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SSI in South Dakota

The 2026 federal SSI payment for one person is $994 a month. The simplified unearned-income screen for one person is $1,014 a month. South Dakota uses those federal amounts on this page. Resources are not collected, and the page says so. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Who is near the 2026 SSI income screen? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in South Dakota, unless the program uses its own dollar table.

South Dakota has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.

South Dakota has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 6.1%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.02%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is unlikely for SSI. Unlikely — SSI needs age 65 or a disability.

Limits behind the page

2026 poverty guideline in South Dakota
Household100%138%185%
1$15,960$22,025$29,526
2$21,640$29,863$40,034
3$27,320$37,702$50,542
4$33,000$45,540$61,050

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in South Dakota. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.

SSI

Unlikely

Unlikely — SSI needs age 65 or a disability

  • Supplemental Security Income is for people who are 65 or older, blind, or disabled, and who have limited income and resources.
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Last checked: October 15, 2026

Sources

What changed
  • October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
  • January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.

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