Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 12.3 | 105,542 | 28 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Stanley County | Rural | 3.2 | 96 | 8 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 5.1 | 128 | 59 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 5.6 | 86 | 81 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 5.8 | 244 | 89 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 6.0 | 207 | 108 |
| Harding County | Rural | 6.4 | 75 | 144 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 6.5 | 4,201 | 146 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 6.7 | 85 | 171 |
| Potter County | Rural | 7.0 | 174 | 224 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 7.3 | 282 | 264 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 7.4 | 445 | 279 |
| Meade County | Urban | 7.4 | 2,156 | 284 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 7.5 | 319 | 297 |
| Hand County | Rural | 7.7 | 232 | 327 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 8.0 | 1,730 | 381 |
| Butte County | Rural | 8.2 | 841 | 417 |
| Union County | Urban | 8.2 | 1,360 | 419 |
| Custer County | Urban | 8.3 | 693 | 425 |
| McCook County | Urban | 8.4 | 464 | 445 |
| Sully County | Rural | 8.5 | 111 | 465 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 8.7 | 16,775 | 505 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 8.7 | 201 | 509 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 9.1 | 163 | 582 |
| Turner County | Urban | 9.2 | 780 | 609 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 9.3 | 470 | 620 |
| Clark County | Rural | 9.4 | 351 | 652 |
| Moody County | Rural | 9.6 | 599 | 685 |
| Lake County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,035 | 705 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,811 | 709 |
| Grant County | Rural | 9.8 | 724 | 741 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 9.9 | 701 | 757 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,676 | 784 |
| Miner County | Rural | 10.5 | 236 | 881 |
| Brown County | Rural | 10.5 | 3,923 | 891 |
| Spink County | Rural | 10.6 | 663 | 906 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 10.7 | 183 | 909 |
| Codington County | Rural | 11.0 | 3,060 | 977 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 11.1 | 2,794 | 1,006 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 11.7 | 630 | 1,169 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 11.9 | 349 | 1,230 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 12.3 | 13,138 | 1,301 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 12.5 | 3,922 | 1,369 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 12.8 | 503 | 1,431 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 13.2 | 279 | 1,523 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 13.2 | 688 | 1,525 |
| Brule County | Rural | 13.9 | 707 | 1,692 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 14.5 | 394 | 1,817 |
| Day County | Rural | 14.7 | 789 | 1,851 |
| Jones County | Rural | 14.8 | 149 | 1,869 |
| Davison County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,906 | 1,946 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 19.3 | 1,315 | 2,571 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,085 | 2,712 |
| Clay County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,670 | 2,749 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 21.9 | 1,174 | 2,795 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 22.9 | 2,049 | 2,871 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 23.8 | 494 | 2,928 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 25.1 | 919 | 2,976 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 29.6 | 991 | 3,081 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 30.9 | 1,609 | 3,095 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 36.5 | 673 | 3,128 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 38.4 | 1,058 | 3,133 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 41.3 | 1,015 | 3,137 |
| Corson County | Rural | 43.4 | 1,687 | 3,139 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 49.1 | 935 | 3,141 |
| Todd County | Rural | 52.2 | 4,794 | 3,142 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 55.8 | 7,546 | 3,143 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:38 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:38 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.