Lake County, SD

Welcome to Lake County.

Lake County has a population of 11.2 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 575.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 38%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $751 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Lake County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Madison.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	45.23%	52.85%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	41.77%	55.92%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	49.92%	49.26%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	43.34%	54.4%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	34.1%	59.5%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	35.21%	62.68%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	38%

Government Enterprises	14%	29%
Private Industries	86%	39%
Agriculture	17%	318%
Mining	<1%	8%
Utilities	3%	40%
Construction	4%	22%
Manufacturing	15%	18%
– Durable	9%	17%
– Nondurable	7%	18%
Trade	16%	23%
– Wholesale	8%	13%
– Retail	8%	36%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	2%	43%
Finance & Insurance	4%	9%
Real Estate	8%	0%
Professional & Business Services	6%	0%
Educational Services	<1%	-18%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	26%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	105%
Accommodation & Food Services	2%	40%
Other Services²	2%	16%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	3	16
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	3	16
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	3	14
⛽ Gasoline Stations	5	19
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	8	51
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	13	41
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	6	21
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	3	13
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	3	16
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	23%	$398,100	N/A
Top 20%	49%	$214,300	$206,600
Next highest 20%	22%	$98,200	$117,100
Middle 20%	15%	$66,800	$83,400
Second lowest 20%	10%	$42,600	$53,400
Bottom 20%	4%	$16,000	$30,600
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		70%	$75,700
Self-Employment		23%	$61,900
Investment Income¹		27%	$25,300
Social Security		34%	$22,300
Supplemental Security		2%	$11,300
Public Assistance		1%	Below $10,000
Retirement		18%	$22,800
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	4%	2%	4%	7%
$25K – $49K	1%	3%	3%	6%
$50K – $99K	<1%	11%	11%	9%
$100K – $199K	1%	7%	13%	9%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	6%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$46,400	$32,100
African-American
Hispanic		$42,500
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$29,800	$33,200
Highschool & GED	$51,500	$27,300
Some College to Associate’s	$52,100	$34,500
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$50,800	$42,100
Graduate Degree	$99,600	$53,900

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$61,800	$46,300
STEM²	$65,600	$39,500
Gray-Collar³
Pink-Collar⁴		$10,600
Sales⁵	$102,700	$27,700
Blue-Collar⁶	$47,300	$46,300
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+++	$$
Drought	+
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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