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Most self-employed workers, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33845.4%–
02Buffalo County, SDSD1,80242.6%+1.1 pts
03Ziebach County, SDSD2,38941.9%+14.6 pts
04Dewey County, SDSD5,41938.5%+6.9 pts
05Corson County, SDSD3,78131.6%+4.4 pts
06Jackson County, SDSD2,66631.2%−0.7 pts
07Lyman County, SDSD3,69430.1%+0.8 pts
08Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.7%+13.1 pts
09Mellette County, SDSD2,13727.4%−8.9 pts
10Hughes County, SDSD17,57024.7%+2.3 pts
11Bennett County, SDSD3,30724.6%−0.4 pts
12Lake County, SDSD10,99321.4%+6.3 pts
13Todd County, SDSD8,86321.2%−26.3 pts
14McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.0%+7.6 pts
15Clay County, SDSD15,03119.6%−3.1 pts
16Edmunds County, SDSD4,02219.1%+6.4 pts
17Roberts County, SDSD10,25518.8%−1.4 pts
18Hanson County, SDSD3,45618.8%+6.6 pts
19Hyde County, SDSD1,19118.5%+4.3 pts
20Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30318.5%+2.6 pts
21Moody County, SDSD6,63218.2%+2.3 pts
22Sanborn County, SDSD2,38817.4%+9.7 pts
23Spink County, SDSD6,15516.2%−1.0 pts
24Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24416.1%+2.1 pts
25Brookings County, SDSD37,63516.0%+0.7 pts
26Butte County, SDSD10,85615.9%+1.6 pts
27Yankton County, SDSD23,63515.8%+4.0 pts
28Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.7%+2.8 pts
29Brule County, SDSD5,27815.6%−3.4 pts
30Sully County, SDSD1,47915.2%−5.2 pts
31Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%+4.6 pts
32Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.8%+4.4 pts
33Clark County, SDSD4,03114.8%+2.5 pts
34Hand County, SDSD3,12114.7%+2.1 pts
35Jerauld County, SDSD1,65414.2%+3.9 pts
36Brown County, SDSD37,56114.2%+3.0 pts
37Davison County, SDSD20,06914.1%+5.4 pts
38Fall River County, SDSD7,46713.9%−0.0 pts
39Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.9%+0.7 pts
40Harding County, SDSD1,33113.8%+0.9 pts
41Miner County, SDSD2,28113.8%−0.4 pts
42Pennington County, SDSD116,79213.6%+2.0 pts
43Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28413.3%+3.0 pts
44Lawrence County, SDSD29,45913.0%−0.9 pts
45Tripp County, SDSD5,70812.9%+0.3 pts
46Codington County, SDSD29,56212.8%+2.3 pts
47Turner County, SDSD9,31412.7%+2.2 pts
48Jones County, SDSD91312.4%−7.1 pts
49Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.4%−0.7 pts
50Lincoln County, SDSD77,14512.2%+0.9 pts
51Gregory County, SDSD4,03712.2%+1.2 pts
52Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.0%−0.4 pts
53Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.0%+1.3 pts
54Campbell County, SDSD1,37711.9%−4.2 pts
55Deuel County, SDSD4,40811.7%+1.2 pts
56Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.6%−1.1 pts
57Potter County, SDSD2,37711.3%+1.7 pts
58Meade County, SDSD30,71111.1%−0.7 pts
59Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110.9%+0.9 pts
60Union County, SDSD17,40210.8%−0.2 pts
61McCook County, SDSD5,96410.7%−0.3 pts
62Grant County, SDSD7,53410.6%−4.2 pts
63Day County, SDSD5,48410.6%−4.4 pts
64Custer County, SDSD9,43110.4%−7.6 pts
65Marshall County, SDSD4,4269.7%−4.0 pts
66Haakon County, SDSD1,8029.1%−2.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES