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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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Corson County, SDSD3,78153.6%+31%

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,38953.0%+6%

03Hughes County, SDSD17,57049.9%+22%

04Jones County, SDSD91347.6%+27%

05Hand County, SDSD3,12146.2%+26%

06Lincoln County, SDSD77,14545.6%+11%

07Walworth County, SDSD5,21745.2%+15%

08Clark County, SDSD4,03144.9%+26%

09Jackson County, SDSD2,66644.8%+20%

10Campbell County, SDSD1,37743.9%−2%

11Douglas County, SDSD2,88843.4%+2%

12Dewey County, SDSD5,41943.2%−8%

13McPherson County, SDSD2,34743.1%+1%

14Faulk County, SDSD2,17843.0%+3%

15Hyde County, SDSD1,19142.7%+3%

16Sully County, SDSD1,47942.0%+2%

17Brookings County, SDSD37,63541.4%+20%

18Edmunds County, SDSD4,02241.2%+13%

19Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28441.2%+24%

20Tripp County, SDSD5,70840.3%−5%

21Stanley County, SDSD3,01840.1%+22%

22Miner County, SDSD2,28140.0%+3%

23Spink County, SDSD6,15539.7%+12%

24Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24439.6%+3%

25Clay County, SDSD15,03139.6%−2%

26Brule County, SDSD5,27839.3%−6%

27Day County, SDSD5,48439.2%+16%

28Union County, SDSD17,40239.1%+11%

29Mellette County, SDSD2,13738.8%−15%

30Perkins County, SDSD2,85338.3%−16%

31Harding County, SDSD1,33138.0%−27%

32Fall River County, SDSD7,46738.0%−1%

33Marshall County, SDSD4,42637.9%+14%

34Gregory County, SDSD4,03737.7%−14%

35Lake County, SDSD10,99337.6%+26%

36Hanson County, SDSD3,45637.4%+5%

37Todd County, SDSD8,86337.4%−1%

38Aurora County, SDSD2,80137.1%+14%

39Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69137.0%+14%

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,65436.8%+20%

41Lyman County, SDSD3,69436.7%−3%

42Brown County, SDSD37,56136.6%+17%

43McCook County, SDSD5,96436.5%−0%

44Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41335.8%−7%

45Bennett County, SDSD3,30735.8%−1%

46Custer County, SDSD9,43135.8%−19%

47Yankton County, SDSD23,63535.6%+13%

48Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30335.4%−6%

49Roberts County, SDSD10,25535.3%+10%

50Hamlin County, SDSD6,90034.9%+18%

51Pennington County, SDSD116,79234.8%−1%

52Moody County, SDSD6,63234.7%+5%

53Haakon County, SDSD1,80234.5%−8%

54Deuel County, SDSD4,40834.5%+13%

55Grant County, SDSD7,53434.4%+10%

56Turner County, SDSD9,31434.2%+16%

57Sanborn County, SDSD2,38833.5%+14%

58Potter County, SDSD2,37733.5%−1%

59Meade County, SDSD30,71132.9%+18%

60Beadle County, SDSD19,62432.7%+9%

61Lawrence County, SDSD29,45932.4%+3%

62Davison County, SDSD20,06932.1%+9%

63Codington County, SDSD29,56231.4%−3%

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,80230.1%+9%

65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33829.7%–

66Butte County, SDSD10,85627.7%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS