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Child Poverty in
South Dakota

South Dakota's child poverty rate is 13.5% across 66 counties, meaning 29K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

13.5%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

29K

Children in poverty

11.4%

All-ages poverty

$72,794

Median income

South Dakota by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within South Dakota. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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South Dakota at a glance

Children in poverty

29K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

13.5%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

12.7%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

11.4%

Entire population

Concentration

1.18×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$72,794

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 66 counties in South Dakota.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Ziebach County 55.7%
  2. 2 Oglala Lakota County 40.7%
  3. 3 Corson County 40.4%
  4. 4 Buffalo County 38.1%
  5. 5 Todd County 37.9%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Lincoln County 3.8%
  2. 2 Union County 5.6%
  3. 3 Brookings County 7.4%
  4. 4 Sully County 7.4%
  5. 5 Hamlin County 7.5%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Minnehaha County 5K
  2. 2 Pennington County 4K
  3. 3 Oglala Lakota County 2K
  4. 4 Todd County 1K
  5. 5 Beadle County 1K

Every county in South Dakota

All 66 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Aurora County 15.3% 15.2% 11.0% 1.39× 102 $66,789
Beadle County 19.3% 20.1% 16.3% 1.18× 1,051 $59,721
Bennett County 35.6% 32.3% 27.7% 1.29× 365 $48,547
Bon Homme County 10.1% 10.1% 13.4% 0.75× 132 $67,069
Brookings County 7.4% 6.9% 11.2% 0.66× 547 $75,209
Brown County 9.9% 9.3% 10.0% 0.99× 866 $67,491
Brule County 14.6% 13.9% 12.6% 1.16× 188 $69,383
Buffalo County 38.1% 35.6% 33.1% 1.15× 258 $32,803
Butte County 15.1% 15.1% 12.0% 1.26× 404 $62,368
Campbell County 12.8% 15.2% 11.0% 1.16× 31 $64,367
Charles Mix County 26.1% 23.3% 21.4% 1.22× 717 $59,721
Clark County 13.7% 13.6% 11.1% 1.23× 132 $65,768
Clay County 14.6% 12.9% 17.5% 0.83× 388 $63,752
Codington County 11.8% 9.2% 11.4% 1.04× 764 $66,288
Corson County 40.4% 39.2% 33.7% 1.20× 527 $42,911
Custer County 13.3% 13.9% 8.5% 1.56× 166 $76,579
Davison County 11.7% 11.0% 9.4% 1.24× 530 $67,847
Day County 16.7% 15.7% 13.3% 1.26× 200 $60,503
Deuel County 8.8% 8.5% 9.2% 0.96× 94 $67,290
Dewey County 29.3% 28.7% 26.2% 1.12× 590 $48,477
Douglas County 11.3% 12.0% 8.7% 1.30× 85 $68,324
Edmunds County 11.8% 12.8% 10.2% 1.16× 98 $74,870
Fall River County 20.0% 17.6% 14.1% 1.42× 238 $58,834
Faulk County 15.6% 18.6% 13.0% 1.20× 71 $66,810
Grant County 11.6% 11.3% 9.9% 1.17× 195 $73,409
Gregory County 17.4% 16.7% 14.5% 1.20× 169 $54,134
Haakon County 12.8% 12.6% 10.6% 1.21× 57 $62,682
Hamlin County 7.5% 8.5% 7.2% 1.04× 159 $87,571
Hand County 9.3% 8.3% 8.5% 1.09× 68 $69,681
Hanson County 11.1% 11.9% 9.0% 1.23× 94 $72,307
Harding County 13.6% 14.6% 12.1% 1.12× 43 $59,255
Hughes County 10.8% 10.0% 8.6% 1.26× 458 $75,885
Hutchinson County 13.7% 13.8% 9.8% 1.40× 236 $68,648
Hyde County 13.2% 14.1% 11.2% 1.18× 36 $66,253
Jackson County 36.0% 35.7% 29.8% 1.21× 348 $47,946
Jerauld County 17.2% 19.0% 12.7% 1.35× 61 $57,613
Jones County 23.5% 23.4% 14.1% 1.67× 44 $60,640
Kingsbury County 12.0% 13.0% 10.0% 1.20× 155 $67,518
Lake County 8.9% 9.0% 9.4% 0.95× 195 $70,136
Lawrence County 11.4% 10.2% 11.1% 1.03× 512 $69,088
Lincoln County 3.8% 3.4% 3.3% 1.15× 721 $102,130
Lyman County 26.0% 25.4% 19.3% 1.35× 261 $55,274
Marshall County 14.1% 15.1% 11.1% 1.27× 140 $69,480
McCook County 9.3% 9.2% 8.0% 1.16× 150 $85,702
McPherson County 19.0% 18.8% 15.4% 1.23× 81 $55,704
Meade County 8.5% 8.3% 7.9% 1.08× 539 $74,577
Mellette County 33.0% 31.9% 26.0% 1.27× 183 $48,596
Miner County 10.4% 10.1% 10.5% 0.99× 54 $69,943
Minnehaha County 10.3% 9.7% 9.7% 1.06× 5,281 $73,277
Moody County 11.1% 11.2% 9.8% 1.13× 185 $72,783
Oglala Lakota County 40.7% 39.9% 37.1% 1.10× 1,926 $42,791
Pennington County 16.3% 14.8% 11.6% 1.41× 4,083 $74,641
Perkins County 18.3% 17.7% 14.5% 1.26× 121 $56,922
Potter County 11.0% 10.0% 9.2% 1.20× 57 $70,243
Roberts County 19.9% 19.6% 16.3% 1.22× 573 $65,069
Sanborn County 13.3% 13.9% 12.4% 1.07× 74 $67,523
Spink County 12.6% 12.6% 10.7% 1.18× 169 $69,262
Stanley County 9.4% 8.9% 7.6% 1.24× 63 $82,778
Sully County 7.4% 7.0% 7.6% 0.97× 22 $74,496
Todd County 37.9% 32.3% 35.6% 1.06× 1,421 $50,268
Tripp County 21.4% 21.5% 16.1% 1.33× 271 $58,195
Turner County 8.3% 8.1% 8.4% 0.99× 186 $75,454
Union County 5.6% 5.0% 5.7% 0.98× 228 $97,016
Walworth County 18.8% 18.8% 15.8% 1.19× 235 $57,426
Yankton County 12.2% 11.3% 11.4% 1.07× 594 $73,061
Ziebach County 55.7% 54.4% 46.2% 1.21× 321 $42,254

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