Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 19.7 | 171,223 | 28 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Stanley County | Rural | 6.9 | 207 | 9 |
| Harding County | Rural | 10.1 | 109 | 78 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 10.2 | 6,884 | 82 |
| Sully County | Rural | 12.2 | 179 | 173 |
| Union County | Urban | 12.3 | 2,059 | 177 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 13.1 | 798 | 236 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 13.1 | 553 | 236 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 13.2 | 2,215 | 245 |
| McCook County | Urban | 13.2 | 735 | 245 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 13.8 | 705 | 295 |
| Meade County | Urban | 14.2 | 4,165 | 328 |
| Hand County | Rural | 14.3 | 427 | 335 |
| Potter County | Rural | 14.5 | 341 | 350 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 14.8 | 3,217 | 383 |
| Custer County | Urban | 14.9 | 1,276 | 396 |
| Moody County | Rural | 15.2 | 956 | 437 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 15.6 | 231 | 483 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 15.6 | 665 | 483 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 15.7 | 30,737 | 497 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 16.0 | 288 | 528 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 16.5 | 408 | 603 |
| Grant County | Rural | 16.7 | 1,229 | 635 |
| Lake County | Rural | 16.8 | 1,770 | 653 |
| Turner County | Urban | 16.8 | 1,436 | 653 |
| Brown County | Rural | 17.1 | 6,322 | 696 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 17.1 | 393 | 696 |
| Miner County | Rural | 17.4 | 387 | 742 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 17.5 | 1,241 | 756 |
| Clark County | Rural | 18.4 | 690 | 878 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 18.7 | 728 | 927 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 18.9 | 20,552 | 961 |
| Spink County | Rural | 19.5 | 1,206 | 1,053 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 19.6 | 247 | 1,065 |
| Codington County | Rural | 19.7 | 5,541 | 1,073 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 20.3 | 5,229 | 1,168 |
| Butte County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,130 | 1,198 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 20.5 | 439 | 1,198 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 20.6 | 714 | 1,214 |
| Davison County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,992 | 1,242 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 20.9 | 630 | 1,257 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 21.1 | 352 | 1,287 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 21.2 | 834 | 1,307 |
| Brule County | Rural | 21.9 | 1,116 | 1,417 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 22.3 | 604 | 1,481 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 22.3 | 1,155 | 1,481 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 22.4 | 7,110 | 1,497 |
| Jones County | Rural | 23.0 | 235 | 1,612 |
| Day County | Rural | 23.4 | 1,249 | 1,672 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 23.5 | 1,281 | 1,696 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 27.0 | 5,101 | 2,152 |
| Clay County | Rural | 27.8 | 3,526 | 2,263 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 28.0 | 1,943 | 2,283 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 30.1 | 623 | 2,503 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 30.3 | 1,620 | 2,527 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 31.3 | 3,117 | 2,593 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 31.6 | 2,828 | 2,612 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 33.5 | 1,233 | 2,747 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 44.3 | 774 | 3,086 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 44.3 | 2,278 | 3,086 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 48.2 | 1,598 | 3,109 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 48.3 | 1,165 | 3,111 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 51.4 | 1,415 | 3,125 |
| Corson County | Rural | 53.6 | 2,052 | 3,134 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 54.5 | 1,060 | 3,135 |
| Todd County | Rural | 65.9 | 6,019 | 3,142 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 66.8 | 8,904 | 3,143 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/14/2025 7:30 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/14/2025 7:30 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.