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

Oglala Lakota County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2022, at 55.8%. Stanley County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 10.5% and the figure for South Dakota was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.8Oglala Lakota County
Lowest3.2Stanley County
Median10.566 counties
South Dakota12.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 5.1 %Beadle County: 9.7 %Bennett County: 29.6 %Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Brookings County: 12.5 %Brown County: 10.6 %Brule County: 13.9 %Buffalo County: 36.5 %Butte County: 8.2 %Campbell County: 5.6 %Charles Mix County: 22.9 %Clark County: 9.4 %Clay County: 21.2 %Codington County: 11 %Corson County: 43.5 %Custer County: 8.3 %Davison County: 15.2 %Day County: 14.7 %Deuel County: 5.8 %Dewey County: 30.9 %Douglas County: 14.5 %Edmunds County: 7.3 %Fall River County: 19.3 %Faulk County: 23.8 %Grant County: 9.8 %Gregory County: 12.8 %Haakon County: 10.7 %Hamlin County: 7.4 %Hand County: 7.7 %Hanson County: 6 %Harding County: 6.4 %Hughes County: 10 %Hutchinson County: 9.9 %Hyde County: 6.7 %Jackson County: 38.4 %Jerauld County: 9.1 %Jones County: 14.8 %Kingsbury County: 9.3 %Lake County: 9.7 %Lawrence County: 11.1 %Lincoln County: 6.5 %Lyman County: 25.1 %McCook County: 8.4 %McPherson County: 13.2 %Marshall County: 7.5 %Meade County: 7.4 %Mellette County: 49.1 %Miner County: 10.5 %Minnehaha County: 8.7 %Moody County: 9.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 55.8 %Pennington County: 12.3 %Perkins County: 11.9 %Potter County: 7 %Roberts County: 20.8 %Sanborn County: 8.7 %Spink County: 10.6 %Stanley County: 3.2 %Sully County: 8.5 %Todd County: 52.2 %Tripp County: 21.9 %Turner County: 9.2 %Union County: 8.3 %Walworth County: 13.2 %Yankton County: 8 %Ziebach County: 41.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oglala Lakota County: 55.8 %Oglala Lakota County55.8Todd County: 52.2 %Todd County52.2Mellette County: 49.1 %Mellette County49.1Corson County: 43.5 %Corson County43.5Ziebach County: 41.3 %Ziebach County41.3Jackson County: 38.4 %Jackson County38.4Buffalo County: 36.5 %Buffalo County36.5Dewey County: 30.9 %Dewey County30.9Bennett County: 29.6 %Bennett County29.6Lyman County: 25.1 %Lyman County25.1Faulk County: 23.8 %Faulk County23.8Charles Mix County: 22.9 %Charles Mix County22.9Tripp County: 21.9 %Tripp County21.9Clay County: 21.2 %Clay County21.2Roberts County: 20.8 %Roberts County20.8Fall River County: 19.3 %Fall River County19.3Davison County: 15.2 %Davison County15.2Jones County: 14.8 %Jones County14.8Day County: 14.7 %Day County14.7Douglas County: 14.5 %Douglas County14.5Brule County: 13.9 %Brule County13.9Walworth County: 13.2 %Walworth County13.2McPherson County: 13.2 %McPherson County13.2Gregory County: 12.8 %Gregory County12.8Brookings County: 12.5 %Brookings County12.5Pennington County: 12.3 %Pennington County12.3Perkins County: 11.9 %Perkins County11.9Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Bon Homme County11.7Lawrence County: 11.1 %Lawrence County11.1Codington County: 11 %Codington County11Haakon County: 10.7 %Haakon County10.7Spink County: 10.6 %Spink County10.6Brown County: 10.6 %Brown County10.6Miner County: 10.5 %Miner County10.5Hughes County: 10 %Hughes County10Hutchinson County: 9.9 %Hutchinson County9.9Grant County: 9.8 %Grant County9.8Beadle County: 9.7 %Beadle County9.7Lake County: 9.7 %Lake County9.7Moody County: 9.6 %Moody County9.6Oglala Lakota County: 55.8 %Oglala Lakota County55.8Todd County: 52.2 %Todd County52.2Mellette County: 49.1 %Mellette County49.1Corson County: 43.5 %Corson County43.5Ziebach County: 41.3 %Ziebach County41.3Jackson County: 38.4 %Jackson County38.4Buffalo County: 36.5 %Buffalo County36.5Dewey County: 30.9 %Dewey County30.9Bennett County: 29.6 %Bennett County29.6Lyman County: 25.1 %Lyman County25.1Faulk County: 23.8 %Faulk County23.8Charles Mix County: 22.9 %Charles Mix County22.9Tripp County: 21.9 %Tripp County21.9Clay County: 21.2 %Clay County21.2Roberts County: 20.8 %Roberts County20.8Fall River County: 19.3 %Fall River County19.3Davison County: 15.2 %Davison County15.2Jones County: 14.8 %Jones County14.8Day County: 14.7 %Day County14.7Douglas County: 14.5 %Douglas County14.5Brule County: 13.9 %Brule County13.9Walworth County: 13.2 %Walworth County13.2McPherson County: 13.2 %McPherson County13.2Gregory County: 12.8 %Gregory County12.8Brookings County: 12.5 %Brookings County12.5Pennington County: 12.3 %Pennington County12.3Perkins County: 11.9 %Perkins County11.9Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Bon Homme County11.7Lawrence County: 11.1 %Lawrence County11.1Codington County: 11 %Codington County11Haakon County: 10.7 %Haakon County10.7Spink County: 10.6 %Spink County10.6Brown County: 10.6 %Brown County10.6Miner County: 10.5 %Miner County10.5Hughes County: 10 %Hughes County10Hutchinson County: 9.9 %Hutchinson County9.9Grant County: 9.8 %Grant County9.8Beadle County: 9.7 %Beadle County9.7Lake County: 9.7 %Lake County9.7Moody County: 9.6 %Moody County9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oglala Lakota County55.8+5.3 pts
2Todd County52.2-6.8 pts
3Mellette County49.1-0.8 pts
4Corson County43.5-0.1 pts
5Ziebach County41.3-3.1 pts
6Jackson County38.4-6 pts
7Buffalo County36.5-1 pts
8Dewey County30.9-4.2 pts
9Bennett County29.6-5.3 pts
10Lyman County25.1+2.9 pts
11Faulk County23.8+3 pts
12Charles Mix County22.9-0.7 pts
13Tripp County21.9+0.2 pts
14Clay County21.2+1.1 pts
15Roberts County20.8+0.6 pts
16Fall River County19.3+1.6 pts
17Davison County15.2+0.9 pts
18Jones County14.8+2.2 pts
19Day County14.7-0.5 pts
20Douglas County14.5+5.6 pts
21Brule County13.9-0.9 pts
22Walworth County13.2-1.5 pts
23McPherson County13.2+1.9 pts
24Gregory County12.8-0.2 pts
25Brookings County12.5+0.4 pts
26Pennington County12.3-0.3 pts
27Perkins County11.9+1.2 pts
28Bon Homme County11.7+0.2 pts
29Lawrence County11.1-2.2 pts
30Codington County11-0.9 pts
31Haakon County10.7-5.8 pts
32Spink County10.6+2.6 pts
33Brown County10.6+0.2 pts
34Miner County10.5+1.9 pts
35Hughes County10-2.8 pts
36Hutchinson County9.9+0.1 pts
37Grant County9.8+2.1 pts
38Beadle County9.7-2.5 pts
39Lake County9.7-1.7 pts
40Moody County9.6-0.1 pts
41Clark County9.4+4 pts
42Kingsbury County9.3+1.2 pts
43Turner County9.2-0.7 pts
44Jerauld County9.1+0.8 pts
45Sanborn County8.7-1 pts
46Minnehaha County8.7-0.1 pts
47Sully County8.5+0.3 pts
48McCook County8.4+0.2 pts
49Custer County8.3-3.2 pts
50Union County8.3+0.7 pts
51Butte County8.2-1.1 pts
52Yankton County8-0.8 pts
53Hand County7.7-1.4 pts
54Marshall County7.5+0.6 pts
55Meade County7.4+0.1 pts
56Hamlin County7.4+0.1 pts
57Edmunds County7.3+0.5 pts
58Potter County7-0.4 pts
59Hyde County6.7+0.2 pts
60Lincoln County6.5+1.8 pts
61Harding County6.4-1.8 pts
62Hanson County6-1.9 pts
63Deuel County5.8+0.3 pts
64Campbell County5.6+0.3 pts
65Aurora County5.1-2 pts
66Stanley County3.2-0.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oglala Lakota County, with 55.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stanley County, with 3.2% in 2022.

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