RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Most white-collar workforce, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Corson County, SDSD3,78153.6%+12.8 pts

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,38953.0%+3.2 pts

03Hughes County, SDSD17,57049.9%+9.0 pts

04Jones County, SDSD91347.6%+10.1 pts

05Hand County, SDSD3,12146.2%+9.5 pts

06Lincoln County, SDSD77,14545.6%+4.6 pts

07Walworth County, SDSD5,21745.2%+6.0 pts

08Clark County, SDSD4,03144.9%+9.2 pts

09Jackson County, SDSD2,66644.8%+7.5 pts

10Campbell County, SDSD1,37743.9%−0.8 pts

11Douglas County, SDSD2,88843.4%+1.0 pts

12Dewey County, SDSD5,41943.2%−4.0 pts

13McPherson County, SDSD2,34743.1%+0.5 pts

14Faulk County, SDSD2,17843.0%+1.4 pts

15Hyde County, SDSD1,19142.7%+1.2 pts

16Sully County, SDSD1,47942.0%+0.7 pts

17Brookings County, SDSD37,63541.4%+6.8 pts

18Edmunds County, SDSD4,02241.2%+4.8 pts

19Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28441.2%+8.0 pts

20Tripp County, SDSD5,70840.3%−2.2 pts

21Stanley County, SDSD3,01840.1%+7.4 pts

22Miner County, SDSD2,28140.0%+1.1 pts

23Spink County, SDSD6,15539.7%+4.2 pts

24Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24439.6%+1.0 pts

25Clay County, SDSD15,03139.6%−0.7 pts

26Brule County, SDSD5,27839.3%−2.6 pts

27Day County, SDSD5,48439.2%+5.4 pts

28Union County, SDSD17,40239.1%+3.8 pts

29Mellette County, SDSD2,13738.8%−7.1 pts

30Perkins County, SDSD2,85338.3%−7.5 pts

31Harding County, SDSD1,33138.0%−14.3 pts

32Fall River County, SDSD7,46738.0%−0.3 pts

33Marshall County, SDSD4,42637.9%+4.7 pts

34Gregory County, SDSD4,03737.7%−6.3 pts

35Lake County, SDSD10,99337.6%+7.8 pts

36Hanson County, SDSD3,45637.4%+1.7 pts

37Todd County, SDSD8,86337.4%−0.4 pts

38Aurora County, SDSD2,80137.1%+4.7 pts

39Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69137.0%+4.5 pts

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,65436.8%+6.2 pts

41Lyman County, SDSD3,69436.7%−1.1 pts

42Brown County, SDSD37,56136.6%+5.4 pts

43McCook County, SDSD5,96436.5%−0.1 pts

44Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41335.8%−2.5 pts

45Bennett County, SDSD3,30735.8%−0.3 pts

46Custer County, SDSD9,43135.8%−8.1 pts

47Yankton County, SDSD23,63535.6%+4.2 pts

48Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30335.4%−2.3 pts

49Roberts County, SDSD10,25535.3%+3.3 pts

50Hamlin County, SDSD6,90034.9%+5.2 pts

51Pennington County, SDSD116,79234.8%−0.2 pts

52Moody County, SDSD6,63234.7%+1.7 pts

53Haakon County, SDSD1,80234.5%−2.9 pts

54Deuel County, SDSD4,40834.5%+3.8 pts

55Grant County, SDSD7,53434.4%+3.2 pts

56Turner County, SDSD9,31434.2%+4.7 pts

57Sanborn County, SDSD2,38833.5%+4.2 pts

58Potter County, SDSD2,37733.5%−0.3 pts

59Meade County, SDSD30,71132.9%+4.9 pts

60Beadle County, SDSD19,62432.7%+2.8 pts

61Lawrence County, SDSD29,45932.4%+1.0 pts

62Davison County, SDSD20,06932.1%+2.6 pts

63Codington County, SDSD29,56231.4%−0.9 pts

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,80230.1%+2.4 pts

65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33829.7%–

66Butte County, SDSD10,85627.7%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS