Ranking of South Dakota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in South Dakota was 8.18%. Among all South Dakota counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Oglala Lakota County (24.87%), followed by Mellette County (21.96%), and Faulk County (20.2%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Lincoln County (3.62%), Stanley County (3.83%), and Clark County (4.28%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Dakota counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

You can see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in South Dakota.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Oglala Lakota County
Mellette County
Faulk County
Jackson County
Clay County
Haakon County
Ziebach County
Brule County
Tripp County
Davison County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Oglala Lakota County 24.87
2 Mellette County 21.96
3 Faulk County 20.20
4 Jackson County 18.23
5 Clay County 17.47
6 Haakon County 16.46
7 Ziebach County 13.40
8 Brule County 13.36
9 Tripp County 13.34
10 Davison County 12.64
11 Charles Mix County 12.08
12 Hughes County 11.57
13 Fall River County 11.42
14 Bon Homme County 11.15
15 Brookings County 11.02
16 Buffalo County 10.99
17 Lawrence County 10.95
18 Bennett County 10.39
19 Perkins County 10.37
20 Walworth County 10.22
21 Lake County 10.21
22 Day County 10.17
23 Codington County 9.89
24 Custer County 9.82
25 Beadle County 9.80
26 Sanborn County 9.34
27 Butte County 9.04
28 Corson County 9.02
28 Hand County 9.02
29 Turner County 9.01
30 McPherson County 8.85
31 Sully County 8.68
32 Miner County 8.67
33 Pennington County 8.36
34 Kingsbury County 8.15
35 Spink County 8.12
36 Hanson County 8.05
37 Union County 7.81
38 Lyman County 7.71
39 Hutchinson County 7.64
40 McCook County 7.35
40 Meade County 7.35
41 Gregory County 7.31
42 Roberts County 7.13
43 Edmunds County 7.06
44 Brown County 7.04
45 Yankton County 7.03
46 Douglas County 6.98
47 Minnehaha County 6.84
48 Todd County 6.78
49 Dewey County 6.70
50 Hamlin County 6.65
51 Jerauld County 6.39
52 Aurora County 6.37
53 Hyde County 6.34
54 Moody County 5.86
55 Grant County 5.40
56 Deuel County 5.35
57 Jones County 5.28
58 Harding County 4.97
59 Potter County 4.70
60 Marshall County 4.65
61 Campbell County 4.45
62 Clark County 4.28
63 Stanley County 3.83
64 Lincoln County 3.62