Poverty Rate in Meade County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #227/3,222 · #13 in SD
93th
Meade 7.1%
SD 11.9% -40.5%
US 12.6% -43.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Meade County's poverty rate of 7.1% 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 Meade County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #224 | Denton County, TX | 7.1% |
| #225 | Auglaize County, OH | 7.1% |
| #226 | Harrison County, IA | 7.1% |
| #227 | Meade County, SD | 7.1% |
| #228 | Spotsylvania County, VA | 7.1% |
| #229 | Plymouth County, MA | 7.1% |
| #230 | Santa Clara County, CA | 7.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Meade County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 7.1%, ranking #227 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #13 of 66. This places it in the 93th 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.