Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in South Dakota
The top 22 of 22 South Dakota cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winner | 28.2% |
| 2 | Vermillion | 24.4% |
| 3 | Hot Springs | 21.1% |
| 4 | Mobridge | 18.3% |
| 5 | Brookings | 16.9% |
| 6 | Huron | 16.1% |
| 7 | Spearfish | 15.2% |
| 8 | Custer | 14.2% |
| 9 | Yankton | 14.1% |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 13.8% |
| 11 | Mitchell | 12.5% |
| 12 | Rapid City | 12.5% |
| 13 | Belle Fourche | 10.6% |
| 14 | Pierre | 10.1% |
| 15 | Sioux Falls | 9.6% |
| 16 | Madison | 9.5% |
| 17 | Sturgis | 9.2% |
| 18 | Watertown | 9% |
| 19 | Box Elder | 7.5% |
| 20 | Lead | 7.5% |
| 21 | Deadwood | 6.7% |
| 22 | Brandon | 1.4% |
Top South Dakota Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in South Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-dakota/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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