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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
91.6
2Ziebach County, SD
75.9
3Faulk County, SD
56.4
4Custer County, SD
55.1
5Buffalo County, SD
54.9
6Deuel County, SD
51.5
7Haakon County, SD
49.2
8Brule County, SD
49
9Grant County, SD
48.8
10Sully County, SD
48.6

All South Dakota Counties — Property Tax Rankings

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

#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
50.6
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
51.8
64McPherson County, SD
10.7
60.5
65Todd County, SD
1.8
50.4

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