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Lowest labor force participation, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the smallest 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.

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