Poverty Rate in Hughes County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.2%
Rank #606/3,222 · #24 in SD
81th
Hughes 9.2%
SD 11.9% -23.2%
US 12.6% -27.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hughes County's poverty rate of 9.2% 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 Hughes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #603 | Noble County, IN | 9.2% |
| #604 | Marion County, KS | 9.2% |
| #605 | Moultrie County, IL | 9.2% |
| #606 | Hughes County, SD | 9.2% |
| #607 | Sac County, IA | 9.2% |
| #608 | Uinta County, WY | 9.2% |
| #609 | York County, NE | 9.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Hughes County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 9.2%, ranking #606 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #24 of 66. This places it in the 81th 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.