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Highest labor force participation, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 64.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jerauld County, SD, up 47 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Lincoln County, SDSD77,14575.6%+1.1 pts
02▲5Harding County, SDSD1,33175.2%+4.1 pts
03▼1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69174.1%−0.4 pts
04▲9Hanson County, SDSD3,45670.2%+0.8 pts
05▲13Hamlin County, SDSD6,90070.0%+1.3 pts
06▲47Jerauld County, SDSD1,65469.8%+10.2 pts
07▲22Butte County, SDSD10,85669.4%+2.7 pts
08▲3McCook County, SDSD5,96469.4%−0.4 pts
09▲24Sully County, SDSD1,47969.3%+3.6 pts
10▼6Meade County, SDSD30,71169.1%−2.8 pts
11▲28Grant County, SDSD7,53469.1%+4.0 pts
12▲13Turner County, SDSD9,31469.1%+1.7 pts
13▼1Brookings County, SDSD37,63569.0%−0.8 pts
14▼8Sanborn County, SDSD2,38868.8%−2.4 pts
15▲32Douglas County, SDSD2,88868.6%+5.6 pts
16▲1Union County, SDSD17,40268.4%−0.4 pts
17▲3Davison County, SDSD20,06968.3%+0.1 pts
18▼9Codington County, SDSD29,56268.2%−2.2 pts
19▼5Brown County, SDSD37,56168.1%−1.2 pts
20▲10Hand County, SDSD3,12167.8%+1.4 pts
21▲11Beadle County, SDSD19,62467.6%+1.8 pts
22▼6Clay County, SDSD15,03167.5%−1.5 pts
23▼20Stanley County, SDSD3,01867.3%−6.4 pts
24▼14Aurora County, SDSD2,80166.7%−3.4 pts
25▼17Perkins County, SDSD2,85366.6%−4.5 pts
26▼5Moody County, SDSD6,63265.9%−2.2 pts
27Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41365.6%−1.4 pts
28▼9Lake County, SDSD10,99365.4%−3.2 pts
29▼5Hughes County, SDSD17,57065.0%−2.5 pts
30▲21Gregory County, SDSD4,03764.7%+4.0 pts
31▲10Jones County, SDSD91364.5%−0.4 pts
32▲3Pennington County, SDSD116,79264.4%−1.1 pts
33▲3Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28464.3%−1.2 pts
34▲3Campbell County, SDSD1,37764.2%−1.1 pts
35▼20Marshall County, SDSD4,42663.8%−5.3 pts
36▲7Lawrence County, SDSD29,45963.7%0.0 pts
37▼15Deuel County, SDSD4,40863.3%−4.6 pts
38▼33Brule County, SDSD5,27863.3%−8.3 pts
39▲5Miner County, SDSD2,28163.3%−0.3 pts
40▼6Hyde County, SDSD1,19163.2%−2.3 pts
41▼18Ziebach County, SDSD2,38963.2%−4.5 pts
42▼2Yankton County, SDSD23,63561.9%−3.0 pts
43▼17Dewey County, SDSD5,41961.7%−5.6 pts
44▲4Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30361.6%−0.7 pts
45▲14Haakon County, SDSD1,80261.6%+4.7 pts
46▼8Walworth County, SDSD5,21761.5%−3.6 pts
47▲5Potter County, SDSD2,37761.5%+1.2 pts
48▲1Spink County, SDSD6,15560.7%−0.7 pts
49▼4Edmunds County, SDSD4,02260.5%−2.7 pts
50▲7Faulk County, SDSD2,17860.2%+2.6 pts
51▼5Roberts County, SDSD10,25560.2%−2.8 pts
52▼24Tripp County, SDSD5,70859.6%−7.3 pts
53▼22Clark County, SDSD4,03159.4%−6.6 pts
54▲11Mellette County, SDSD2,13758.7%+14.7 pts
55▼1Day County, SDSD5,48457.5%−1.7 pts
56▼14Lyman County, SDSD3,69457.3%−7.0 pts
57▼2McPherson County, SDSD2,34756.5%−2.6 pts
58▼8Corson County, SDSD3,78156.4%−4.5 pts
59▲1Custer County, SDSD9,43155.2%+1.7 pts
60▼2Buffalo County, SDSD1,80254.7%−2.7 pts
61Fall River County, SDSD7,46752.6%−0.3 pts
62▼6Bennett County, SDSD3,30750.2%−7.6 pts
63▲3Todd County, SDSD8,86350.1%+10.7 pts
64▼2Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24448.2%−1.1 pts
65▼1Jackson County, SDSD2,66643.3%−2.6 pts
66▼3Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33833.8%−12.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES