RANKING · 2024 ACS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Most white-collar workforce, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Mellette County, SDSD2,13756.9%+24%

02Harding County, SDSD1,33153.1%+2%

03McPherson County, SDSD2,34752.1%+22%

04Corson County, SDSD3,78152.0%+27%

05Hand County, SDSD3,12151.2%+39%

06Jackson County, SDSD2,66650.7%+36%

07Ziebach County, SDSD2,38950.6%+1%

08Sully County, SDSD1,47950.3%+22%

09Douglas County, SDSD2,88849.9%+18%

10Hughes County, SDSD17,57048.2%+18%

11Lincoln County, SDSD77,14548.0%+17%

12Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41347.6%+24%

13Edmunds County, SDSD4,02246.9%+29%

14Faulk County, SDSD2,17846.7%+12%

15Jones County, SDSD91346.1%+23%

16Hanson County, SDSD3,45646.0%+29%

17Union County, SDSD17,40245.1%+28%

18Tripp County, SDSD5,70845.1%+6%

19Haakon County, SDSD1,80244.5%+19%

20Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.5%−6%

21Stanley County, SDSD3,01844.3%+35%

22Perkins County, SDSD2,85343.9%−4%

23Todd County, SDSD8,86343.6%+15%

24Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.9%+24%

25Bennett County, SDSD3,30742.6%+18%

26Walworth County, SDSD5,21742.3%+8%

27Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30342.1%+12%

28Miner County, SDSD2,28142.1%+8%

29Clay County, SDSD15,03141.9%+4%

30Aurora County, SDSD2,80141.8%+29%

31Hyde County, SDSD1,19141.7%+1%

32Campbell County, SDSD1,37741.5%−7%

33McCook County, SDSD5,96441.3%+13%

34Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33840.9%–

35Jerauld County, SDSD1,65440.9%+34%

36Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69140.4%+24%

37Fall River County, SDSD7,46740.0%+5%

38Deuel County, SDSD4,40839.7%+30%

39Pennington County, SDSD116,79239.6%+13%

40Custer County, SDSD9,43139.3%−11%

41Sanborn County, SDSD2,38839.1%+33%

42Roberts County, SDSD10,25538.2%+19%

43Gregory County, SDSD4,03738.0%−14%

44Potter County, SDSD2,37738.0%+12%

45Lyman County, SDSD3,69438.0%+1%

46Lake County, SDSD10,99337.9%+27%

47Yankton County, SDSD23,63537.5%+19%

48Spink County, SDSD6,15537.3%+5%

49Brown County, SDSD37,56137.2%+19%

50Clark County, SDSD4,03136.8%+3%

51Moody County, SDSD6,63236.5%+11%

52Hamlin County, SDSD6,90036.4%+23%

53Brule County, SDSD5,27836.3%−13%

54Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28436.2%+9%

55Day County, SDSD5,48436.1%+7%

56Butte County, SDSD10,85636.0%+28%

57Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.5%+13%

58Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24435.0%−9%

59Meade County, SDSD30,71133.8%+21%

60Grant County, SDSD7,53433.7%+8%

61Turner County, SDSD9,31433.7%+14%

62Beadle County, SDSD19,62431.6%+6%

63Codington County, SDSD29,56231.5%−2%

64Marshall County, SDSD4,42631.3%−6%

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,80231.1%+12%

66Davison County, SDSD20,06930.5%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES