South Dakota property taxes by county
Across South Dakota, the median owner-occupied home pays $2,724 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $257,400 — an effective property-tax rate of 1.058%. That ranks South Dakota #18 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 66 South Dakota county-equivalents in the Census data — 66 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 1.058%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $2,724 ± $28
- Median home value
- $257,400
- National rank
- #18 of 51
All South Dakota counties
Every South Dakota county-equivalent in the Census data (66 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Todd County | 1.809% | $975 | $53,900 | #145 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson County | 1.546% | $1,323 | $85,600 | #299 |
| Dewey County | 1.509% | $1,050 | $69,600 | #336 |
| Corson County | 1.446% | $1,009 | $69,800 | #416 |
| Potter County | 1.415% | $1,717 | $121,300 | #447 |
| Stanley County | 1.316% | $2,679 | $203,500 | #574 |
| Walworth County | 1.312% | $1,792 | $136,600 | #580 |
| Perkins County | 1.290% | $1,478 | $114,600 | #607 |
| Spink County | 1.285% | $1,584 | $123,300 | #617 |
| Bon Homme County | 1.273% | $1,707 | $134,100 | #633 |
| Clay County | 1.264% | $2,937 | $232,300 | #651 |
| Davison County | 1.227% | $2,526 | $205,800 | #698 |
| Campbell County | 1.180% | $1,368 | $115,900 | #762 |
| Brown County | 1.175% | $2,598 | $221,100 | #769 |
| Sanborn County | 1.170% | $1,586 | $135,600 | #778 |
| Lincoln County | 1.146% | $3,990 | $348,300 | #821 |
| Hutchinson County | 1.145% | $1,867 | $163,000 | #822 |
| Minnehaha County | 1.141% | $3,281 | $287,600 | #828 |
| Brookings County | 1.127% | $2,981 | $264,600 | #854 |
| Harding County | 1.122% | $1,863 | $166,100 | #860 |
| Hamlin County | 1.109% | $2,313 | $208,600 | #885 |
| Moody County | 1.104% | $2,500 | $226,500 | #893 |
| Union County | 1.102% | $3,317 | $301,100 | #896 |
| Charles Mix County | 1.101% | $1,878 | $170,600 | #897 |
| Hughes County | 1.099% | $2,659 | $242,000 | #903 |
| Beadle County | 1.085% | $1,900 | $175,100 | #933 |
| Pennington County | 1.080% | $3,265 | $302,200 | #944 |
| McCook County | 1.062% | $2,444 | $230,100 | #979 |
| Yankton County | 1.057% | $2,388 | $225,900 | #988 |
| Aurora County | 1.036% | $1,574 | $151,900 | #1028 |
| Hanson County | 1.035% | $1,979 | $191,200 | #1033 |
| Lake County | 1.028% | $2,546 | $247,600 | #1049 |
| Gregory County | 1.021% | $1,428 | $139,900 | #1065 |
| Meade County | 1.006% | $3,129 | $310,900 | #1102 |
| Kingsbury County | 1.005% | $1,704 | $169,500 | #1106 |
| Fall River County | 1.004% | $1,940 | $193,200 | #1110 |
| Douglas County | 0.990% | $1,653 | $166,900 | #1149 |
| Bennett County | 0.981% | $1,535 | $156,400 | #1170 |
| Mellette County | 0.981% | $825 | $84,100 | #1171 |
| Turner County | 0.978% | $2,181 | $222,900 | #1181 |
| Day County | 0.975% | $1,693 | $173,600 | #1190 |
| Codington County | 0.971% | $2,308 | $237,700 | #1200 |
| Roberts County | 0.966% | $1,492 | $154,500 | #1210 |
| Hyde County | 0.960% | $1,743 | $181,600 | #1218 |
| Brule County | 0.955% | $2,071 | $216,800 | #1231 |
| Tripp County | 0.950% | $1,262 | $132,900 | #1243 |
| Jones County | 0.941% | $1,313 | $139,600 | #1260 |
| Butte County | 0.926% | $2,265 | $244,600 | #1293 |
| Miner County | 0.916% | $1,306 | $142,600 | #1313 |
| Grant County | 0.911% | $1,557 | $171,000 | #1321 |
| Lyman County | 0.908% | $1,506 | $165,800 | #1326 |
| Haakon County | 0.907% | $1,489 | $164,200 | #1334 |
| Hand County | 0.887% | $1,413 | $159,300 | #1382 |
| Clark County | 0.877% | $1,389 | $158,400 | #1403 |
| Marshall County | 0.868% | $1,359 | $156,500 | #1423 |
| Jerauld County | 0.839% | $1,265 | $150,800 | #1488 |
| Sully County | 0.835% | $1,715 | $205,400 | #1497 |
| Deuel County | 0.823% | $1,694 | $205,900 | #1532 |
| Edmunds County | 0.804% | $1,313 | $163,300 | #1571 |
| Lawrence County | 0.792% | $2,744 | $346,500 | #1608 |
| Custer County | 0.774% | $2,879 | $372,100 | #1660 |
| Jackson County | 0.648% | $760 | $117,300 | #2080 |
| Faulk County | 0.621% | $916 | $147,500 | #2171 |
| Ziebach County | 0.615% | $613 | $99,600 | #2200 |
| Buffalo County | 0.402% | $473 | $117,800 | #2923 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 0.376% | $199 | $52,900 | #2972 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in South Dakota?
- Statewide, South Dakota's effective property-tax rate is 1.058% — the state median real-estate taxes ($2,724) divided by the state median home value ($257,400), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which South Dakota county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; South Dakota's statewide figure is 1.058%.