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South Dakota: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for South Dakota: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $103,400.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $21,700 $36,200 $57,900
2 people $24,800 $41,400 $66,200
3 people $27,900 $46,550 $74,450
4 people $31,000 $51,700 $82,700
5 people $33,500 $55,850 $89,350
6 people $36,000 $60,000 $95,950
7 people $38,450 $64,150 $102,550
8 people $40,950 $68,250 $109,200

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Aurora County
Aurora County, SD
$641$768 $929$1,289 $1,438
Beadle County
Beadle County, SD
$658$728 $955$1,245 $1,472
Bennett County
Bennett County, SD
$815$901 $1,182$1,417 $1,830
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme County, SD
$641$762 $929$1,292 $1,558
Brookings County
Brookings County, SD
$776$781 $953$1,325 $1,599
Brown County
Brown County, SD
$652$708 $929$1,168 $1,477
Brule County
Brule County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,292 $1,450
Buffalo County
Buffalo County, SD
$830$918 $1,204$1,444 $1,864
Butte County
Butte County, SD
$758$838 $1,099$1,318 $1,701
Campbell County
Campbell County, SD
$641$794 $929$1,292 $1,438
Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County, SD
$803$807 $929$1,292 $1,558
Clark County
Clark County, SD
$641$847 $929$1,144 $1,256
Clay County
Clay County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,292 $1,558
Codington County
Codington County, SD
$747$825 $1,083$1,319 $1,605
Corson County
Corson County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,186 $1,370
Custer County
Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$809$894 $1,173$1,631 $1,968
Davison County
Davison County, SD
$645$713 $936$1,302 $1,570
Day County
Day County, SD
$641$751 $929$1,292 $1,438
Deuel County
Deuel County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,292 $1,438
Dewey County
Dewey County, SD
$641$832 $929$1,207 $1,230
Douglas County
Douglas County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Edmunds County
Edmunds County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,246 $1,250
Fall River County
Fall River County, SD
$794$878 $1,152$1,381 $1,783
Faulk County
Faulk County, SD
$655$724 $950$1,209 $1,471
Grant County
Grant County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,292 $1,438
Gregory County
Gregory County, SD
$641$749 $929$1,242 $1,438
Haakon County
Haakon County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Hamlin County
Hamlin County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,225 $1,230
Hand County
Hand County, SD
$641$788 $929$1,292 $1,438
Hanson County
Hanson County, SD
$641$824 $929$1,292 $1,438
Harding County
Harding County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Hughes County
Hughes County, SD
$713$832 $1,034$1,308 $1,601
Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,210 $1,230
Hyde County
Hyde County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Jackson County
Jackson County, SD
$641$826 $929$1,182 $1,365
Jerauld County
Jerauld County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Jones County
Jones County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,182 $1,438
Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County, SD
$656$725 $951$1,140 $1,472
Lake County
Lake County, SD
$669$739 $970$1,163 $1,627
Lawrence County
Lawrence County, SD
$721$797 $1,046$1,455 $1,755
Lincoln County
Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$865$986 $1,156$1,586 $1,939
Lyman County
Lyman County, SD
$648$716 $940$1,127 $1,455
Marshall County
Marshall County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,281 $1,438
McCook County
Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$865$986 $1,156$1,586 $1,939
McPherson County
McPherson County, SD
$641$710 $929$1,182 $1,438
Meade County
Meade County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$878$970 $1,273$1,770 $2,136
Mellette County
Mellette County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Miner County
Miner County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,182 $1,438
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$865$986 $1,156$1,586 $1,939
Moody County
Moody County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,243 $1,438
Oglala Lakota County
Oglala Lakota County
$641$708 $929$1,282 $1,511
Pennington County
Rapid City, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$921$1,018 $1,336$1,743 $2,178
Perkins County
Perkins County, SD
$641$722 $929$1,212 $1,438
Potter County
Potter County, SD
$736$813 $1,067$1,358 $1,652
Roberts County
Roberts County, SD
$641$799 $929$1,234 $1,558
Sanborn County
Sanborn County, SD
$641$766 $929$1,292 $1,438
Spink County
Spink County, SD
$641$777 $929$1,114 $1,537
Stanley County
Stanley County, SD
$713$788 $1,034$1,316 $1,601
Sully County
Sully County, SD
$654$722 $948$1,206 $1,468
Todd County
Todd County, SD
$641$840 $929$1,292 $1,438
Tripp County
Tripp County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,251 $1,438
Turner County
Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
$865$986 $1,156$1,586 $1,939
Union County
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
$796$925 $1,154$1,386 $1,528
Walworth County
Walworth County, SD
$676$747 $980$1,175 $1,470
Yankton County
Yankton County, SD
$641$811 $929$1,292 $1,438
Ziebach County
Ziebach County, SD
$641$708 $929$1,114 $1,230

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · South Dakota Public Housing Agencies.