Poverty Rate in Hand County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #53/3,222 · #2 in SD
98th
Hand 5.2%
SD 11.9% -56.8%
US 12.6% -59.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hand County's poverty rate of 5.2% 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 Hand County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #50 | Washington County, MN | 5.1% |
| #51 | Warren County, IA | 5.1% |
| #52 | Goochland County, VA | 5.1% |
| #53 | Hand County, SD | 5.2% |
| #54 | Routt County, CO | 5.2% |
| #55 | Gloucester County, VA | 5.2% |
| #56 | Wright County, MN | 5.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Hand County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 5.2%, ranking #53 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #2 of 66. This places it in the 98th 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.