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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
| Household | Extremely 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 / area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.