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Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Lincoln County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2024, at 75.7%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 33.8%. The median was 64.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 67.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.7Lincoln County
Lowest33.8Oglala Lakota County
Median64.366 counties
South Dakota67.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 66.7 %Beadle County: 67.6 %Bennett County: 50.2 %Bon Homme County: 48.3 %Brookings County: 69 %Brown County: 68.1 %Brule County: 63.3 %Buffalo County: 54.7 %Butte County: 69.4 %Campbell County: 64.2 %Charles Mix County: 61.6 %Clark County: 59.4 %Clay County: 67.5 %Codington County: 68.2 %Corson County: 56.4 %Custer County: 55.2 %Davison County: 68.3 %Day County: 57.5 %Deuel County: 63.3 %Dewey County: 61.7 %Douglas County: 68.6 %Edmunds County: 60.5 %Fall River County: 52.6 %Faulk County: 60.2 %Grant County: 69.1 %Gregory County: 64.7 %Haakon County: 61.6 %Hamlin County: 70 %Hand County: 67.8 %Hanson County: 70.2 %Harding County: 75.2 %Hughes County: 65 %Hutchinson County: 65.7 %Hyde County: 63.2 %Jackson County: 43.3 %Jerauld County: 69.8 %Jones County: 64.5 %Kingsbury County: 64.3 %Lake County: 65.4 %Lawrence County: 63.7 %Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lyman County: 57.3 %McCook County: 69.4 %McPherson County: 56.5 %Marshall County: 63.8 %Meade County: 69.1 %Mellette County: 58.7 %Miner County: 63.3 %Minnehaha County: 74.1 %Moody County: 65.9 %Oglala Lakota County: 33.8 %Pennington County: 64.4 %Perkins County: 66.6 %Potter County: 61.5 %Roberts County: 60.2 %Sanborn County: 68.8 %Spink County: 60.7 %Stanley County: 67.3 %Sully County: 69.3 %Todd County: 50.1 %Tripp County: 59.6 %Turner County: 69.1 %Union County: 68.4 %Walworth County: 61.6 %Yankton County: 61.9 %Ziebach County: 63.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Harding County: 75.2 %Harding County75.2Minnehaha County: 74.1 %Minnehaha County74.1Hanson County: 70.2 %Hanson County70.2Hamlin County: 70 %Hamlin County70Jerauld County: 69.8 %Jerauld County69.8Butte County: 69.4 %Butte County69.4McCook County: 69.4 %McCook County69.4Sully County: 69.3 %Sully County69.3Meade County: 69.1 %Meade County69.1Grant County: 69.1 %Grant County69.1Turner County: 69.1 %Turner County69.1Brookings County: 69 %Brookings County69Sanborn County: 68.8 %Sanborn County68.8Douglas County: 68.6 %Douglas County68.6Union County: 68.4 %Union County68.4Davison County: 68.3 %Davison County68.3Codington County: 68.2 %Codington County68.2Brown County: 68.1 %Brown County68.1Hand County: 67.8 %Hand County67.8Beadle County: 67.6 %Beadle County67.6Clay County: 67.5 %Clay County67.5Stanley County: 67.3 %Stanley County67.3Aurora County: 66.7 %Aurora County66.7Perkins County: 66.6 %Perkins County66.6Moody County: 65.9 %Moody County65.9Hutchinson County: 65.7 %Hutchinson County65.7Lake County: 65.4 %Lake County65.4Hughes County: 65 %Hughes County65Gregory County: 64.7 %Gregory County64.7Jones County: 64.5 %Jones County64.5Pennington County: 64.4 %Pennington County64.4Kingsbury County: 64.3 %Kingsbury County64.3Campbell County: 64.2 %Campbell County64.2Marshall County: 63.8 %Marshall County63.8Lawrence County: 63.7 %Lawrence County63.7Deuel County: 63.3 %Deuel County63.3Brule County: 63.3 %Brule County63.3Miner County: 63.3 %Miner County63.3Hyde County: 63.2 %Hyde County63.2Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Harding County: 75.2 %Harding County75.2Minnehaha County: 74.1 %Minnehaha County74.1Hanson County: 70.2 %Hanson County70.2Hamlin County: 70 %Hamlin County70Jerauld County: 69.8 %Jerauld County69.8Butte County: 69.4 %Butte County69.4McCook County: 69.4 %McCook County69.4Sully County: 69.3 %Sully County69.3Meade County: 69.1 %Meade County69.1Grant County: 69.1 %Grant County69.1Turner County: 69.1 %Turner County69.1Brookings County: 69 %Brookings County69Sanborn County: 68.8 %Sanborn County68.8Douglas County: 68.6 %Douglas County68.6Union County: 68.4 %Union County68.4Davison County: 68.3 %Davison County68.3Codington County: 68.2 %Codington County68.2Brown County: 68.1 %Brown County68.1Hand County: 67.8 %Hand County67.8Beadle County: 67.6 %Beadle County67.6Clay County: 67.5 %Clay County67.5Stanley County: 67.3 %Stanley County67.3Aurora County: 66.7 %Aurora County66.7Perkins County: 66.6 %Perkins County66.6Moody County: 65.9 %Moody County65.9Hutchinson County: 65.7 %Hutchinson County65.7Lake County: 65.4 %Lake County65.4Hughes County: 65 %Hughes County65Gregory County: 64.7 %Gregory County64.7Jones County: 64.5 %Jones County64.5Pennington County: 64.4 %Pennington County64.4Kingsbury County: 64.3 %Kingsbury County64.3Campbell County: 64.2 %Campbell County64.2Marshall County: 63.8 %Marshall County63.8Lawrence County: 63.7 %Lawrence County63.7Deuel County: 63.3 %Deuel County63.3Brule County: 63.3 %Brule County63.3Miner County: 63.3 %Miner County63.3Hyde County: 63.2 %Hyde County63.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lincoln County75.7+0.1 pts
2Harding County75.2-1.3 pts
3Minnehaha County74.1-0.4 pts
4Hanson County70.2-1.7 pts
5Hamlin County70+1.7 pts
6Jerauld County69.8+4.1 pts
7Butte County69.4+1.2 pts
8McCook County69.4-1.1 pts
9Sully County69.3-2.1 pts
10Meade County69.1-0.4 pts
11Grant County69.1+0.7 pts
11Turner County69.1+0.8 pts
13Brookings County69-0.7 pts
14Sanborn County68.8-1.4 pts
15Douglas County68.6+0.9 pts
16Union County68.4+1 pts
17Davison County68.3+0.9 pts
18Codington County68.2-0.3 pts
19Brown County68.1-2 pts
20Hand County67.8-1.3 pts
21Beadle County67.6+1.2 pts
22Clay County67.5+0.6 pts
23Stanley County67.3-4.8 pts
24Aurora County66.7-1.8 pts
25Perkins County66.6-0.6 pts
26Moody County65.9-0 pts
27Hutchinson County65.7-0.4 pts
28Lake County65.4-1.8 pts
29Hughes County65-0.5 pts
30Gregory County64.7-0.9 pts
31Jones County64.5+3.4 pts
32Pennington County64.4-0 pts
33Kingsbury County64.3-0 pts
34Campbell County64.2-1.6 pts
35Marshall County63.8-1 pts
36Lawrence County63.7-1 pts
37Deuel County63.3+0.1 pts
38Brule County63.3-2.9 pts
39Miner County63.3+1.2 pts
40Hyde County63.2-1.5 pts
41Ziebach County63.2+2.2 pts
42Yankton County61.9-0.2 pts
43Dewey County61.7-5.2 pts
44Charles Mix County61.6-0.1 pts
44Haakon County61.6-0.2 pts
46Walworth County61.6+1.1 pts
47Potter County61.5-2 pts
48Spink County60.7+0.4 pts
49Edmunds County60.5-1.3 pts
50Faulk County60.2+1.1 pts
51Roberts County60.2-0.3 pts
52Tripp County59.6-0 pts
53Clark County59.4+1.3 pts
54Mellette County58.7+5.9 pts
55Day County57.5+0.2 pts
56Lyman County57.3-0.1 pts
57McPherson County56.5-3.3 pts
58Corson County56.4-1.2 pts
59Custer County55.2+1.1 pts
60Buffalo County54.7+1 pts
61Fall River County52.60 pts
62Bennett County50.2-0.9 pts
63Todd County50.1+3.1 pts
64Bon Homme County48.3+0.6 pts
65Jackson County43.3-3.2 pts
66Oglala Lakota County33.8-5.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in South Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lincoln County, with 75.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oglala Lakota County, with 33.8% in 2024.

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