RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Most self-employed workers, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2010 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS –

01Todd County, SDSD8,86347.5%–

02Buffalo County, SDSD1,80241.4%–

03Mellette County, SDSD2,13736.3%–

04Jackson County, SDSD2,66631.9%–

05Dewey County, SDSD5,41931.6%–

06Lyman County, SDSD3,69429.3%–

07Ziebach County, SDSD2,38927.3%–

08Corson County, SDSD3,78127.2%–

09Bennett County, SDSD3,30725.0%–

10Clay County, SDSD15,03122.7%–

11Hughes County, SDSD17,57022.4%–

12Sully County, SDSD1,47920.5%–

13Roberts County, SDSD10,25520.2%–

14Jones County, SDSD91319.5%–

15Brule County, SDSD5,27819.0%–

16Custer County, SDSD9,43118.0%–

17Spink County, SDSD6,15517.2%–

18Campbell County, SDSD1,37716.1%–

19Moody County, SDSD6,63216.0%–

20Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30315.9%–

21Stanley County, SDSD3,01815.7%–

22Brookings County, SDSD37,63515.3%–

23Lake County, SDSD10,99315.1%–

24Day County, SDSD5,48415.0%–

25Grant County, SDSD7,53414.7%–

26Butte County, SDSD10,85614.3%–

27Hyde County, SDSD1,19114.2%–

28Miner County, SDSD2,28114.2%–

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24414.0%–

30Fall River County, SDSD7,46713.9%–

31Lawrence County, SDSD29,45913.9%–

32Marshall County, SDSD4,42613.7%–

33McPherson County, SDSD2,34713.4%–

34Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.1%–

35Aurora County, SDSD2,80113.1%–

36Perkins County, SDSD2,85313.0%–

37Harding County, SDSD1,33112.9%–

38Edmunds County, SDSD4,02212.7%–

39Beadle County, SDSD19,62412.7%–

40Tripp County, SDSD5,70812.6%–

41Hand County, SDSD3,12112.6%–

42Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.4%–

43Clark County, SDSD4,03112.3%–

44Hanson County, SDSD3,45612.2%–

45Meade County, SDSD30,71111.8%–

46Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.8%–

47Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.6%–

48Lincoln County, SDSD77,14511.4%–

49Brown County, SDSD37,56111.1%–

50Haakon County, SDSD1,80211.1%–

51Union County, SDSD17,40211.0%–

52McCook County, SDSD5,96411.0%–

53Gregory County, SDSD4,03711.0%–

54Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41310.7%–

55Codington County, SDSD29,56210.6%–

56Deuel County, SDSD4,40810.6%–

57Douglas County, SDSD2,88810.5%–

58Turner County, SDSD9,31410.4%–

59Walworth County, SDSD5,21710.3%–

60Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28410.3%–

61Jerauld County, SDSD1,65410.3%–

62Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110.1%–

63Potter County, SDSD2,3779.6%–

64Davison County, SDSD20,0698.7%–

65Sanborn County, SDSD2,3887.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS