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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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33833.8%–

02Jackson County, SDSD2,66643.3%–

03Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24448.2%–

04Todd County, SDSD8,86350.1%–

05Bennett County, SDSD3,30750.2%–

06Fall River County, SDSD7,46752.6%–

07Buffalo County, SDSD1,80254.7%–

08Custer County, SDSD9,43155.2%–

09Corson County, SDSD3,78156.4%–

10McPherson County, SDSD2,34756.5%–

11Lyman County, SDSD3,69457.3%–

12Day County, SDSD5,48457.5%–

13Mellette County, SDSD2,13758.7%–

14Clark County, SDSD4,03159.4%–

15Tripp County, SDSD5,70859.6%–

16Roberts County, SDSD10,25560.2%–

17Faulk County, SDSD2,17860.2%–

18Edmunds County, SDSD4,02260.5%–

19Spink County, SDSD6,15560.7%–

20Potter County, SDSD2,37761.5%–

21Walworth County, SDSD5,21761.5%–

22Haakon County, SDSD1,80261.6%–

23Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30361.6%–

24Dewey County, SDSD5,41961.7%–

25Yankton County, SDSD23,63561.9%–

26Ziebach County, SDSD2,38963.2%–

27Hyde County, SDSD1,19163.2%–

28Miner County, SDSD2,28163.3%–

29Brule County, SDSD5,27863.3%–

30Deuel County, SDSD4,40863.3%–

31Lawrence County, SDSD29,45963.7%–

32Marshall County, SDSD4,42663.8%–

33Campbell County, SDSD1,37764.2%–

34Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28464.3%–

35Pennington County, SDSD116,79264.4%–

36Jones County, SDSD91364.5%–

37Gregory County, SDSD4,03764.7%–

38Hughes County, SDSD17,57065.0%–

39Lake County, SDSD10,99365.4%–

40Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41365.6%–

41Moody County, SDSD6,63265.9%–

42Perkins County, SDSD2,85366.6%–

43Aurora County, SDSD2,80166.7%–

44Stanley County, SDSD3,01867.3%–

45Clay County, SDSD15,03167.5%–

46Beadle County, SDSD19,62467.6%–

47Hand County, SDSD3,12167.8%–

48Brown County, SDSD37,56168.1%–

49Codington County, SDSD29,56268.2%–

50Davison County, SDSD20,06968.3%–

51Union County, SDSD17,40268.4%–

52Douglas County, SDSD2,88868.6%–

53Sanborn County, SDSD2,38868.8%–

54Brookings County, SDSD37,63569.0%–

55Turner County, SDSD9,31469.1%–

56Grant County, SDSD7,53469.1%–

57Meade County, SDSD30,71169.1%–

58Sully County, SDSD1,47969.3%–

59McCook County, SDSD5,96469.4%–

60Butte County, SDSD10,85669.4%–

61Jerauld County, SDSD1,65469.8%–

62Hamlin County, SDSD6,90070.0%–

63Hanson County, SDSD3,45670.2%–

64Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69174.1%–

65Harding County, SDSD1,33175.2%–

66Lincoln County, SDSD77,14575.6%–

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