Edmunds County, SD community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
South Dakota county profiles · GEOID 46045
Free community demographics for grant writers, nonprofits and planners. These are period estimates, not current counts. Comparisons are descriptive; no statistical significance is implied.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
Ready-to-paste need statements
Keep the source, population definition and uncertainty when reusing these sentences. How to use these in a needs statement.
- In Edmunds County, 9.9% (±3.5 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 11.9% in South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Edmunds County, 10.7% (±8.2 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 14.3% in South Dakota and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Edmunds County, 4.4% (±2.0 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 9.0% in South Dakota and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE). Interpret with caution: large relative MOE.
- In Edmunds County, median household income was $81,630 (±$9,494) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $75,081 in South Dakota and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).
- In Edmunds County, 93.3% (±2.1 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 89.6% in South Dakota and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Edmunds County, 11.0% (±2.3 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.5% in South Dakota and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | South Dakota ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 4,048MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 907,428MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 9.1% ± 1.2 pp | 6.3% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 23.6% ± 1.8 pp | 24.2% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 22.9% ± 2.1 pp | 18.0% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 1,630 ± 74 | 365,544 ± 1,728 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $81,630 ± $9,494 | $75,081 ± $888 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $44,076 ± $4,727 | $40,550 ± $520 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 9.9% ± 3.5 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 11.9% ± 0.4 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 10.7% ± 8.2 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 14.3% ± 0.8 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 1.1% ± 0.9 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.9% ± 0.2 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 4.4% ± 2.0 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 9.0% ± 0.3 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 3.5% ± 1.5 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 7.9% ± 0.3 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 92.1% ± 2.3 pp | 93.2% ± 0.3 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 28.2% ± 3.8 pp | 31.9% ± 0.5 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 93.3% ± 2.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.3 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 11.0% ± 2.3 pp | 12.5% ± 0.3 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 8.5% ± 2.2 pp | 7.9% ± 0.3 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 1.5% ± 1.0 ppInterpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 2.3% ± 0.2 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
Download free county CSV — one county, all 18 indicators, MOEs, status flags and benchmarks.
Similar population in South Dakota
Up to six other counties closest by absolute population difference; these are not geographic neighbors.
- Gregory County — 4,016 residents
- Clark County — 3,917 residents
- Corson County — 3,806 residents
- Deuel County — 4,328 residents
- Marshall County — 4,344 residents
- Lyman County — 3,724 residents