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Most unemployed people, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 70. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Perkins County, SD, up 19 places to #32.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most unemployed people by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912,8550%
02Pennington County, SDSD116,7921,808−23%
03▲1Brookings County, SDSD37,635742−5%
04▼1Lincoln County, SDSD77,145685−21%
05▲3Brown County, SDSD37,561674+44%
06Clay County, SDSD15,031602−13%
07▲10Todd County, SDSD8,863556+102%
08▼3Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338508−30%
09▲3Meade County, SDSD30,711499+32%
10▲1Corson County, SDSD3,781352−14%
11▼1Codington County, SDSD29,562301−26%
12▼5Dewey County, SDSD5,419291−48%
13▼4Ziebach County, SDSD2,389277−35%
14▲2Roberts County, SDSD10,255275−5%
15▲8Union County, SDSD17,402273+44%
16▼3Lawrence County, SDSD29,459261−30%
17▼3Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303243−33%
18▲4Beadle County, SDSD19,624184−12%
19Lake County, SDSD10,993174−24%
20▼2Yankton County, SDSD23,635163−40%
21▲7Bennett County, SDSD3,307118−9%
22▲14Grant County, SDSD7,534116+38%
23▲18Mellette County, SDSD2,137108+61%
24▼9Butte County, SDSD10,856104−67%
25▲6Turner County, SDSD9,314102−2%
26▼5Custer County, SDSD9,43197−57%
27▼7Davison County, SDSD20,06993−59%
28▲6Moody County, SDSD6,63290+5%
29▼2Walworth County, SDSD5,21789−36%
30▼5Hughes County, SDSD17,57086−49%
31▲9Fall River County, SDSD7,46781+19%
32▲19Perkins County, SDSD2,85377+221%
33▼9Buffalo County, SDSD1,80270−59%
34▲8Clark County, SDSD4,03167+5%
35▼5Lyman County, SDSD3,69464−44%
36▼7Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24462−47%
37▼4Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41361−29%
38▼6Jackson County, SDSD2,66661−38%
39▼2McCook County, SDSD5,96455−24%
40▲6Day County, SDSD5,48453+26%
41▲2Faulk County, SDSD2,17853−4%
42▼16Tripp County, SDSD5,70848−68%
43▲6Deuel County, SDSD4,40846+53%
44▲1Gregory County, SDSD4,03746+2%
45▼10Spink County, SDSD6,15541−52%
46▼2Brule County, SDSD5,27839−19%
47Hanson County, SDSD3,45633−18%
48▲9Potter County, SDSD2,37731+182%
49▲10Campbell County, SDSD1,37726+333%
51▲11Hyde County, SDSD1,19124+500%
52▼4Edmunds County, SDSD4,02221−34%
53▲8Aurora County, SDSD2,80117+240%
54▲10Jerauld County, SDSD1,65417+467%
55▼16Hamlin County, SDSD6,90016−77%
56▲9Hand County, SDSD3,12113–
57▼4McPherson County, SDSD2,34711−42%
58▼2Jones County, SDSD91310−9%
59▲7Stanley County, SDSD3,0188–
60▼2Douglas County, SDSD2,8887−13%
61▼23Marshall County, SDSD4,4267−90%
62▼10Sanborn County, SDSD2,3887−67%
63▼3Harding County, SDSD1,33160%
64▼10Miner County, SDSD2,2813−77%
65▼10Haakon County, SDSD1,8020−100%
66▼3Sully County, SDSD1,4790−100%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES