State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent

South Dakota

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,825.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 24 of 52

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,273,175.
• Rank within US : N/A

Aurora County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 52.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1185 of 3143

Beadle County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 334.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 925 of 3143

Bennett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 204.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3112 of 3143

Bon Homme County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 78.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 363 of 3143

Brookings County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 362.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 415 of 3143

Brown County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 606.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 856 of 3143

Brule County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 62.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 415 of 3143

Buffalo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 95.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3115 of 3143

Butte County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 200.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 856 of 3143

Campbell County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 31.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 716 of 3143

Charles Mix County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 302.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2726 of 3143

Clark County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 46.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 462 of 3143

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 80.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 67 of 3143

Codington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 349.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143

Corson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 283.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3134 of 3143

Custer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 205.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 809 of 3143

Davison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 347.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 831 of 3143

Day County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 111.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1213 of 3143

Deuel County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 60.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 415 of 3143

Dewey County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 329.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3114 of 3143

Douglas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 48.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 621 of 3143

Edmunds County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 71.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 755 of 3143

Fall River County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 285.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2294 of 3143

Faulk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 73.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2719 of 3143

Grant County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 162.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1332 of 3143

Gregory County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 50.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 389 of 3143

Haakon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 19.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 209 of 3143

Hamlin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 76.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143

Hand County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 3143

Hanson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 41.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 298 of 3143

Harding County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 209 of 3143

Hughes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 218.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 341 of 3143

Hutchinson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 106.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 522 of 3143

Hyde County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 9 of 3143

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 242.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3141 of 3143

Jerauld County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 30.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 673 of 3143

Jones County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 33.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2585 of 3143

Kingsbury County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 129.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3143

Lake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 133.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 525.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1185 of 3143

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 797.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 196 of 3143

Lyman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 142.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2915 of 3143

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 20 of 3143

McCook County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 91.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 596 of 3143

McPherson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 35.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 809 of 3143

Meade County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 337.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 182 of 3143

Mellette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 110.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3107 of 3143

Miner County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 39.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 755 of 3143

Minnehaha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,921.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 596 of 3143

Moody County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 148.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1332 of 3143

Oglala Lakota County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,305.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3143 of 3143

Pennington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,862.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 831 of 3143

Perkins County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 84.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3143

Potter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 20.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 79 of 3143

Roberts County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 294.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2294 of 3143

Sanborn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 32.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 485 of 3143

Spink County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 76.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 389 of 3143

Stanley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 40.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143

Sully County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 363 of 3143

Todd County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 752.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3142 of 3143

Tripp County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 191.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2622 of 3143

Turner County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 135.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 621 of 3143

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 192.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 147 of 3143

Walworth County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 190.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2441 of 3143

Yankton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 415.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1114 of 3143

Ziebach County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 182.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3126 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 2:08 am.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.

For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.