Poverty Rate in Yankton County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.9%
Rank #1,256/3,222 · #42 in SD
61th
Yankton 11.9%
SD 11.9% -0.1%
US 12.6% -5.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Yankton County's poverty rate of 11.9% 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 Yankton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,253 | Carlton County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,254 | Knox County, MO | 11.9% |
| #1,255 | Cass County, MI | 11.9% |
| #1,256 | Yankton County, SD | 11.9% |
| #1,257 | Seneca County, OH | 11.9% |
| #1,258 | Forest County, PA | 11.9% |
| #1,259 | Walton County, GA | 11.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Yankton County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 11.9%, ranking #1,256 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #42 of 66. This places it in the 61th 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.