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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. The median across all 66 is 41.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haakon County, SD, up 34 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲28Mellette County, SDSD2,13756.9%+11.0 pts

02▲29Harding County, SDSD1,33153.1%+0.8 pts

03▲10McPherson County, SDSD2,34752.1%+9.4 pts

04▼3Corson County, SDSD3,78152.0%+11.1 pts

05Hand County, SDSD3,12151.2%+14.5 pts

06▲3Jackson County, SDSD2,66650.7%+13.4 pts

07▼5Ziebach County, SDSD2,38950.6%+0.7 pts

08▲8Sully County, SDSD1,47950.3%+9.1 pts

09▲2Douglas County, SDSD2,88849.9%+7.5 pts

10▼7Hughes County, SDSD17,57048.2%+7.2 pts

11▼5Lincoln County, SDSD77,14548.0%+7.1 pts

12▲32Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41347.6%+9.3 pts

13▲5Edmunds County, SDSD4,02246.9%+10.5 pts

14Faulk County, SDSD2,17846.7%+5.1 pts

15▼11Jones County, SDSD91346.1%+8.5 pts

16▲20Hanson County, SDSD3,45646.0%+10.2 pts

17▲11Union County, SDSD17,40245.1%+9.8 pts

18▲2Tripp County, SDSD5,70845.1%+2.6 pts

19▲34Haakon County, SDSD1,80244.5%+7.1 pts

20▼8Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.5%−2.7 pts

21Stanley County, SDSD3,01844.3%+11.5 pts

22▲8Perkins County, SDSD2,85343.9%−1.8 pts

23▲14Todd County, SDSD8,86343.6%+5.8 pts

24▼7Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.9%+8.3 pts

25▲20Bennett County, SDSD3,30742.6%+6.4 pts

26▼19Walworth County, SDSD5,21742.3%+3.0 pts

27▲21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30342.1%+4.5 pts

28▼6Miner County, SDSD2,28142.1%+3.2 pts

29▼4Clay County, SDSD15,03141.9%+1.7 pts

30▲8Aurora County, SDSD2,80141.8%+9.4 pts

31▼16Hyde County, SDSD1,19141.7%+0.3 pts

32▼22Campbell County, SDSD1,37741.5%−3.2 pts

33▲10McCook County, SDSD5,96441.3%+4.7 pts

34▲31Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33840.9%–

35▲5Jerauld County, SDSD1,65440.9%+10.3 pts

36▲3Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69140.4%+7.9 pts

37▼5Fall River County, SDSD7,46740.0%+1.8 pts

38▲16Deuel County, SDSD4,40839.7%+9.1 pts

39▲12Pennington County, SDSD116,79239.6%+4.6 pts

40▲6Custer County, SDSD9,43139.3%−4.6 pts

41▲16Sanborn County, SDSD2,38839.1%+9.7 pts

42▲7Roberts County, SDSD10,25538.2%+6.1 pts

43▼9Gregory County, SDSD4,03738.0%−6.1 pts

44▲14Potter County, SDSD2,37738.0%+4.2 pts

45▼4Lyman County, SDSD3,69438.0%+0.2 pts

46▼11Lake County, SDSD10,99337.9%+8.1 pts

47Yankton County, SDSD23,63537.5%+6.1 pts

48▼25Spink County, SDSD6,15537.3%+1.8 pts

49▼7Brown County, SDSD37,56137.2%+6.0 pts

50▼42Clark County, SDSD4,03136.8%+1.0 pts

51▲1Moody County, SDSD6,63236.5%+3.5 pts

52▼2Hamlin County, SDSD6,90036.4%+6.8 pts

53▼27Brule County, SDSD5,27836.3%−5.6 pts

54▼35Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28436.2%+3.0 pts

55▼28Day County, SDSD5,48436.1%+2.3 pts

56▲10Butte County, SDSD10,85636.0%+7.8 pts

57▲4Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.5%+4.1 pts

58▼34Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24435.0%−3.6 pts

59Meade County, SDSD30,71133.8%+5.8 pts

60▼5Grant County, SDSD7,53433.7%+2.5 pts

61▼5Turner County, SDSD9,31433.7%+4.2 pts

62▼2Beadle County, SDSD19,62431.6%+1.7 pts

63Codington County, SDSD29,56231.5%−0.7 pts

64▼31Marshall County, SDSD4,42631.3%−1.9 pts

65▼1Buffalo County, SDSD1,80231.1%+3.4 pts

66▼4Davison County, SDSD20,06930.5%+1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES