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Most healthcare & education jobs, South Dakota counties · 2020

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

01Grant County, SDSD7,5344.4%–

02Jones County, SDSD9134.1%–

03Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.6%–

04Lake County, SDSD10,9933.1%–

05Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%–

06Mellette County, SDSD2,1373.0%–

07Miner County, SDSD2,2813.0%–

08Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.8%–

09Beadle County, SDSD19,6242.7%–

10Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032.5%–

11Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.5%–

12Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.3%–

13Todd County, SDSD8,8632.1%–

14Perkins County, SDSD2,8532.1%–

15Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.1%–

16Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.9%–

17Custer County, SDSD9,4311.8%–

18Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.7%–

19Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.6%–

20McCook County, SDSD5,9641.5%–

21Turner County, SDSD9,3141.5%–

22Moody County, SDSD6,6321.5%–

23Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.5%–

24Union County, SDSD17,4021.5%–

25Meade County, SDSD30,7111.4%–

26Codington County, SDSD29,5621.3%–

27Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.3%–

28Hand County, SDSD3,1211.3%–

29Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.2%–

30Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.2%–

31Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.0%–

32Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.0%–

33Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.9%–

34Potter County, SDSD2,3770.9%–

35Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.9%–

36Brown County, SDSD37,5610.9%–

37Sully County, SDSD1,4790.9%–

38Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.8%–

39Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.8%–

40Butte County, SDSD10,8560.8%–

41Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.8%–

42Spink County, SDSD6,1550.7%–

43Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.7%–

44Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.7%–

45Day County, SDSD5,4840.6%–

46Clay County, SDSD15,0310.6%–

47Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%–

48Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.5%–

49Davison County, SDSD20,0690.5%–

50McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.5%–

51Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.5%–

52Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%–

53Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.4%–

54Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.4%–

55Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.4%–

56Brule County, SDSD5,2780.4%–

57Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%–

58Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.3%–

59Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%–

60Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%–

61Clark County, SDSD4,0310.2%–

62Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.2%–

63Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.2%–

64Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.1%–

65Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.1%–

66Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%–

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