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What are the richest counties in South Dakota?

Lincoln County ($99,166), Union County ($89,636) and Stanley County ($87,712) had the highest median household income in South Dakota in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated

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All 65 ranked South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by median household income
RankCountyMedian household income 2020–24Change since 2016–20Residents
1Lincoln County$99,166+17.7%77,145
2Union County$89,636+21.1%17,402
3Stanley County$87,712+22.5%3,018
4Hamlin County$87,101+28.8%6,900
5Douglas County$86,442+39.9%2,888
6Custer County$84,112+30.3%9,431
7McCook County$83,852+26.6%5,964
8Deuel County$83,112+23.3%4,408
9Edmunds County$81,630+25.8%4,022
10Hughes County$81,395+17.0%17,570
11Hanson County$81,071+27.2%3,456
12Harding County$80,441+31.6%1,331
13Sanborn County$78,750+42.2%2,388
14Moody County$78,427+26.7%6,632
15Marshall County$78,156+14.8%4,426
16Minnehaha County$76,880+20.7%212,691
17Lake County$76,808+21.6%10,993
18Miner County$76,140+43.3%2,281
19Turner County$75,771+20.2%9,314
20Butte County$75,652+53.3%10,856
21Grant County$75,028+14.8%7,534
22Meade County$74,790+20.1%30,711
23Hand County$74,635+27.9%3,121
24Pennington County$74,517+27.9%116,792
25Kingsbury County$74,000+20.7%5,284
26Hutchinson County$73,977+20.7%7,413
27Jerauld County$73,750+49.7%1,654
28Brule County$73,720+28.9%5,278
29Hyde County$73,472+22.8%1,191
30Lawrence County$73,384+40.7%29,459
31Aurora County$72,885+11.9%2,801
32Yankton County$72,821+17.7%23,635
33Codington County$72,727+25.6%29,562
34Sully County$72,578+19.9%1,479
35Potter County$72,045+26.1%2,377
36Brown County$70,898+14.7%37,561
37Clark County$70,726+39.5%4,031
38Spink County$70,139+12.9%6,155
39Brookings County$70,064+21.9%37,635
40Campbell County$68,929+27.1%1,377
41Fall River County$67,917+32.2%7,467
42Beadle County$67,681+26.6%19,624
43Lyman County$67,143+23.2%3,694
44Perkins County$66,908+8.2%2,853
45McPherson County$66,906+30.2%2,347
46Davison County$66,208+37.2%20,069
47Day County$66,033+41.2%5,484
48Haakon County$65,625+61.3%1,802
49Roberts County$65,130+28.0%10,255
50Walworth County$65,026+26.3%5,217
51Bon Homme County$64,435+28.4%7,244
52Charles Mix County$64,038+22.3%9,303
53Gregory County$62,917+40.7%4,037
54Tripp County$58,987+9.1%5,708
55Faulk County$57,750+16.8%2,178
56Clay County$56,850+10.5%15,031
57Dewey County$54,104+18.0%5,419
58Mellette County$54,076+59.6%2,137
59Ziebach County$53,958+47.4%2,389
60Bennett County$53,750+28.3%3,307
61Buffalo County$47,045+34.4%1,802
62Corson County$46,406+26.4%3,781
63Todd County$42,075+74.6%8,863
64Oglala Lakota County$41,417+31.8%13,338
65Jackson County$35,417+44.3%2,666

1 of 66 South Dakota counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in South Dakota has the highest median household income?

Lincoln County: $99,166, ahead of Union County ($89,636) and Stanley County ($87,712), of 65 South Dakota counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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