Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,148/3,222 · #38 in SD
64th
Lawrence 11.6%
SD 11.9% -3.1%
US 12.6% -8.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,145 | Dakota County, NE | 11.5% |
| #1,146 | Washburn County, WI | 11.5% |
| #1,147 | Bedford County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,148 | Lawrence County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,149 | Henderson County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,150 | Smith County, TX | 11.6% |
| #1,151 | Lehigh County, PA | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,148 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #38 of 66. This places it in the 64th 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.