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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.

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YEAR20102024
Most self-employed workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33845.4%
02Buffalo County, SDSD1,80242.6%+3%
03Ziebach County, SDSD2,38941.9%+53%
04Dewey County, SDSD5,41938.5%+22%
05Corson County, SDSD3,78131.6%+16%
06Jackson County, SDSD2,66631.2%−2%
07Lyman County, SDSD3,69430.1%+3%
08Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.7%+83%
09Mellette County, SDSD2,13727.4%−24%
10Hughes County, SDSD17,57024.7%+10%
11Bennett County, SDSD3,30724.6%−2%
12Lake County, SDSD10,99321.4%+42%
13Todd County, SDSD8,86321.2%−55%
14McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.0%+57%
15Clay County, SDSD15,03119.6%−14%
16Edmunds County, SDSD4,02219.1%+50%
17Roberts County, SDSD10,25518.8%−7%
18Hanson County, SDSD3,45618.8%+54%
19Hyde County, SDSD1,19118.5%+30%
20Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30318.5%+16%
21Moody County, SDSD6,63218.2%+14%
22Sanborn County, SDSD2,38817.4%+125%
23Spink County, SDSD6,15516.2%−6%
24Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24416.1%+15%
25Brookings County, SDSD37,63516.0%+5%
26Butte County, SDSD10,85615.9%+11%
27Yankton County, SDSD23,63515.8%+34%
28Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.7%+21%
29Brule County, SDSD5,27815.6%−18%
30Sully County, SDSD1,47915.2%−26%
31Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.9%+44%
32Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.8%+42%
33Clark County, SDSD4,03114.8%+20%
34Hand County, SDSD3,12114.7%+17%
35Jerauld County, SDSD1,65414.2%+38%
36Brown County, SDSD37,56114.2%+27%
37Davison County, SDSD20,06914.1%+61%
38Fall River County, SDSD7,46713.9%−0%
39Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.9%+6%
40Harding County, SDSD1,33113.8%+7%
41Miner County, SDSD2,28113.8%−3%
42Pennington County, SDSD116,79213.6%+17%
43Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28413.3%+30%
44Lawrence County, SDSD29,45913.0%−7%
45Tripp County, SDSD5,70812.9%+2%
46Codington County, SDSD29,56212.8%+22%
47Turner County, SDSD9,31412.7%+21%
48Jones County, SDSD91312.4%−36%
49Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.4%−5%
50Lincoln County, SDSD77,14512.2%+8%
51Gregory County, SDSD4,03712.2%+11%
52Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.0%−4%
53Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41312.0%+12%
54Campbell County, SDSD1,37711.9%−26%
55Deuel County, SDSD4,40811.7%+11%
56Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.6%−9%
57Potter County, SDSD2,37711.3%+18%
58Meade County, SDSD30,71111.1%−6%
59Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110.9%+9%
60Union County, SDSD17,40210.8%−2%
61McCook County, SDSD5,96410.7%−3%
62Grant County, SDSD7,53410.6%−28%
63Day County, SDSD5,48410.6%−29%
64Custer County, SDSD9,43110.4%−42%
65Marshall County, SDSD4,4269.7%−29%
66Haakon County, SDSD1,8029.1%−18%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES