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Best Property Tax Counties in South Dakota

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 66 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
34/100
Top County
Oglala Lakota County
Counties Ranked
65

Top 10

#1
Oglala Lakota County
SD
92/100
#2
Ziebach County
SD
76/100
#3
Faulk County
SD
56/100
#4
Custer County
SD
55/100
#5
Buffalo County
SD
55/100
#6
Deuel County
SD
52/100
#7
Haakon County
SD
49/100
#8
Brule County
SD
49/100
#9
Grant County
SD
49/100
#10
Sully County
SD
49/100

All South Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Oglala Lakota County, SD
91.6
65.4
2Ziebach County, SD
75.9
63.9
3Faulk County, SD
56.4
68.8
4Custer County, SD
55.1
50.7
5Buffalo County, SD
54.9
65.9
6Deuel County, SD
51.5
67.3
7Haakon County, SD
49.2
65.5
8Brule County, SD
49
46.4
9Grant County, SD
48.8
68.9
10Sully County, SD
48.6
70
11Lawrence County, SD
48.3
43.9
12Edmunds County, SD
47.9
62.8
13Hand County, SD
45
72.3
14Tripp County, SD
45
50.7
15Marshall County, SD
44.7
64.5
16Harding County, SD
42.8
74.8
17Jerauld County, SD
41.4
65.9
18Clark County, SD
39.5
63
19McCook County, SD
39.4
58.8
20Kingsbury County, SD
38.4
66.5
21Lyman County, SD
37.5
59.4
22Hanson County, SD
36.4
62.2
23Bennett County, SD
36.1
43
24Day County, SD
35.9
60.5
25Meade County, SD
35.6
34.5
26Turner County, SD
35
59.3
27Roberts County, SD
34.5
52.8
28Beadle County, SD
34.2
43.2
29Butte County, SD
33.9
43.5
30Codington County, SD
33.8
40.4
31Fall River County, SD
33.5
46.6
32Lake County, SD
33.3
51
33Charles Mix County, SD
32.7
55.3
34Aurora County, SD
32.5
61.3
35Moody County, SD
32.3
50.5
36Hamlin County, SD
31.9
57.1
37Gregory County, SD
31
61.9
38Miner County, SD
30.6
68
39Union County, SD
30.4
51.5
40Hutchinson County, SD
30
65.7
41Yankton County, SD
29.4
42.9
42Pennington County, SD
29.3
27.8
43Brookings County, SD
28.9
48.5
44Hughes County, SD
28.5
42.3
45Jones County, SD
27.4
58.8
46Minnehaha County, SD
27.4
49.5
47Douglas County, SD
26.8
61.5
48Lincoln County, SD
26.5
34.4
49Brown County, SD
25.7
42.5
50Hyde County, SD
24.2
57.4
51Davison County, SD
23.8
43.3
52Bon Homme County, SD
23.5
61.9
53Sanborn County, SD
22.5
61.6
54Clay County, SD
20.9
37.1
55Spink County, SD
20.5
58.6
56Perkins County, SD
19.8
66.3
57Corson County, SD
19.4
49
58Dewey County, SD
19.4
54.1
59Potter County, SD
18.3
66.2
60Stanley County, SD
16.3
60.1
61Walworth County, SD
15.8
50.6
62Campbell County, SD
15.5
62.9
63Mellette County, SD
11.7
51.9
64McPherson County, SD
10.7
60.5
65Todd County, SD
1.8
50.5

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.