Poverty Rate in Union County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #128/3,222 · #7 in SD
96th
Union 6.2%
SD 11.9% -47.9%
US 12.6% -50.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 6.2% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #125 | Prince William County, VA | 6.2% |
| #126 | Hemphill County, TX | 6.2% |
| #127 | Andrew County, MO | 6.2% |
| #128 | Union County, SD | 6.2% |
| #129 | Oconee County, GA | 6.2% |
| #130 | McHenry County, IL | 6.2% |
| #131 | Hooker County, NE | 6.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 6.2%, ranking #128 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #7 of 66. This places it in the 96th 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.