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