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

Harding County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2023, at 76.5%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 38.9%. The median was 65.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 67.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.5Harding County
Lowest38.9Oglala Lakota County
Median65.266 counties
South Dakota67.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 68.5 %Beadle County: 66.4 %Bennett County: 51.1 %Bon Homme County: 47.7 %Brookings County: 69.7 %Brown County: 70.1 %Brule County: 66.2 %Buffalo County: 53.6 %Butte County: 68.3 %Campbell County: 65.8 %Charles Mix County: 61.7 %Clark County: 58.1 %Clay County: 66.9 %Codington County: 68.6 %Corson County: 57.6 %Custer County: 54.1 %Davison County: 67.5 %Day County: 57.3 %Deuel County: 63.2 %Dewey County: 66.9 %Douglas County: 67.7 %Edmunds County: 61.7 %Fall River County: 52.6 %Faulk County: 59.1 %Grant County: 68.4 %Gregory County: 65.6 %Haakon County: 61.8 %Hamlin County: 68.4 %Hand County: 69.1 %Hanson County: 71.9 %Harding County: 76.5 %Hughes County: 65.6 %Hutchinson County: 66.1 %Hyde County: 64.7 %Jackson County: 46.5 %Jerauld County: 65.6 %Jones County: 61 %Kingsbury County: 64.4 %Lake County: 67.2 %Lawrence County: 64.8 %Lincoln County: 75.6 %Lyman County: 57.4 %McCook County: 70.5 %McPherson County: 59.8 %Marshall County: 64.8 %Meade County: 69.6 %Mellette County: 52.8 %Miner County: 62.1 %Minnehaha County: 74.5 %Moody County: 65.9 %Oglala Lakota County: 38.9 %Pennington County: 64.5 %Perkins County: 67.1 %Potter County: 63.5 %Roberts County: 60.5 %Sanborn County: 70.2 %Spink County: 60.3 %Stanley County: 72.2 %Sully County: 71.4 %Todd County: 46.9 %Tripp County: 59.7 %Turner County: 68.3 %Union County: 67.4 %Walworth County: 60.5 %Yankton County: 62.1 %Ziebach County: 61 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Harding County: 76.5 %Harding County76.5Lincoln County: 75.6 %Lincoln County75.6Minnehaha County: 74.5 %Minnehaha County74.5Stanley County: 72.2 %Stanley County72.2Hanson County: 71.9 %Hanson County71.9Sully County: 71.4 %Sully County71.4McCook County: 70.5 %McCook County70.5Sanborn County: 70.2 %Sanborn County70.2Brown County: 70.1 %Brown County70.1Brookings County: 69.7 %Brookings County69.7Meade County: 69.6 %Meade County69.6Hand County: 69.1 %Hand County69.1Codington County: 68.6 %Codington County68.6Aurora County: 68.5 %Aurora County68.5Grant County: 68.4 %Grant County68.4Hamlin County: 68.4 %Hamlin County68.4Turner County: 68.3 %Turner County68.3Butte County: 68.3 %Butte County68.3Douglas County: 67.7 %Douglas County67.7Davison County: 67.5 %Davison County67.5Union County: 67.4 %Union County67.4Lake County: 67.2 %Lake County67.2Perkins County: 67.1 %Perkins County67.1Dewey County: 66.9 %Dewey County66.9Clay County: 66.9 %Clay County66.9Beadle County: 66.4 %Beadle County66.4Brule County: 66.2 %Brule County66.2Hutchinson County: 66.1 %Hutchinson County66.1Moody County: 65.9 %Moody County65.9Campbell County: 65.8 %Campbell County65.8Jerauld County: 65.6 %Jerauld County65.6Gregory County: 65.6 %Gregory County65.6Hughes County: 65.6 %Hughes County65.6Marshall County: 64.8 %Marshall County64.8Lawrence County: 64.8 %Lawrence County64.8Hyde County: 64.7 %Hyde County64.7Pennington County: 64.5 %Pennington County64.5Kingsbury County: 64.4 %Kingsbury County64.4Potter County: 63.5 %Potter County63.5Deuel County: 63.2 %Deuel County63.2Harding County: 76.5 %Harding County76.5Lincoln County: 75.6 %Lincoln County75.6Minnehaha County: 74.5 %Minnehaha County74.5Stanley County: 72.2 %Stanley County72.2Hanson County: 71.9 %Hanson County71.9Sully County: 71.4 %Sully County71.4McCook County: 70.5 %McCook County70.5Sanborn County: 70.2 %Sanborn County70.2Brown County: 70.1 %Brown County70.1Brookings County: 69.7 %Brookings County69.7Meade County: 69.6 %Meade County69.6Hand County: 69.1 %Hand County69.1Codington County: 68.6 %Codington County68.6Aurora County: 68.5 %Aurora County68.5Grant County: 68.4 %Grant County68.4Hamlin County: 68.4 %Hamlin County68.4Turner County: 68.3 %Turner County68.3Butte County: 68.3 %Butte County68.3Douglas County: 67.7 %Douglas County67.7Davison County: 67.5 %Davison County67.5Union County: 67.4 %Union County67.4Lake County: 67.2 %Lake County67.2Perkins County: 67.1 %Perkins County67.1Dewey County: 66.9 %Dewey County66.9Clay County: 66.9 %Clay County66.9Beadle County: 66.4 %Beadle County66.4Brule County: 66.2 %Brule County66.2Hutchinson County: 66.1 %Hutchinson County66.1Moody County: 65.9 %Moody County65.9Campbell County: 65.8 %Campbell County65.8Jerauld County: 65.6 %Jerauld County65.6Gregory County: 65.6 %Gregory County65.6Hughes County: 65.6 %Hughes County65.6Marshall County: 64.8 %Marshall County64.8Lawrence County: 64.8 %Lawrence County64.8Hyde County: 64.7 %Hyde County64.7Pennington County: 64.5 %Pennington County64.5Kingsbury County: 64.4 %Kingsbury County64.4Potter County: 63.5 %Potter County63.5Deuel County: 63.2 %Deuel County63.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Harding County76.5+2.9 pts
2Lincoln County75.6-0.3 pts
3Minnehaha County74.5+0.2 pts
4Stanley County72.2-0.1 pts
5Hanson County71.9-3.5 pts
6Sully County71.4+1.4 pts
7McCook County70.5+0.1 pts
8Sanborn County70.2-1.6 pts
9Brown County70.1-0.7 pts
10Brookings County69.7-0.8 pts
11Meade County69.6-0.6 pts
12Hand County69.1+2.1 pts
13Codington County68.6-0.5 pts
14Aurora County68.5-1.5 pts
15Grant County68.4+4.2 pts
16Hamlin County68.4-0.7 pts
17Turner County68.3+0.6 pts
18Butte County68.3+2.5 pts
19Douglas County67.7+0.7 pts
20Davison County67.5-0.3 pts
21Union County67.4+0.1 pts
22Lake County67.2+0.3 pts
23Perkins County67.1-2.2 pts
24Dewey County66.9-0.1 pts
25Clay County66.9-0.7 pts
26Beadle County66.4-0.3 pts
27Brule County66.20 pts
28Hutchinson County66.1-0.7 pts
29Moody County65.9+1.3 pts
30Campbell County65.8+0.8 pts
31Jerauld County65.6+0.5 pts
32Gregory County65.6+2.4 pts
33Hughes County65.6-1.2 pts
34Marshall County64.8-0.2 pts
35Lawrence County64.8-1.1 pts
36Hyde County64.7-3.6 pts
37Pennington County64.5-0.5 pts
38Kingsbury County64.4+0.6 pts
39Potter County63.5+1.7 pts
40Deuel County63.2-1.1 pts
41Yankton County62.1-1.6 pts
42Miner County62.1+2 pts
43Haakon County61.8+3.2 pts
44Edmunds County61.7+0.3 pts
45Charles Mix County61.7+0.5 pts
46Jones County61-4.3 pts
47Ziebach County61-4.2 pts
48Roberts County60.5-0 pts
48Walworth County60.5-2.9 pts
50Spink County60.3+1.2 pts
51McPherson County59.8+1.6 pts
52Tripp County59.7-2.9 pts
53Faulk County59.1+0.1 pts
54Clark County58.1-1 pts
55Corson County57.6-1.2 pts
56Lyman County57.4+1 pts
57Day County57.3+0.1 pts
58Custer County54.1+1 pts
59Buffalo County53.6-2.4 pts
60Mellette County52.8+5.2 pts
61Fall River County52.6+2.3 pts
62Bennett County51.1+0.2 pts
63Bon Homme County47.7+1.5 pts
64Todd County46.9+1.8 pts
65Jackson County46.5+1.7 pts
66Oglala Lakota County38.9-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harding County, with 76.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oglala Lakota County, with 38.9% in 2023.

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