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Property Tax · South Dakota

Lowest Property Tax Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by effective property tax rate — lower taxes score higher.

Top 10 — Property Tax in South Dakota

Score reflects property tax only — not overall county quality.

1Oglala Lakota County, SD
94.8
2Buffalo County, SD
93.2
3Ziebach County, SD
70.2
4Faulk County, SD
69.2
5Jackson County, SD
66.3
6Custer County, SD
52.9
7Lawrence County, SD
51.3
8Edmunds County, SD
50.1
9Deuel County, SD
48.9
10Sully County, SD
47.7

All South Dakota Counties — Property Tax Rankings

66 counties ranked by property tax score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Oglala Lakota County, SD
94.8
65.9
2Buffalo County, SD
93.2
72.8
3Ziebach County, SD
70.2
63.7
4Faulk County, SD
69.2
69.5
5Jackson County, SD
66.3
66.4
6Custer County, SD
52.9
50.3
7Lawrence County, SD
51.3
44.2
8Edmunds County, SD
50.1
63.1
9Deuel County, SD
48.9
67.1
10Sully County, SD
47.7
71.9
11Jerauld County, SD
47.4
66.2
12Marshall County, SD
45.4
65.2
13Clark County, SD
44.8
63.1
14Hand County, SD
44.1
71.9
15Haakon County, SD
42.5
64.8
16Lyman County, SD
42.3
59
17Grant County, SD
42.1
67.5
18Miner County, SD
41.9
68.4
19Butte County, SD
41.2
44.9
20Jones County, SD
40.2
60.5
21Tripp County, SD
39.6
50.2
22Brule County, SD
39.2
41.4
23Hyde County, SD
38.8
61.7
24Roberts County, SD
38.6
53.4
25Codington County, SD
38.3
42
26Day County, SD
37.9
59.9
27Turner County, SD
37.7
59.7
28Bennett County, SD
37.3
44.2
29Mellette County, SD
37.3
55.9
30Douglas County, SD
36.6
63.4
31Fall River County, SD
35.4
47.1
32Kingsbury County, SD
35.3
67.2
33Meade County, SD
35.1
34.2
34Gregory County, SD
34
63.9
35Lake County, SD
33.4
49.7
36Hanson County, SD
32.9
60
37Aurora County, SD
32.8
61.7
38Yankton County, SD
31.5
43.4
39McCook County, SD
31.2
53.7
40Pennington County, SD
30.1
28
41Beadle County, SD
29.7
42.6
42Hughes County, SD
28.8
42.1
43Charles Mix County, SD
28.6
55.1
44Union County, SD
28.6
51.6
45Moody County, SD
28.4
49.3
46Hamlin County, SD
28.2
56.1
47Harding County, SD
27.4
70.9
48Brookings County, SD
27.2
48.6
49Minnehaha County, SD
26.4
49.3
50Hutchinson County, SD
26.2
65.1
51Lincoln County, SD
26.2
34.5
52Sanborn County, SD
24.8
62.4
53Brown County, SD
24.5
43
54Campbell County, SD
24.3
62.5
55Davison County, SD
22.3
41.2
56Clay County, SD
20.7
36.3
57Bon Homme County, SD
20.2
61.6
58Spink County, SD
19.7
57.6
59Perkins County, SD
19.3
65.6
60Walworth County, SD
18.5
52.5
61Stanley County, SD
18.3
60.3
62Potter County, SD
14.2
63.6
63Corson County, SD
13.2
48
64Dewey County, SD
10.7
52.5
65McPherson County, SD
9.5
60.1
66Todd County, SD
4.6
51

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