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Most healthcare & education jobs, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Roberts County, SD, up 39 places to #18.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01▲1Jones County, SDSD91310.9%+1.3 pts

02▲2Lake County, SDSD10,9935.4%+4.0 pts

03▲10Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%+2.7 pts

04▲4Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.9%+3.5 pts

05Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.2%+2.9 pts

06▼5Grant County, SDSD7,5342.8%+0.5 pts

07▼4Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.6%+2.6 pts

08▲29Sully County, SDSD1,4792.4%+1.3 pts

09▼2Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+1.5 pts

10▲6Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.4%+1.3 pts

11▲1Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.2%+1.6 pts

12▲16Hand County, SDSD3,1212.2%−0.5 pts

13▲17Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.0%+1.6 pts

14▲3Custer County, SDSD9,4311.9%+0.3 pts

15▲5McCook County, SDSD5,9641.8%+1.0 pts

16▼2Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.8%−1.2 pts

17▲36Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.7%+0.2 pts

18▲39Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.7%+0.6 pts

19▲26Day County, SDSD5,4841.7%+0.3 pts

20▲15Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6%−1.6 pts

21▲17Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.5%+0.4 pts

22▼13Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%+0.1 pts

23▲18Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%+0.4 pts

24▲23Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.3%+0.3 pts

25▲35Corson County, SDSD3,7811.3%+0.6 pts

26▲36Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.2%+0.8 pts

27▼21Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.2%+0.2 pts

28▼4Union County, SDSD17,4021.1%−0.3 pts

29▼7Moody County, SDSD6,6321.1%+0.2 pts

30▲6Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%+0.6 pts

31▼21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.1%0.0 pts

32▼9Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.1%−0.2 pts

33▼14Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.0%+0.1 pts

34▼13Turner County, SDSD9,3141.0%+0.2 pts

35▲28Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.0%−1.0 pts

36▲6Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%−0.5 pts

37▲22Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%0.0 pts

38▼20Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.9%+0.9 pts

39▼6Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.8%+0.3 pts

40▼15Meade County, SDSD30,7110.8%−0.3 pts

41▲24Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.8%−0.7 pts

42▲19Clark County, SDSD4,0310.8%−0.5 pts

43▲6Davison County, SDSD20,0690.8%+0.5 pts

44▼29Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.7%0.0 pts

45▼5Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%−0.2 pts

46▼20Codington County, SDSD29,5620.7%−0.5 pts

47▼20Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.6%−1.7 pts

48▼5Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.6%−0.9 pts

49▲3Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.5%+0.5 pts

50▼39Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.5%0.0 pts

51▼17Potter County, SDSD2,3770.5%−0.7 pts

52▼1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.5%0.0 pts

53▼24Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.4%−0.4 pts

54▼6Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.4%−0.2 pts

55▼23Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.4%−0.5 pts

56▼17Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.3%+0.2 pts

57▼1Brule County, SDSD5,2780.3%−0.5 pts

58▼8McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%−0.1 pts

59▼15Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.3%−0.8 pts

60▼14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.2%−0.3 pts

61▼30Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%0.0 pts

62▲4Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%−0.3 pts

63▲1Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.0%−1.0 pts

64▼6Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.0%−0.9 pts

65▼10Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.0%–

66▼12Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES