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Highest labor force participation, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Lincoln County, SDSD77,14574.6%–

02Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69174.5%–

03Stanley County, SDSD3,01873.7%–

04Meade County, SDSD30,71171.9%–

05Brule County, SDSD5,27871.6%–

06Sanborn County, SDSD2,38871.2%–

07Harding County, SDSD1,33171.1%–

08Perkins County, SDSD2,85371.1%–

09Codington County, SDSD29,56270.4%–

10Aurora County, SDSD2,80170.1%–

11McCook County, SDSD5,96469.9%–

12Brookings County, SDSD37,63569.9%–

13Hanson County, SDSD3,45669.4%–

14Brown County, SDSD37,56169.3%–

15Marshall County, SDSD4,42669.1%–

16Clay County, SDSD15,03169.0%–

17Union County, SDSD17,40268.8%–

18Hamlin County, SDSD6,90068.7%–

19Lake County, SDSD10,99368.6%–

20Davison County, SDSD20,06968.2%–

21Moody County, SDSD6,63268.1%–

22Deuel County, SDSD4,40867.9%–

23Ziebach County, SDSD2,38967.7%–

24Hughes County, SDSD17,57067.5%–

25Turner County, SDSD9,31467.4%–

26Dewey County, SDSD5,41967.3%–

27Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41367.1%–

28Tripp County, SDSD5,70867.0%–

29Butte County, SDSD10,85666.7%–

30Hand County, SDSD3,12166.4%–

31Clark County, SDSD4,03166.0%–

32Beadle County, SDSD19,62465.8%–

33Sully County, SDSD1,47965.8%–

34Hyde County, SDSD1,19165.5%–

35Pennington County, SDSD116,79265.5%–

36Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28465.5%–

37Campbell County, SDSD1,37765.4%–

38Walworth County, SDSD5,21765.2%–

39Grant County, SDSD7,53465.1%–

40Yankton County, SDSD23,63564.9%–

41Jones County, SDSD91364.8%–

42Lyman County, SDSD3,69464.3%–

43Lawrence County, SDSD29,45963.7%–

44Miner County, SDSD2,28163.6%–

45Edmunds County, SDSD4,02263.1%–

46Roberts County, SDSD10,25563.0%–

47Douglas County, SDSD2,88862.9%–

48Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30362.3%–

49Spink County, SDSD6,15561.3%–

50Corson County, SDSD3,78160.9%–

51Gregory County, SDSD4,03760.8%–

52Potter County, SDSD2,37760.3%–

53Jerauld County, SDSD1,65459.6%–

54Day County, SDSD5,48459.2%–

55McPherson County, SDSD2,34759.1%–

56Bennett County, SDSD3,30757.8%–

57Faulk County, SDSD2,17857.6%–

58Buffalo County, SDSD1,80257.4%–

59Haakon County, SDSD1,80256.8%–

60Custer County, SDSD9,43153.5%–

61Fall River County, SDSD7,46752.9%–

62Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24449.3%–

63Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33846.5%–

64Jackson County, SDSD2,66645.8%–

65Mellette County, SDSD2,13744.0%–

66Todd County, SDSD8,86339.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES