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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
94.5
2Hanson County, SD
89.7
3Union County, SD
87.8
4Hamlin County, SD
87.1
5Custer County, SD
85.8
6McCook County, SD
84.7
7Deuel County, SD
83.4
8Hughes County, SD
82.5
9Douglas County, SD
81.7
10Moody County, SD
80.9

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
94.5
34.4
2Hanson County, SD
89.7
62.2
3Union County, SD
87.8
51.5
4Hamlin County, SD
87.1
57.1
5Custer County, SD
85.8
50.7
6McCook County, SD
84.7
58.8
7Deuel County, SD
83.4
67.3
8Hughes County, SD
82.5
42.3
9Douglas County, SD
81.7
61.5
10Moody County, SD
80.9
50.5
11Edmunds County, SD
80.4
62.8
12Stanley County, SD
80
60.1
13Minnehaha County, SD
78.6
49.5
14Jerauld County, SD
77.9
65.9
15Turner County, SD
77.7
59.3
16Harding County, SD
77
74.8
17Hutchinson County, SD
76.4
65.7
18Hyde County, SD
76.2
57.4
19Meade County, SD
75.9
34.5
20Aurora County, SD
75.7
61.3
21Brule County, SD
75.6
46.4
22Yankton County, SD
75.3
42.9
23Grant County, SD
75.2
68.9
24Lake County, SD
75.1
51
25Spink County, SD
74
58.6
26Miner County, SD
72.9
68
27Marshall County, SD
72.5
64.5
28Hand County, SD
71.5
72.3
29Potter County, SD
70.7
66.2
30Pennington County, SD
68.3
27.8
31Brown County, SD
67.2
42.5
32Sully County, SD
67.2
70
33Kingsbury County, SD
67.1
66.5
34Sanborn County, SD
66.1
61.6
35Butte County, SD
60.9
43.5
36Brookings County, SD
59.9
48.5
37Lawrence County, SD
58.5
43.9
38Perkins County, SD
55.8
66.3
39Codington County, SD
55
40.4
40Campbell County, SD
54.5
62.9
41Charles Mix County, SD
53.8
55.3
42Jones County, SD
53
58.8
43Roberts County, SD
50
52.8
44Beadle County, SD
48.3
43.2
45Clark County, SD
47.9
63
46Walworth County, SD
47.3
50.6
47Day County, SD
45.9
60.5
48McPherson County, SD
45.4
60.5
49Davison County, SD
43.5
43.3
50Bon Homme County, SD
43
61.9
51Lyman County, SD
42.7
59.4
52Fall River County, SD
42.2
46.6
53Haakon County, SD
36.5
65.5
54Tripp County, SD
35
50.6
55Clay County, SD
34.8
37.1
56Faulk County, SD
32.8
68.8
57Dewey County, SD
32.6
54.1
58Gregory County, SD
19.6
61.9
59Mellette County, SD
17.4
51.8
60Ziebach County, SD
9.9
63.9
61Buffalo County, SD
9.4
65.9
62Bennett County, SD
6.8
43
63Corson County, SD
5.8
49
64Todd County, SD
2.5
50.4
65Oglala Lakota County, SD
0.9
65.4
66Jackson County, SD
0
66.7

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