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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.

Most white-collar workforce by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010
01Mellette County, SDSD2,13756.9%+11.0 pts
02Harding County, SDSD1,33153.1%+0.8 pts
03McPherson County, SDSD2,34752.1%+9.4 pts
04Corson County, SDSD3,78152.0%+11.1 pts
05Hand County, SDSD3,12151.2%+14.5 pts
06Jackson County, SDSD2,66650.7%+13.4 pts
07Ziebach County, SDSD2,38950.6%+0.7 pts
08Sully County, SDSD1,47950.3%+9.1 pts
09Douglas County, SDSD2,88849.9%+7.5 pts
10Hughes County, SDSD17,57048.2%+7.2 pts
11Lincoln County, SDSD77,14548.0%+7.1 pts
12Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41347.6%+9.3 pts
13Edmunds County, SDSD4,02246.9%+10.5 pts
14Faulk County, SDSD2,17846.7%+5.1 pts
15Jones County, SDSD91346.1%+8.5 pts
16Hanson County, SDSD3,45646.0%+10.2 pts
17Union County, SDSD17,40245.1%+9.8 pts
18Tripp County, SDSD5,70845.1%+2.6 pts
19Haakon County, SDSD1,80244.5%+7.1 pts
20Dewey County, SDSD5,41944.5%−2.7 pts
21Stanley County, SDSD3,01844.3%+11.5 pts
22Perkins County, SDSD2,85343.9%−1.8 pts
23Todd County, SDSD8,86343.6%+5.8 pts
24Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.9%+8.3 pts
25Bennett County, SDSD3,30742.6%+6.4 pts
26Walworth County, SDSD5,21742.3%+3.0 pts
27Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30342.1%+4.5 pts
28Miner County, SDSD2,28142.1%+3.2 pts
29Clay County, SDSD15,03141.9%+1.7 pts
30Aurora County, SDSD2,80141.8%+9.4 pts
31Hyde County, SDSD1,19141.7%+0.3 pts
32Campbell County, SDSD1,37741.5%−3.2 pts
33McCook County, SDSD5,96441.3%+4.7 pts
34Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33840.9%–
35Jerauld County, SDSD1,65440.9%+10.3 pts
36Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69140.4%+7.9 pts
37Fall River County, SDSD7,46740.0%+1.8 pts
38Deuel County, SDSD4,40839.7%+9.1 pts
39Pennington County, SDSD116,79239.6%+4.6 pts
40Custer County, SDSD9,43139.3%−4.6 pts
41Sanborn County, SDSD2,38839.1%+9.7 pts
42Roberts County, SDSD10,25538.2%+6.1 pts
43Gregory County, SDSD4,03738.0%−6.1 pts
44Potter County, SDSD2,37738.0%+4.2 pts
45Lyman County, SDSD3,69438.0%+0.2 pts
46Lake County, SDSD10,99337.9%+8.1 pts
47Yankton County, SDSD23,63537.5%+6.1 pts
48Spink County, SDSD6,15537.3%+1.8 pts
49Brown County, SDSD37,56137.2%+6.0 pts
50Clark County, SDSD4,03136.8%+1.0 pts
51Moody County, SDSD6,63236.5%+3.5 pts
52Hamlin County, SDSD6,90036.4%+6.8 pts
53Brule County, SDSD5,27836.3%−5.6 pts
54Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28436.2%+3.0 pts
55Day County, SDSD5,48436.1%+2.3 pts
56Butte County, SDSD10,85636.0%+7.8 pts
57Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.5%+4.1 pts
58Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24435.0%−3.6 pts
59Meade County, SDSD30,71133.8%+5.8 pts
60Grant County, SDSD7,53433.7%+2.5 pts
61Turner County, SDSD9,31433.7%+4.2 pts
62Beadle County, SDSD19,62431.6%+1.7 pts
63Codington County, SDSD29,56231.5%−0.7 pts
64Marshall County, SDSD4,42631.3%−1.9 pts
65Buffalo County, SDSD1,80231.1%+3.4 pts
66Davison County, SDSD20,06930.5%+1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES