Poverty Rate in Lake County, SD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.4% −33.7% vs nat'l
Rank #432 of 3,222
87th percentile

How Lake County Compares

Lake County
8.4%
South Dakota Average
8.4%
Rank #17 of 66 in state
National
12.6%
33.7% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lake County: 8.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#429 Warren County, NJ 8.3%
#430 Chase County, KS 8.4%
#431 Ogle County, IL 8.4%
#432 Lake County, SD 8.4%
#433 Contra Costa County, CA 8.4%
#434 York County, PA 8.4%
#435 York County, SC 8.4%
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Poverty Rate in Lake County, South Dakota

Lake County, South Dakota has a poverty rate of 8.4%, which ranks #432 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within South Dakota, Lake County ranks #17 of 66 out of 66 counties. This places it in the 87th 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.