Poverty Rate in Hand County, SD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
5.2% −59.1% vs nat'l
Rank #53 of 3,222
98th percentile

How Hand County Compares

Hand County
5.2%
South Dakota Average
5.2%
Rank #2 of 66 in state
National
12.6%
59.1% below

National Distribution

Where Hand County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Hand County: 5.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#50 Washington County, MN 5.1%
#51 Warren County, IA 5.1%
#52 Goochland County, VA 5.1%
#53 Hand County, SD 5.2%
#54 Routt County, CO 5.2%
#55 Gloucester County, VA 5.2%
#56 Wright County, MN 5.2%
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Poverty Rate in Hand County, South Dakota

Hand County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 5.2%, which ranks #53 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 59.1% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within South Dakota, Hand County ranks #2 of 66 out of 66 counties. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.