Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #84/3,222 · #3 in SD
97th
Lincoln 5.6%
SD 11.9% -53.3%
US 12.6% -55.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 5.6% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #81 | Geauga County, OH | 5.6% |
| #82 | Sarpy County, NE | 5.6% |
| #83 | Foard County, TX | 5.6% |
| #84 | Lincoln County, SD | 5.6% |
| #85 | Fayette County, GA | 5.6% |
| #86 | Logan County, NE | 5.6% |
| #87 | Jefferson County, KS | 5.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 5.6%, ranking #84 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #3 of 66. This places it in the 97th 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.