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Income & Jobs · South Dakota

Highest Income Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in South Dakota

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Lincoln County, SD
94.4
2Union County, SD
90.1
3Stanley County, SD
88.6
4Hamlin County, SD
88.3
5Douglas County, SD
87.6
6Custer County, SD
85.7
7McCook County, SD
85.6
8Deuel County, SD
84.7
9Edmunds County, SD
83.6
10Hughes County, SD
83.3

All South Dakota Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

66 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Lincoln County, SD
94.4
34.5
2Union County, SD
90.1
51.6
3Stanley County, SD
88.6
60.3
4Hamlin County, SD
88.3
56.1
5Douglas County, SD
87.6
63.4
6Custer County, SD
85.7
50.3
7McCook County, SD
85.6
53.7
8Deuel County, SD
84.7
67.1
9Edmunds County, SD
83.6
63.1
10Hughes County, SD
83.3
42.1
11Hanson County, SD
82.9
60
12Harding County, SD
82
70.9
13Sanborn County, SD
79.8
62.4
14Moody County, SD
79.3
49.3
15Marshall County, SD
78.9
65.2
16Minnehaha County, SD
76.7
49.3
17Lake County, SD
76.6
49.7
18Miner County, SD
75.5
68.4
19Turner County, SD
74.9
59.7
20Butte County, SD
74.6
44.9
21Grant County, SD
73.3
67.5
22Meade County, SD
72.7
34.2
23Hand County, SD
72.6
71.9
24Pennington County, SD
72.4
28
25Kingsbury County, SD
71
67.2
26Hutchinson County, SD
70.8
65.1
27Jerauld County, SD
70.4
66.2
28Brule County, SD
70.3
41.4
29Hyde County, SD
69.8
61.7
30Lawrence County, SD
69.8
44.2
31Aurora County, SD
68.8
61.7
32Yankton County, SD
68.7
43.4
33Codington County, SD
68.3
42
34Sully County, SD
67.9
71.9
35Potter County, SD
66.8
63.6
36Brown County, SD
64
43
37Clark County, SD
63.6
63.1
38Spink County, SD
62.2
57.6
39Brookings County, SD
62
48.6
40Campbell County, SD
59.6
62.5
41Fall River County, SD
57.1
47.1
42Beadle County, SD
56.5
42.6
43Lyman County, SD
54.8
59
44McPherson County, SD
54.1
60.1
45Perkins County, SD
54.1
65.6
46Davison County, SD
52
41.2
47Day County, SD
51.2
59.9
48Haakon County, SD
49.8
64.8
49Jones County, SD
48.4
60.5
50Roberts County, SD
48.4
53.4
51Walworth County, SD
48.2
52.5
52Bon Homme County, SD
46.7
61.6
53Charles Mix County, SD
45.8
55.1
54Gregory County, SD
42.6
63.9
55Tripp County, SD
30.9
50.2
56Faulk County, SD
27.4
69.5
57Clay County, SD
25.5
36.3
58Dewey County, SD
19.7
52.5
59Mellette County, SD
19.5
55.9
60Ziebach County, SD
19.3
63.7
61Bennett County, SD
19
44.2
62Buffalo County, SD
7.9
72.8
63Corson County, SD
7.2
48
64Todd County, SD
3.7
51
65Oglala Lakota County, SD
3
65.9
66Jackson County, SD
0.9
66.4

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