Beadle County, South Dakota

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.2 | 19,591 people · 14th most distressed in South Dakota
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Beadle County, SD falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.2 — 1965th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within South Dakota, it ranks 14th of 66 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Beadle County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 68.0 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 68.0
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 58
Housing Cost Burden 62.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 57
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 67
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 90
Homeownership Rate 70
Rent-to-Income Ratio 30
Employment & Wages 37.6
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 28
Business Formation Rate 80
Debt & Delinquency 30.5
Debt in Collections 33
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 14
Auto Loan Delinquency 26
Credit Card Delinquency 39
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 16
Community Vulnerability 27.4
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 27

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Beadle County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Beadle County
Beadle County, SD 45.2 Normal —
Jerauld County, SD 33.7 Healthy -11.5
Sanborn County, SD 30.6 Healthy -14.6
Kingsbury County, SD 28.9 Healthy -16.4
Clark County, SD 26.0 Healthy -19.2
Spink County, SD 22.6 Healthy -22.7
Hand County, SD 20.1 Healthy -25.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Beadle County
Smith County, TN 45.2 Normal 0.0
West Feliciana Parish, LA 45.2 Normal -0.0
Bennington County, VT 45.3 Normal +0.1
Morgan County, CO 45.3 Normal +0.1
Greene County, GA 45.3 Normal +0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Beadle County, South Dakota?

    Beadle County has a County Distress Index score of 45.2 out of 100, placing it in the Normal zone. It ranks 1,965th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 14th in South Dakota out of 66 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Beadle County?

    The primary driver of distress in Beadle County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 68.0 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Beadle County compare to neighboring counties?

    Beadle County (45.2) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Jerauld County, SD (33.7); Sanborn County, SD (30.6); Kingsbury County, SD (28.9).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Beadle County?

    Beadle County, South Dakota has a population of approximately 19,591 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.