South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Oglala Lakota County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Oglala Lakota County pays $199 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, far below the U.S. average.
- $199
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -90%
- vs U.S. average
- #66 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Oglala Lakota County pay a median $199 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $199
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -90%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($52,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 13,491. Owner-occupied homes: 1,504.
The median annual property tax in Oglala Lakota County is $199, which is 93% lower than the South Dakota state average and 90% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $52,900. Property taxes represent 0.5% of the median household income in this county.
Oglala Lakota County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Oglala Lakota County's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Oglala Lakota County pay a median annual property tax of $199, far below the national median and far below the South Dakota state median. On a $52,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among South Dakota counties by effective rate
Oglala Lakota County ranks #66 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Oglala Lakota County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.5% of the $41,417 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.0%, from $199 to $199. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Oglala Lakota County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Oglala Lakota County is an outlier inside South Dakota
Across the 66 South Dakota counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.03%. Oglala Lakota County is at 0.38%, which sits 2.7 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Oglala Lakota County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Oglala Lakota County homeowners are not billed at all: 1,227 of 1,504 owner-occupied homes (81.6%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 16.5% (248)
- $800 to $1,499 0.3% (5)
- $1,500 to $1,999 1.6% (24)
- $2,000 to $2,999 0.0% (0)
- $3,000 or more 0.0% (0)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,227 homes here (81.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Oglala Lakota County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
Oglala Lakota County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Oglala Lakota County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #66 of 66.
Where Oglala Lakota County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.38%, Oglala Lakota County sits in the lowest 6% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $199, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Oglala Lakota County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 0.5% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Oglala Lakota County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Oglala Lakota County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199 +0.0% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $199 | 0.44% |
| 2022 | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | $478 | 1.22% |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Oglala Lakota County: tax takes only 0.5% of income
Counties near Oglala Lakota County's effective rate
On effective rate, Oglala Lakota County sits nearest Oconee County (SC), Avery County (NC), Amite County (MS).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
IRS county file: no disclosed Oglala Lakota County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Oglala Lakota County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Oglala Lakota County rate FAQs
- How does Oglala Lakota County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Oglala Lakota County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Oglala Lakota County is $199, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $52,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Oglala Lakota County?
- Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota scores A+ (99/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 4 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is income room at A+ (0.5%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Oglala Lakota County?
- Property taxes in Oglala Lakota County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.5% of the $41,417 median household income.
What to do with Oglala Lakota County's QUIET rate
Oglala Lakota County's $199 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 0.5% of Oglala Lakota County's $41,417 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Oglala Lakota County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $199/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Oglala Lakota County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Oglala Lakota County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Aleutians East Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oglala Lakota County at $199/yr; rate 0.15% vs Oglala Lakota County 0.38%.
Bethel Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oglala Lakota County at $199/yr; rate 0.12% vs Oglala Lakota County 0.38%.
Copper River Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oglala Lakota County at $199/yr; rate 0.07% vs Oglala Lakota County 0.38%.
Kusilvak Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oglala Lakota County at $199/yr; rate 0.24% vs Oglala Lakota County 0.38%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Oglala Lakota County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Oglala Lakota County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.