Poverty Rate in Custer County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.0%
Rank #566/3,222 · #23 in SD
82th
Custer 9.0%
SD 11.9% -24.8%
US 12.6% -28.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Custer County's poverty rate of 9.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Custer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #563 | Howard County, IA | 8.9% |
| #564 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 8.9% |
| #565 | Union County, PA | 9.0% |
| #566 | Custer County, SD | 9.0% |
| #567 | Douglas County, MN | 9.0% |
| #568 | Van Wert County, OH | 9.0% |
| #569 | Harris County, GA | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Custer County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 9.0%, ranking #566 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #23 of 66. This places it in the 82th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.