Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 7.4 | 16,369 | 25 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Stanley County | Rural | 1.7 | 13 | 12 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 2.0 | 21 | 24 |
| Harding County | Rural | 2.8 | 8 | 49 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 3.0 | 25 | 61 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 3.4 | 39 | 98 |
| Hand County | Rural | 3.4 | 26 | 98 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 3.7 | 69 | 133 |
| Sully County | Rural | 3.8 | 14 | 149 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 4.0 | 754 | 174 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 4.2 | 68 | 215 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 4.2 | 15 | 215 |
| Spink County | Rural | 4.3 | 67 | 241 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 4.4 | 29 | 257 |
| Custer County | Urban | 4.4 | 127 | 257 |
| Meade County | Urban | 4.4 | 357 | 257 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 4.6 | 51 | 292 |
| Clay County | Rural | 4.8 | 128 | 332 |
| Lake County | Rural | 4.9 | 140 | 358 |
| McCook County | Urban | 4.9 | 74 | 358 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 5.0 | 347 | 384 |
| Miner County | Rural | 5.0 | 28 | 384 |
| Brule County | Rural | 5.1 | 59 | 412 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 5.5 | 246 | 501 |
| Potter County | Rural | 5.5 | 36 | 501 |
| Turner County | Urban | 5.5 | 130 | 501 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 5.5 | 306 | 501 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 5.7 | 91 | 561 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,882 | 609 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 6.0 | 29 | 637 |
| Brown County | Rural | 6.1 | 559 | 666 |
| Davison County | Rural | 6.1 | 297 | 666 |
| Union County | Urban | 6.1 | 291 | 666 |
| Butte County | Rural | 6.2 | 170 | 691 |
| Clark County | Rural | 6.4 | 53 | 755 |
| Codington County | Rural | 6.4 | 458 | 755 |
| Grant County | Rural | 6.4 | 130 | 755 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 6.4 | 33 | 755 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 6.5 | 416 | 777 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 6.7 | 30 | 833 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 6.8 | 38 | 865 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 6.9 | 69 | 890 |
| Moody County | Rural | 6.9 | 119 | 890 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 7.2 | 59 | 988 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 7.2 | 1,948 | 988 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 7.4 | 350 | 1,055 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 8.0 | 102 | 1,231 |
| Day County | Rural | 8.2 | 113 | 1,292 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 8.4 | 45 | 1,362 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 8.7 | 74 | 1,453 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 11.4 | 169 | 2,127 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 13.8 | 330 | 2,525 |
| Jones County | Rural | 14.2 | 33 | 2,563 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 14.3 | 70 | 2,574 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 15.1 | 299 | 2,660 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 15.8 | 228 | 2,725 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 17.5 | 354 | 2,882 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 17.5 | 131 | 2,882 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 26.0 | 304 | 3,104 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 30.7 | 98 | 3,123 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 30.9 | 124 | 3,126 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 31.1 | 227 | 3,128 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 34.0 | 193 | 3,135 |
| Corson County | Rural | 35.2 | 290 | 3,138 |
| Todd County | Rural | 38.4 | 672 | 3,141 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 38.9 | 213 | 3,142 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 48.8 | 1,101 | 3,143 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 9:57 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 9:57 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.