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SNAP Benefits in
South Dakota

South Dakota had an overall SNAP participation rate of 8.1% across 66 counties, with a coverage gap of 50.8% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

8.1%

SNAP participation

50.8%

Poverty coverage gap

29K

SNAP households

$72,421

Median income

South Dakota by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within South Dakota. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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South Dakota at a glance

SNAP households

29K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

8.1%

All households

Poverty coverage

49.2%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

33.4%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

46.9%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

50.8%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 66 counties in South Dakota.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Hyde 100.0%
  2. 2 Faulk 98.5%
  3. 3 Potter 97.0%
  4. 4 Stanley 96.7%
  5. 5 Jones 95.2%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Todd 82.7%
  2. 2 Mellette 71.0%
  3. 3 Ziebach 68.7%
  4. 4 Oglala Lakota 64.0%
  5. 5 Corson 60.8%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Oglala Lakota 48.3%
  2. 2 Todd 38.9%
  3. 3 Ziebach 30.8%
  4. 4 Jackson 28.8%
  5. 5 Corson 26.5%

Every county in South Dakota

All 66 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Aurora 5.0% 14.9% 85.1% 38.5% 42.3% 80.8% $74,130
Beadle 10.3% 41.9% 58.1% 22.7% 50.1% 41.7% $63,082
Bennett 18.2% 44.6% 55.4% 25.8% 31.2% 33.9% $44,569
Bon Homme 6.1% 29.1% 70.9% 24.2% 45.0% 51.7% $61,275
Brookings 5.1% 19.0% 81.0% 38.2% 56.1% 51.3% $67,341
Brown 6.9% 28.4% 71.6% 39.7% 55.3% 58.1% $70,239
Brule 3.3% 18.0% 82.0% 43.8% 53.1% 45.3% $74,043
Buffalo 22.4% 41.1% 58.9% 26.1% 63.1% 28.8% $47,000
Butte 8.5% 32.6% 67.4% 39.3% 56.5% 62.9% $67,692
Campbell 5.7% 17.5% 82.5% 35.0% 55.0% 72.5% $65,000
Charles Mix 13.5% 43.4% 56.6% 39.8% 43.2% 38.8% $64,850
Clark 2.3% 14.4% 85.6% 71.0% 48.4% 38.7% $62,885
Clay 10.8% 17.2% 82.8% 30.9% 50.0% 63.1% $58,794
Codington 6.9% 27.4% 72.6% 34.7% 49.2% 56.3% $65,080
Corson 26.5% 60.8% 39.2% 40.7% 63.4% 24.4% $43,750
Custer 5.0% 11.5% 88.5% 34.3% 65.2% 84.6% $81,958
Davison 8.1% 39.8% 60.2% 40.4% 47.9% 39.1% $61,401
Day 6.7% 33.0% 67.0% 47.5% 53.8% 41.1% $62,270
Deuel 2.6% 12.1% 87.9% 39.1% 50.0% 60.9% $79,556
Dewey 19.7% 55.7% 44.3% 48.6% 52.6% 23.3% $57,928
Douglas 2.1% 12.0% 88.0% 60.9% 69.6% 34.8% $78,125
Edmunds 4.1% 29.0% 71.0% 64.6% 49.2% 35.4% $77,266
Fall River 11.9% 41.5% 58.5% 31.8% 46.2% 31.3% $61,056
Faulk 1.0% 1.5% 98.5% 75.0% 75.0% 75.0% $58,000
Grant 5.8% 12.9% 87.1% 13.9% 38.7% 78.0% $73,818
Gregory 8.1% 31.5% 68.5% 62.1% 35.6% 52.3% $52,432
Haakon 4.7% 35.1% 64.9% 15.6% 40.6% 15.6% $59,231
Hamlin 2.2% 12.6% 87.4% 33.3% 47.9% 68.8% $83,194
Hand 4.0% 12.4% 87.6% 72.7% 41.8% 72.7% $72,054
Hanson 1.9% 8.8% 91.2% 38.1% 28.6% 76.2% $86,375
Harding 0.6% 7.4% 92.6% 66.7% 66.7% 33.3% $74,766
Hughes 6.5% 36.5% 63.5% 14.4% 31.5% 54.1% $78,981
Hutchinson 6.9% 26.2% 73.8% 36.9% 55.7% 61.1% $74,459
Hyde 3.2% 0.0% 100.0% 70.6% 0.0% 100.0% $74,279
Jackson 28.8% 45.3% 54.7% 24.4% 25.4% 40.8% $26,686
Jerauld 5.6% 29.0% 71.0% 30.4% 71.7% 32.6% $75,417
Jones 1.7% 4.8% 95.2% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% $64,688
Kingsbury 3.3% 18.3% 81.7% 55.2% 49.3% 34.3% $70,221
Lake 5.4% 28.4% 71.6% 31.9% 46.2% 52.6% $73,792
Lawrence 8.4% 33.4% 66.6% 35.2% 51.5% 52.1% $66,766
Lincoln 3.0% 24.1% 75.9% 16.8% 28.8% 57.0% $96,552
Lyman 11.7% 36.2% 63.8% 41.0% 48.9% 48.2% $61,169
Marshall 1.5% 12.1% 87.9% 33.3% 54.2% 41.7% $72,500
McCook 5.5% 18.6% 81.4% 45.1% 57.4% 73.8% $80,847
McPherson 4.2% 21.3% 78.7% 31.6% 63.2% 28.9% $62,024
Meade 6.8% 30.4% 69.6% 42.5% 46.4% 65.9% $74,161
Mellette 26.0% 71.0% 29.0% 43.1% 48.8% 14.4% $51,364
Miner 8.4% 6.6% 93.4% 46.8% 83.1% 92.2% $72,589
Minnehaha 8.8% 41.0% 59.0% 26.5% 38.4% 60.5% $76,074
Moody 6.5% 16.9% 83.1% 51.9% 52.5% 74.7% $77,500
Oglala Lakota 48.3% 64.0% 36.0% 36.5% 53.8% 38.7% $34,769
Pennington 8.9% 43.7% 56.3% 37.9% 61.4% 46.5% $70,768
Perkins 8.5% 35.3% 64.7% 43.0% 57.9% 48.6% $65,455
Potter 2.3% 3.0% 97.0% 43.5% 43.5% 91.3% $71,726
Roberts 11.6% 52.2% 47.8% 42.5% 37.1% 34.3% $63,691
Sanborn 6.1% 35.1% 64.9% 49.1% 56.1% 31.6% $69,870
Spink 5.0% 38.0% 62.1% 52.5% 45.9% 39.3% $73,011
Stanley 2.8% 3.3% 96.7% 71.4% 74.3% 97.1% $77,000
Sully 5.3% 13.2% 86.8% 66.7% 0.0% 78.8% $70,250
Todd 38.9% 82.7% 17.3% 20.9% 28.5% 19.5% $39,148
Tripp 11.8% 46.8% 53.2% 49.4% 44.9% 36.7% $58,854
Turner 8.8% 39.5% 60.5% 39.4% 60.6% 56.4% $75,283
Union 4.5% 21.7% 78.3% 30.4% 40.4% 49.7% $84,137
Walworth 5.4% 22.7% 77.3% 37.2% 48.8% 55.0% $62,722
Yankton 6.0% 36.5% 63.5% 41.8% 40.9% 45.8% $73,855
Ziebach 30.8% 68.7% 31.3% 25.6% 36.8% 29.1% $47,333

Apply for SNAP in South Dakota

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South Dakota SNAP guide

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