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Most white-collar workforce, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2010 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 36.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS –

01Harding County, SDSD1,33152.3%–

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,38949.8%–

03Dewey County, SDSD5,41947.1%–

04Mellette County, SDSD2,13745.9%–

05Perkins County, SDSD2,85345.7%–

06Campbell County, SDSD1,37744.7%–

07Gregory County, SDSD4,03744.1%–

08Custer County, SDSD9,43143.9%–

09McPherson County, SDSD2,34742.6%–

10Tripp County, SDSD5,70842.6%–

11Douglas County, SDSD2,88842.4%–

12Brule County, SDSD5,27841.9%–

13Faulk County, SDSD2,17841.7%–

14Hyde County, SDSD1,19141.4%–

15Sully County, SDSD1,47941.3%–

16Lincoln County, SDSD77,14541.0%–

17Hughes County, SDSD17,57040.9%–

18Corson County, SDSD3,78140.8%–

19Clay County, SDSD15,03140.2%–

20Walworth County, SDSD5,21739.3%–

21Miner County, SDSD2,28138.9%–

22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24438.6%–

23Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41338.4%–

24Fall River County, SDSD7,46738.2%–

25Todd County, SDSD8,86337.8%–

26Lyman County, SDSD3,69437.8%–

27Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30337.7%–

28Jones County, SDSD91337.6%–

29Haakon County, SDSD1,80237.4%–

30Jackson County, SDSD2,66637.3%–

31Hand County, SDSD3,12136.8%–

32McCook County, SDSD5,96436.6%–

33Edmunds County, SDSD4,02236.4%–

34Bennett County, SDSD3,30736.1%–

35Clark County, SDSD4,03135.8%–

36Hanson County, SDSD3,45635.8%–

37Spink County, SDSD6,15535.5%–

38Union County, SDSD17,40235.4%–

39Pennington County, SDSD116,79235.1%–

40Brookings County, SDSD37,63534.6%–

41Day County, SDSD5,48433.8%–

42Potter County, SDSD2,37733.8%–

43Marshall County, SDSD4,42633.2%–

44Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28433.2%–

45Moody County, SDSD6,63233.0%–

46Stanley County, SDSD3,01832.7%–

47Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69132.5%–

48Aurora County, SDSD2,80132.4%–

49Codington County, SDSD29,56232.2%–

50Roberts County, SDSD10,25532.1%–

51Lawrence County, SDSD29,45931.4%–

52Yankton County, SDSD23,63531.4%–

53Grant County, SDSD7,53431.2%–

54Brown County, SDSD37,56131.2%–

55Deuel County, SDSD4,40830.6%–

56Jerauld County, SDSD1,65430.6%–

57Beadle County, SDSD19,62429.9%–

58Lake County, SDSD10,99329.8%–

59Hamlin County, SDSD6,90029.6%–

60Turner County, SDSD9,31429.5%–

61Davison County, SDSD20,06929.5%–

62Sanborn County, SDSD2,38829.3%–

63Butte County, SDSD10,85628.2%–

64Meade County, SDSD30,71128.0%–

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,80227.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS