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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 2022, at 75.8%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 39%. The median was 65.1% and the figure for South Dakota was 67.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.8Lincoln County
Lowest39Oglala Lakota County
Median65.166 counties
South Dakota67.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 70 %Beadle County: 66.6 %Bennett County: 51 %Bon Homme County: 46.2 %Brookings County: 70.4 %Brown County: 70.8 %Brule County: 66.1 %Buffalo County: 56 %Butte County: 65.8 %Campbell County: 65 %Charles Mix County: 61.2 %Clark County: 59 %Clay County: 67.6 %Codington County: 69.1 %Corson County: 58.8 %Custer County: 53.1 %Davison County: 67.7 %Day County: 57.2 %Deuel County: 64.3 %Dewey County: 67 %Douglas County: 66.9 %Edmunds County: 61.5 %Fall River County: 50.3 %Faulk County: 59 %Grant County: 64.2 %Gregory County: 63.2 %Haakon County: 58.6 %Hamlin County: 69 %Hand County: 67 %Hanson County: 75.4 %Harding County: 73.6 %Hughes County: 66.8 %Hutchinson County: 66.8 %Hyde County: 68.3 %Jackson County: 44.8 %Jerauld County: 65.1 %Jones County: 65.4 %Kingsbury County: 63.7 %Lake County: 66.9 %Lawrence County: 65.9 %Lincoln County: 75.8 %Lyman County: 56.3 %McCook County: 70.3 %McPherson County: 58.2 %Marshall County: 65 %Meade County: 70.2 %Mellette County: 47.5 %Miner County: 60.1 %Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Moody County: 64.7 %Oglala Lakota County: 39 %Pennington County: 64.9 %Perkins County: 69.4 %Potter County: 61.8 %Roberts County: 60.5 %Sanborn County: 71.8 %Spink County: 59.1 %Stanley County: 72.3 %Sully County: 70 %Todd County: 45.2 %Tripp County: 62.6 %Turner County: 67.7 %Union County: 67.3 %Walworth County: 63.4 %Yankton County: 63.8 %Ziebach County: 65.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lincoln County: 75.8 %Lincoln County75.8Hanson County: 75.4 %Hanson County75.4Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Harding County: 73.6 %Harding County73.6Stanley County: 72.3 %Stanley County72.3Sanborn County: 71.8 %Sanborn County71.8Brown County: 70.8 %Brown County70.8Brookings County: 70.4 %Brookings County70.4McCook County: 70.3 %McCook County70.3Meade County: 70.2 %Meade County70.2Sully County: 70 %Sully County70Aurora County: 70 %Aurora County70Perkins County: 69.4 %Perkins County69.4Codington County: 69.1 %Codington County69.1Hamlin County: 69 %Hamlin County69Hyde County: 68.3 %Hyde County68.3Davison County: 67.7 %Davison County67.7Turner County: 67.7 %Turner County67.7Clay County: 67.6 %Clay County67.6Union County: 67.3 %Union County67.3Hand County: 67 %Hand County67Dewey County: 67 %Dewey County67Douglas County: 66.9 %Douglas County66.9Lake County: 66.9 %Lake County66.9Hutchinson County: 66.8 %Hutchinson County66.8Hughes County: 66.8 %Hughes County66.8Beadle County: 66.6 %Beadle County66.6Brule County: 66.1 %Brule County66.1Lawrence County: 65.9 %Lawrence County65.9Butte County: 65.8 %Butte County65.8Jones County: 65.4 %Jones County65.4Ziebach County: 65.2 %Ziebach County65.2Jerauld County: 65.1 %Jerauld County65.1Marshall County: 65 %Marshall County65Campbell County: 65 %Campbell County65Pennington County: 64.9 %Pennington County64.9Moody County: 64.7 %Moody County64.7Deuel County: 64.3 %Deuel County64.3Grant County: 64.2 %Grant County64.2Yankton County: 63.8 %Yankton County63.8Lincoln County: 75.8 %Lincoln County75.8Hanson County: 75.4 %Hanson County75.4Minnehaha County: 74.3 %Minnehaha County74.3Harding County: 73.6 %Harding County73.6Stanley County: 72.3 %Stanley County72.3Sanborn County: 71.8 %Sanborn County71.8Brown County: 70.8 %Brown County70.8Brookings County: 70.4 %Brookings County70.4McCook County: 70.3 %McCook County70.3Meade County: 70.2 %Meade County70.2Sully County: 70 %Sully County70Aurora County: 70 %Aurora County70Perkins County: 69.4 %Perkins County69.4Codington County: 69.1 %Codington County69.1Hamlin County: 69 %Hamlin County69Hyde County: 68.3 %Hyde County68.3Davison County: 67.7 %Davison County67.7Turner County: 67.7 %Turner County67.7Clay County: 67.6 %Clay County67.6Union County: 67.3 %Union County67.3Hand County: 67 %Hand County67Dewey County: 67 %Dewey County67Douglas County: 66.9 %Douglas County66.9Lake County: 66.9 %Lake County66.9Hutchinson County: 66.8 %Hutchinson County66.8Hughes County: 66.8 %Hughes County66.8Beadle County: 66.6 %Beadle County66.6Brule County: 66.1 %Brule County66.1Lawrence County: 65.9 %Lawrence County65.9Butte County: 65.8 %Butte County65.8Jones County: 65.4 %Jones County65.4Ziebach County: 65.2 %Ziebach County65.2Jerauld County: 65.1 %Jerauld County65.1Marshall County: 65 %Marshall County65Campbell County: 65 %Campbell County65Pennington County: 64.9 %Pennington County64.9Moody County: 64.7 %Moody County64.7Deuel County: 64.3 %Deuel County64.3Grant County: 64.2 %Grant County64.2Yankton County: 63.8 %Yankton County63.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lincoln County75.8+0.2 pts
2Hanson County75.4+3.1 pts
3Minnehaha County74.3-0 pts
4Harding County73.6+1.9 pts
5Stanley County72.3-0.9 pts
6Sanborn County71.8-3.4 pts
7Brown County70.8-0.2 pts
8Brookings County70.4-0.7 pts
9McCook County70.3+0.2 pts
10Meade County70.2-0.3 pts
11Sully County70+4.3 pts
12Aurora County70-2.9 pts
13Perkins County69.4+0.9 pts
14Codington County69.1-0.9 pts
15Hamlin County69+1.3 pts
16Hyde County68.3+1.9 pts
17Davison County67.7+0.3 pts
18Turner County67.7+0.2 pts
19Clay County67.6-2.3 pts
20Union County67.3-0.5 pts
21Hand County67+2.6 pts
22Dewey County67-1.1 pts
23Douglas County66.9+1.6 pts
24Lake County66.9-1.2 pts
25Hutchinson County66.8-0.4 pts
26Hughes County66.8-0.9 pts
27Beadle County66.6-0.2 pts
28Brule County66.1-2 pts
29Lawrence County65.9+1 pts
30Butte County65.8-0.5 pts
31Jones County65.4+7.2 pts
32Ziebach County65.2+1.6 pts
33Jerauld County65.1+4.8 pts
34Marshall County65-3.8 pts
35Campbell County65-0.3 pts
36Pennington County64.9-0.5 pts
37Moody County64.7-3.2 pts
38Deuel County64.3-2.2 pts
39Grant County64.2-2.1 pts
40Yankton County63.8-2.6 pts
41Kingsbury County63.7+0.4 pts
42Walworth County63.4+1.4 pts
43Gregory County63.2+2.3 pts
44Tripp County62.6-0.6 pts
45Potter County61.8+3.6 pts
46Edmunds County61.5-0.1 pts
47Charles Mix County61.2+0.1 pts
48Roberts County60.5-0.8 pts
49Miner County60.1-1.9 pts
50Spink County59.1-0.7 pts
51Clark County59-4.2 pts
52Faulk County59-2 pts
53Corson County58.8+0.1 pts
54Haakon County58.6-0.5 pts
55McPherson County58.2+0.4 pts
56Day County57.2+2 pts
57Lyman County56.3-2.6 pts
58Buffalo County56-0.3 pts
59Custer County53.10 pts
60Bennett County51-4.5 pts
61Fall River County50.3-2.5 pts
62Mellette County47.5+5.9 pts
63Bon Homme County46.2-3.6 pts
64Todd County45.2+5.8 pts
65Jackson County44.8+1.7 pts
66Oglala Lakota County39-0.4 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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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=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 75.8% in 2022, 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% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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