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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 (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

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2000

01Jones County, SDSD91310.9%–

02Lake County, SDSD10,9935.4%–

03Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%–

04Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.9%–

05Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.2%–

06Grant County, SDSD7,5342.8%–

07Marshall County, SDSD4,4262.6%–

08Sully County, SDSD1,4792.4%–

09Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%–

10Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.4%–

11Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.2%–

12Hand County, SDSD3,1212.2%–

13Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.0%–

14Custer County, SDSD9,4311.9%–

15McCook County, SDSD5,9641.8%–

16Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.8%–

17Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.7%–

18Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.7%–

19Day County, SDSD5,4841.7%–

20Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6%–

21Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.5%–

22Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%–

23Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%–

24Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.3%–

25Corson County, SDSD3,7811.3%–

26Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.2%–

27Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.2%–

28Union County, SDSD17,4021.1%–

29Moody County, SDSD6,6321.1%–

30Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%–

31Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.1%–

32Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.1%–

33Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.0%–

34Turner County, SDSD9,3141.0%–

35Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.0%–

36Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%–

37Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%–

38Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.9%–

39Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.8%–

40Meade County, SDSD30,7110.8%–

41Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.8%–

42Clark County, SDSD4,0310.8%–

43Davison County, SDSD20,0690.8%–

44Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.7%–

45Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%–

46Codington County, SDSD29,5620.7%–

47Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.6%–

48Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.6%–

49Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.5%–

50Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.5%–

51Potter County, SDSD2,3770.5%–

52Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.5%–

53Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.4%–

54Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.4%–

55Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.4%–

56Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.3%–

57Brule County, SDSD5,2780.3%–

58McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

59Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.3%–

60Clay County, SDSD15,0310.2%–

61Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%–

62Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%–

63Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.0%–

64Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.0%–

65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.0%–

66Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%–

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