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Most manufacturing jobs, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ziebach County, SD, up 47 places to #19.

Most manufacturing jobs by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010
01Butte County, SDSD10,8565.3%−2.6 pts
02Custer County, SDSD9,4312.9%+0.7 pts
03▲41Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.4%+2.4 pts
04▼1Harding County, SDSD1,3312.3%−1.4 pts
05▼1Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.9%+0.3 pts
06▲2Grant County, SDSD7,5341.8%+0.6 pts
07▲17Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.8%+1.6 pts
08▲3Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.4%+0.9 pts
09▼4Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.2%+0.2 pts
10▼1Clark County, SDSD4,0310.9%+0.2 pts
11▲2Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.8%+0.3 pts
12▲14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.8%+0.6 pts
13▼6Meade County, SDSD30,7110.7%−0.6 pts
14▲16Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.6%+0.6 pts
15▲22Spink County, SDSD6,1550.6%+0.6 pts
16▲43Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%+0.5 pts
17▲25Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.4%+0.4 pts
18▲23Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.4%+0.3 pts
19▲47Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.3%+0.3 pts
20▲15Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.3%+0.2 pts
21▲7Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.3%−0.3 pts
22▲12Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%−0.2 pts
23▲35Lake County, SDSD10,9930.3%+0.2 pts
24▼9Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.2%+0.2 pts
25▲36Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.2%+0.2 pts
26▲6Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%+0.2 pts
27▼15Union County, SDSD17,4020.2%0.0 pts
28▼9Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%+0.2 pts
29▲24Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%+0.2 pts
30▲16Day County, SDSD5,4840.2%+0.2 pts
31▼10Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.2%+0.1 pts
32▲8Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%+0.2 pts
33▼11Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.1%+0.1 pts
34▼1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.1%0.0 pts
35▲28Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%+0.1 pts
36▼19Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.1%−0.1 pts
37▼1Codington County, SDSD29,5620.1%−0.1 pts
38Moody County, SDSD6,6320.1%−0.1 pts
39Brown County, SDSD37,5610.0%0.0 pts
40▲3Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.0%0.0 pts
41▼16Brule County, SDSD5,2780.0%0.0 pts
42▼11Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.0%0.0 pts
43▲2Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.5 pts
44▼17Davison County, SDSD20,0690.0%−0.3 pts
45▲2Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.0%−0.2 pts
46▲2Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%0.0 pts
47▲2Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.0%0.0 pts
48▲2Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%0.0 pts
49▲2Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.0%−1.2 pts
50▲2Hand County, SDSD3,1210.0%0.0 pts
51▲3Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.0%0.0 pts
52▲3Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.0%0.0 pts
53▲3Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%0.0 pts
54▲3Jones County, SDSD9130.0%0.0 pts
55▼26McCook County, SDSD5,9640.0%−0.3 pts
56▲4McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.0%0.0 pts
57▲5Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.0%−0.7 pts
58▼42Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.0%–
59▼49Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%−0.3 pts
60▼37Potter County, SDSD2,3770.0%0.0 pts
61▼43Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%−0.2 pts
62▼48Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.0%0.0 pts
63▼43Sully County, SDSD1,4790.0%0.0 pts
64Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%0.0 pts
65Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.0%0.0 pts
66▼60Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.0%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES