Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 11.9 | 104,798 | 27 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Stanley County | Rural | 5.1 | 153 | 45 |
| Hand County | Rural | 5.2 | 159 | 53 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 5.6 | 3,919 | 79 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 5.7 | 65 | 90 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 6.1 | 257 | 112 |
| Potter County | Rural | 6.2 | 143 | 119 |
| Union County | Urban | 6.2 | 1,049 | 119 |
| Harding County | Rural | 6.3 | 72 | 133 |
| Sully County | Rural | 6.3 | 96 | 133 |
| McCook County | Urban | 6.8 | 382 | 182 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 6.9 | 425 | 192 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 7.0 | 244 | 203 |
| Meade County | Urban | 7.1 | 2,100 | 218 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 7.7 | 122 | 301 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 7.7 | 130 | 301 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 8.3 | 144 | 411 |
| Lake County | Rural | 8.4 | 872 | 429 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 8.5 | 199 | 452 |
| Butte County | Rural | 8.6 | 913 | 477 |
| Codington County | Rural | 8.8 | 2,504 | 518 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 8.8 | 376 | 518 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 8.8 | 17,497 | 518 |
| Custer County | Urban | 9.0 | 786 | 563 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,539 | 601 |
| Turner County | Urban | 9.3 | 808 | 629 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 9.5 | 376 | 676 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 9.9 | 386 | 763 |
| Spink County | Rural | 10.1 | 615 | 803 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 10.6 | 272 | 912 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 10.6 | 583 | 912 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 10.6 | 542 | 912 |
| Brule County | Rural | 10.7 | 546 | 941 |
| Clark County | Rural | 10.9 | 411 | 981 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 11.0 | 300 | 994 |
| Davison County | Rural | 11.2 | 2,116 | 1,049 |
| Miner County | Rural | 11.2 | 249 | 1,049 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 11.2 | 12,277 | 1,049 |
| Grant County | Rural | 11.6 | 847 | 1,145 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 11.6 | 3,052 | 1,145 |
| Moody County | Rural | 11.6 | 734 | 1,145 |
| Brown County | Rural | 11.7 | 4,312 | 1,176 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,600 | 1,238 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 12.2 | 868 | 1,308 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 12.9 | 257 | 1,481 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 13.2 | 4,236 | 1,564 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 13.6 | 2,581 | 1,653 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 13.7 | 406 | 1,671 |
| Day County | Rural | 14.8 | 788 | 1,905 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 14.9 | 768 | 1,924 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,569 | 2,064 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 16.6 | 1,160 | 2,223 |
| Jones County | Rural | 18.3 | 182 | 2,482 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 18.4 | 990 | 2,502 |
| Clay County | Rural | 19.7 | 2,514 | 2,639 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 23.7 | 864 | 2,930 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 24.0 | 2,165 | 2,941 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 28.3 | 584 | 3,056 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 29.9 | 989 | 3,075 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 33.0 | 1,688 | 3,110 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 33.5 | 796 | 3,118 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 33.9 | 609 | 3,120 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 41.7 | 788 | 3,138 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 42.4 | 1,156 | 3,139 |
| Corson County | Rural | 44.2 | 1,673 | 3,141 |
| Todd County | Rural | 48.4 | 4,416 | 3,142 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 57.6 | 7,579 | 3,143 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 6:28 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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.