Spink County: 10.1 %Spink County10.1Edmunds County: 9.9 %Edmunds County9.9Oglala Lakota County: 57.6 %Oglala Lakota County57.6Todd County: 48.4 %Todd County48.4Corson County: 44.3 %Corson County44.3Jackson County: 42.4 %Jackson County42.4Mellette County: 41.7 %Mellette County41.7Buffalo County: 33.9 %Buffalo County33.9Ziebach County: 33.5 %Ziebach County33.5Dewey County: 33 %Dewey County33Bennett County: 29.9 %Bennett County29.9Faulk County: 28.4 %Faulk County28.4Charles Mix County: 24 %Charles Mix County24Lyman County: 23.7 %Lyman County23.7Clay County: 19.7 %Clay County19.7Tripp County: 18.5 %Tripp County18.5Jones County: 18.3 %Jones County18.3Fall River County: 16.6 %Fall River County16.6Roberts County: 15.7 %Roberts County15.7Walworth County: 14.9 %Walworth County14.9Day County: 14.8 %Day County14.8Perkins County: 13.7 %Perkins County13.7Beadle County: 13.6 %Beadle County13.6Brookings County: 13.2 %Brookings County13.2McPherson County: 12.9 %McPherson County12.9Hutchinson County: 12.2 %Hutchinson County12.2Yankton County: 11.9 %Yankton County11.9Brown County: 11.7 %Brown County11.7Moody County: 11.6 %Moody County11.6Grant County: 11.6 %Grant County11.6Lawrence County: 11.6 %Lawrence County11.6Miner County: 11.2 %Miner County11.2Davison County: 11.2 %Davison County11.2Pennington County: 11.2 %Pennington County11.2Douglas County: 11.1 %Douglas County11.1Clark County: 10.9 %Clark County10.9Brule County: 10.7 %Brule County10.7Aurora County: 10.6 %Aurora County10.6Kingsbury County: 10.6 %Kingsbury County10.6Bon Homme County: 10.6 %Bon Homme County10.6Spink County: 10.1 %Spink County10.1Edmunds County: 9.9 %Edmunds County9.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oglala Lakota County57.6+4.8 pts
2Todd County48.4-0.6 pts
3Corson County44.3-1 pts
4Jackson County42.4+4.9 pts
5Mellette County41.7-4.4 pts
6Buffalo County33.9+1.4 pts
7Ziebach County33.5-4.7 pts
8Dewey County33+0.7 pts
9Bennett County29.9-2 pts
10Faulk County28.4+2.8 pts
11Charles Mix County24+1.2 pts
12Lyman County23.7-0.9 pts
13Clay County19.7-0.1 pts
14Tripp County18.5-0.5 pts
15Jones County18.3+2.5 pts
16Fall River County16.6-3.1 pts
17Roberts County15.7-1.6 pts
18Walworth County14.9-0.4 pts
19Day County14.8+0.8 pts
20Perkins County13.7+2 pts
21Beadle County13.6-0.2 pts
22Brookings County13.2+0.3 pts
23McPherson County12.9+0.3 pts
24Hutchinson County12.2+2.2 pts
25Yankton County11.9+2.6 pts
26Brown County11.7+1.1 pts
27Moody County11.6+1.7 pts
28Grant County11.6+0.4 pts
29Lawrence County11.6-0.2 pts
30Miner County11.2+0.9 pts
31Davison County11.2-1.2 pts
32Pennington County11.2-0.9 pts
33Douglas County11.1-2.6 pts
34Clark County10.9-0.3 pts
35Brule County10.7+0.1 pts
36Aurora County10.6+2.2 pts
37Kingsbury County10.6+0.9 pts
38Bon Homme County10.6-1.3 pts
39Spink County10.1+0.8 pts
40Edmunds County9.9+1.4 pts
41Gregory County9.5-1.5 pts
42Turner County9.3+0.8 pts
43Hughes County9.2-0 pts
44Custer County9+2.4 pts
45Codington County8.8-1.3 pts
46Minnehaha County8.8-0 pts
47Deuel County8.8+2 pts
48Butte County8.6+1.4 pts
49Sanborn County8.5-2.9 pts
50Lake County8.4-1 pts
51Jerauld County8.3-2.1 pts
52Haakon County7.7-0.4 pts
53Campbell County7.7-0.8 pts
54Meade County7.1-0.6 pts
55Hanson County7+0.8 pts
56Hamlin County6.9+0.3 pts
57McCook County6.8-0.6 pts
58Harding County6.3+0.8 pts
59Sully County6.3-1.6 pts
60Union County6.2-1.1 pts
61Potter County6.2-1.5 pts
62Marshall County6.1-1.8 pts
63Hyde County5.7-2.5 pts
64Lincoln County5.6-0.2 pts
65Hand County5.2-1.5 pts
66Stanley County5.1+3 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in South Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Oglala Lakota County, with 57.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stanley County, with 5.1% in 2024.

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