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Lowest labor force participation, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 65.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Todd County, SDSD8,86339.4%–

02Mellette County, SDSD2,13744.0%–

03Jackson County, SDSD2,66645.8%–

04Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33846.5%–

05Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24449.3%–

06Fall River County, SDSD7,46752.9%–

07Custer County, SDSD9,43153.5%–

08Haakon County, SDSD1,80256.8%–

09Buffalo County, SDSD1,80257.4%–

10Faulk County, SDSD2,17857.6%–

11Bennett County, SDSD3,30757.8%–

12McPherson County, SDSD2,34759.1%–

13Day County, SDSD5,48459.2%–

14Jerauld County, SDSD1,65459.6%–

15Potter County, SDSD2,37760.3%–

16Gregory County, SDSD4,03760.8%–

17Corson County, SDSD3,78160.9%–

18Spink County, SDSD6,15561.3%–

19Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30362.3%–

20Douglas County, SDSD2,88862.9%–

21Roberts County, SDSD10,25563.0%–

22Edmunds County, SDSD4,02263.1%–

23Miner County, SDSD2,28163.6%–

24Lawrence County, SDSD29,45963.7%–

25Lyman County, SDSD3,69464.3%–

26Jones County, SDSD91364.8%–

27Yankton County, SDSD23,63564.9%–

28Grant County, SDSD7,53465.1%–

29Walworth County, SDSD5,21765.2%–

30Campbell County, SDSD1,37765.4%–

31Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28465.5%–

32Pennington County, SDSD116,79265.5%–

33Hyde County, SDSD1,19165.5%–

34Sully County, SDSD1,47965.8%–

35Beadle County, SDSD19,62465.8%–

36Clark County, SDSD4,03166.0%–

37Hand County, SDSD3,12166.4%–

38Butte County, SDSD10,85666.7%–

39Tripp County, SDSD5,70867.0%–

40Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41367.1%–

41Dewey County, SDSD5,41967.3%–

42Turner County, SDSD9,31467.4%–

43Hughes County, SDSD17,57067.5%–

44Ziebach County, SDSD2,38967.7%–

45Deuel County, SDSD4,40867.9%–

46Moody County, SDSD6,63268.1%–

47Davison County, SDSD20,06968.2%–

48Lake County, SDSD10,99368.6%–

49Hamlin County, SDSD6,90068.7%–

50Union County, SDSD17,40268.8%–

51Clay County, SDSD15,03169.0%–

52Marshall County, SDSD4,42669.1%–

53Brown County, SDSD37,56169.3%–

54Hanson County, SDSD3,45669.4%–

55Brookings County, SDSD37,63569.9%–

56McCook County, SDSD5,96469.9%–

57Aurora County, SDSD2,80170.1%–

58Codington County, SDSD29,56270.4%–

59Perkins County, SDSD2,85371.1%–

60Harding County, SDSD1,33171.1%–

61Sanborn County, SDSD2,38871.2%–

62Brule County, SDSD5,27871.6%–

63Meade County, SDSD30,71171.9%–

64Stanley County, SDSD3,01873.7%–

65Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69174.5%–

66Lincoln County, SDSD77,14574.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS