Demographics Table
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
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| South Dakota | N/A | 7.5 | 16,825 | 24 of 52 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 54.1 | 1,305 | 3,143 |
| Todd County | Rural | 41.6 | 752 | 3,142 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 40.3 | 242 | 3,141 |
| Corson County | Rural | 34.0 | 283 | 3,134 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 31.7 | 182 | 3,126 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 29.3 | 95 | 3,115 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 28.6 | 329 | 3,114 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 28.2 | 204 | 3,112 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 27.5 | 110 | 3,107 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 18.3 | 142 | 2,915 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 15.5 | 302 | 2,726 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 15.4 | 73 | 2,719 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 14.6 | 191 | 2,622 |
| Jones County | Rural | 14.3 | 33 | 2,585 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 13.3 | 190 | 2,441 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 12.3 | 285 | 2,294 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 12.3 | 294 | 2,294 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 9.5 | 129 | 1,661 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 9.5 | 84 | 1,661 |
| Grant County | Rural | 8.3 | 162 | 1,332 |
| Moody County | Rural | 8.3 | 148 | 1,332 |
| Day County | Rural | 7.9 | 111 | 1,213 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 7.8 | 52 | 1,185 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 7.8 | 525 | 1,185 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 7.6 | 415 | 1,114 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 7.0 | 334 | 925 |
| Brown County | Rural | 6.8 | 606 | 856 |
| Butte County | Rural | 6.8 | 200 | 856 |
| Davison County | Rural | 6.7 | 347 | 831 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 6.7 | 1,862 | 831 |
| Custer County | Urban | 6.6 | 205 | 809 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 6.6 | 35 | 809 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 6.4 | 71 | 755 |
| Miner County | Rural | 6.4 | 39 | 755 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 6.3 | 31 | 716 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 6.2 | 30 | 673 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 6.0 | 48 | 621 |
| Turner County | Urban | 6.0 | 135 | 621 |
| McCook County | Urban | 5.9 | 91 | 596 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,921 | 596 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 5.6 | 106 | 522 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 5.5 | 32 | 485 |
| Clark County | Rural | 5.4 | 46 | 462 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 5.2 | 362 | 415 |
| Brule County | Rural | 5.2 | 62 | 415 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 5.2 | 60 | 415 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 5.1 | 50 | 389 |
| Spink County | Rural | 5.1 | 76 | 389 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 5.0 | 78 | 363 |
| Sully County | Rural | 5.0 | 18 | 363 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 4.9 | 218 | 341 |
| Codington County | Rural | 4.8 | 349 | 319 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 4.8 | 40 | 319 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 4.7 | 41 | 298 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 4.6 | 76 | 283 |
| Lake County | Rural | 4.6 | 133 | 283 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 4.2 | 19 | 209 |
| Harding County | Rural | 4.2 | 12 | 209 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 4.1 | 797 | 196 |
| Meade County | Urban | 4.0 | 337 | 182 |
| Union County | Urban | 3.8 | 192 | 147 |
| Potter County | Rural | 3.2 | 20 | 79 |
| Clay County | Rural | 3.1 | 80 | 67 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 1.5 | 16 | 20 |
| Hand County | Rural | 1.2 | 10 | 13 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 0.6 | 2 | 9 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 3:46 pm.
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.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.