Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 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) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| South Dakota | N/A | 12.0 | 104,511 | 27 of 52 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 52.8 | 7,039 | 3,143 |
| Todd County | Rural | 49.0 | 4,478 | 3,142 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 46.2 | 898 | 3,141 |
| Corson County | Rural | 45.2 | 1,731 | 3,140 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 38.2 | 921 | 3,136 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 37.5 | 1,031 | 3,133 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 32.5 | 568 | 3,110 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 32.3 | 1,661 | 3,108 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 31.9 | 1,058 | 3,105 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 25.6 | 529 | 2,998 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 24.6 | 904 | 2,961 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 22.8 | 2,045 | 2,886 |
| Clay County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,515 | 2,642 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 19.7 | 1,365 | 2,634 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,013 | 2,552 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,728 | 2,327 |
| Jones County | Rural | 15.8 | 162 | 2,080 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 15.3 | 791 | 1,995 |
| Day County | Rural | 14.0 | 747 | 1,728 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 13.8 | 2,609 | 1,681 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 13.7 | 371 | 1,663 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,078 | 1,452 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 12.6 | 269 | 1,398 |
| Davison County | Rural | 12.4 | 2,376 | 1,348 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 12.0 | 13,073 | 1,249 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 11.8 | 645 | 1,213 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 11.8 | 3,028 | 1,213 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 11.7 | 354 | 1,180 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 11.4 | 263 | 1,109 |
| Grant County | Rural | 11.2 | 822 | 1,065 |
| Clark County | Rural | 11.1 | 416 | 1,036 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 11.0 | 434 | 1,010 |
| Brown County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,914 | 923 |
| Brule County | Rural | 10.5 | 537 | 896 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 10.4 | 188 | 869 |
| Miner County | Rural | 10.3 | 229 | 848 |
| Codington County | Rural | 10.2 | 2,867 | 830 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 10.0 | 708 | 772 |
| Moody County | Rural | 9.9 | 623 | 753 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 9.7 | 496 | 708 |
| Lake County | Rural | 9.4 | 985 | 645 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 9.4 | 2,037 | 645 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,543 | 602 |
| Spink County | Rural | 9.2 | 571 | 602 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 8.8 | 17,316 | 530 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 8.5 | 125 | 458 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 8.5 | 332 | 458 |
| Turner County | Urban | 8.5 | 728 | 458 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 8.4 | 209 | 434 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 8.2 | 136 | 391 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 8.2 | 103 | 391 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 7.9 | 333 | 339 |
| Sully County | Rural | 7.9 | 117 | 339 |
| Potter County | Rural | 7.7 | 180 | 304 |
| Meade County | Urban | 7.6 | 2,241 | 290 |
| McCook County | Urban | 7.4 | 413 | 259 |
| Union County | Urban | 7.3 | 1,218 | 252 |
| Butte County | Rural | 7.2 | 749 | 237 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 6.7 | 288 | 166 |
| Custer County | Urban | 6.6 | 564 | 153 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 6.6 | 402 | 153 |
| Hand County | Rural | 6.6 | 198 | 153 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 6.2 | 215 | 112 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 5.8 | 3,902 | 87 |
| Harding County | Rural | 5.6 | 60 | 80 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 2.1 | 62 | 2 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 7:37 pm.
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 07/05/2025 7:37 pm.
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.