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

Lincoln County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2021, at 75.7%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 39.4%. The median was 65.4% and the figure for South Dakota was 67.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.7Lincoln County
Lowest39.4Oglala Lakota County
Median65.466 counties
South Dakota67.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 72.9 %Beadle County: 66.9 %Bennett County: 55.5 %Bon Homme County: 49.7 %Brookings County: 71.1 %Brown County: 71 %Brule County: 68.2 %Buffalo County: 56.3 %Butte County: 66.3 %Campbell County: 65.3 %Charles Mix County: 61.1 %Clark County: 63.2 %Clay County: 69.9 %Codington County: 69.9 %Corson County: 58.7 %Custer County: 53 %Davison County: 67.5 %Day County: 55.2 %Deuel County: 66.5 %Dewey County: 68.1 %Douglas County: 65.4 %Edmunds County: 61.6 %Fall River County: 52.8 %Faulk County: 61 %Grant County: 66.3 %Gregory County: 60.9 %Haakon County: 59.1 %Hamlin County: 67.7 %Hand County: 64.4 %Hanson County: 72.3 %Harding County: 71.7 %Hughes County: 67.6 %Hutchinson County: 67.2 %Hyde County: 66.4 %Jackson County: 43.1 %Jerauld County: 60.3 %Jones County: 58.2 %Kingsbury County: 63.3 %Lake County: 68.1 %Lawrence County: 64.9 %Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lyman County: 59 %McCook County: 70.2 %McPherson County: 57.7 %Marshall County: 68.8 %Meade County: 70.5 %Mellette County: 41.7 %Miner County: 61.9 %Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Moody County: 67.8 %Oglala Lakota County: 39.4 %Pennington County: 65.4 %Perkins County: 68.5 %Potter County: 58.1 %Roberts County: 61.3 %Sanborn County: 75.2 %Spink County: 59.8 %Stanley County: 73.2 %Sully County: 65.7 %Todd County: 39.4 %Tripp County: 63.2 %Turner County: 67.5 %Union County: 67.8 %Walworth County: 62 %Yankton County: 66.4 %Ziebach County: 63.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Sanborn County: 75.2 %Sanborn County75.2Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Stanley County: 73.2 %Stanley County73.2Aurora County: 72.9 %Aurora County72.9Hanson County: 72.3 %Hanson County72.3Harding County: 71.7 %Harding County71.7Brookings County: 71.1 %Brookings County71.1Brown County: 71 %Brown County71Meade County: 70.5 %Meade County70.5McCook County: 70.2 %McCook County70.2Codington County: 69.9 %Codington County69.9Clay County: 69.9 %Clay County69.9Marshall County: 68.8 %Marshall County68.8Perkins County: 68.5 %Perkins County68.5Brule County: 68.2 %Brule County68.2Lake County: 68.1 %Lake County68.1Dewey County: 68.1 %Dewey County68.1Moody County: 67.8 %Moody County67.8Union County: 67.8 %Union County67.8Hamlin County: 67.7 %Hamlin County67.7Hughes County: 67.6 %Hughes County67.6Turner County: 67.5 %Turner County67.5Davison County: 67.5 %Davison County67.5Hutchinson County: 67.2 %Hutchinson County67.2Beadle County: 66.9 %Beadle County66.9Deuel County: 66.5 %Deuel County66.5Hyde County: 66.4 %Hyde County66.4Yankton County: 66.4 %Yankton County66.4Butte County: 66.3 %Butte County66.3Grant County: 66.3 %Grant County66.3Sully County: 65.7 %Sully County65.7Douglas County: 65.4 %Douglas County65.4Pennington County: 65.4 %Pennington County65.4Campbell County: 65.3 %Campbell County65.3Lawrence County: 64.9 %Lawrence County64.9Hand County: 64.4 %Hand County64.4Ziebach County: 63.6 %Ziebach County63.6Kingsbury County: 63.3 %Kingsbury County63.3Clark County: 63.2 %Clark County63.2Lincoln County: 75.7 %Lincoln County75.7Sanborn County: 75.2 %Sanborn County75.2Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Stanley County: 73.2 %Stanley County73.2Aurora County: 72.9 %Aurora County72.9Hanson County: 72.3 %Hanson County72.3Harding County: 71.7 %Harding County71.7Brookings County: 71.1 %Brookings County71.1Brown County: 71 %Brown County71Meade County: 70.5 %Meade County70.5McCook County: 70.2 %McCook County70.2Codington County: 69.9 %Codington County69.9Clay County: 69.9 %Clay County69.9Marshall County: 68.8 %Marshall County68.8Perkins County: 68.5 %Perkins County68.5Brule County: 68.2 %Brule County68.2Lake County: 68.1 %Lake County68.1Dewey County: 68.1 %Dewey County68.1Moody County: 67.8 %Moody County67.8Union County: 67.8 %Union County67.8Hamlin County: 67.7 %Hamlin County67.7Hughes County: 67.6 %Hughes County67.6Turner County: 67.5 %Turner County67.5Davison County: 67.5 %Davison County67.5Hutchinson County: 67.2 %Hutchinson County67.2Beadle County: 66.9 %Beadle County66.9Deuel County: 66.5 %Deuel County66.5Hyde County: 66.4 %Hyde County66.4Yankton County: 66.4 %Yankton County66.4Butte County: 66.3 %Butte County66.3Grant County: 66.3 %Grant County66.3Sully County: 65.7 %Sully County65.7Douglas County: 65.4 %Douglas County65.4Pennington County: 65.4 %Pennington County65.4Campbell County: 65.3 %Campbell County65.3Lawrence County: 64.9 %Lawrence County64.9Hand County: 64.4 %Hand County64.4Ziebach County: 63.6 %Ziebach County63.6Kingsbury County: 63.3 %Kingsbury County63.3Clark County: 63.2 %Clark County63.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lincoln County75.7
2Sanborn County75.2
3Minnehaha County74.3
4Stanley County73.2
5Aurora County72.9
6Hanson County72.3
7Harding County71.7
8Brookings County71.1
9Brown County71
10Meade County70.5
11McCook County70.2
12Codington County69.9
13Clay County69.9
14Marshall County68.8
15Perkins County68.5
16Brule County68.2
17Lake County68.1
18Dewey County68.1
19Moody County67.8
20Union County67.8
21Hamlin County67.7
22Hughes County67.6
23Turner County67.5
24Davison County67.5
25Hutchinson County67.2
26Beadle County66.9
27Deuel County66.5
28Hyde County66.4
29Yankton County66.4
30Butte County66.3
31Grant County66.3
32Sully County65.7
33Douglas County65.4
33Pennington County65.4
35Campbell County65.3
36Lawrence County64.9
37Hand County64.4
38Ziebach County63.6
39Kingsbury County63.3
40Clark County63.2
41Tripp County63.2
42Walworth County62
43Miner County61.9
44Edmunds County61.6
45Roberts County61.3
46Charles Mix County61.1
47Faulk County61
48Gregory County60.9
49Jerauld County60.3
50Spink County59.8
51Haakon County59.1
52Lyman County59
53Corson County58.7
54Jones County58.2
55Potter County58.1
56McPherson County57.7
57Buffalo County56.3
58Bennett County55.5
59Day County55.2
60Custer County53
61Fall River County52.8
62Bon Homme County49.7
63Jackson County43.1
64Mellette County41.7
65Todd County39.4
66Oglala Lakota County39.4

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021 (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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oglala Lakota County, with 39.4% in 2021.

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