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

Corson County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 counties in 2024, at 23.6%. Sully County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.6Corson County
Lowest0Sully County
Median2.266 counties
South Dakota2.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 1.2 %Beadle County: 1.9 %Bennett County: 10 %Bon Homme County: 2.2 %Brookings County: 3.8 %Brown County: 3.3 %Brule County: 1.5 %Buffalo County: 10.8 %Butte County: 1.8 %Campbell County: 3.1 %Charles Mix County: 5.9 %Clark County: 4 %Clay County: 7 %Codington County: 1.9 %Corson County: 23.6 %Custer County: 2.3 %Davison County: 0.9 %Day County: 2.1 %Deuel County: 2.1 %Dewey County: 13.9 %Douglas County: 0.5 %Edmunds County: 1.1 %Fall River County: 2.5 %Faulk County: 5.3 %Grant County: 2.7 %Gregory County: 2.3 %Haakon County: 0 %Hamlin County: 0.5 %Hand County: 0.8 %Hanson County: 1.8 %Harding County: 0.9 %Hughes County: 1 %Hutchinson County: 1.7 %Hyde County: 3.7 %Jackson County: 7.2 %Jerauld County: 1.7 %Jones County: 2.1 %Kingsbury County: 1 %Lake County: 3 %Lawrence County: 1.8 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lyman County: 4 %McCook County: 1.8 %McPherson County: 1.1 %Marshall County: 0.3 %Meade County: 3.2 %Mellette County: 12.5 %Miner County: 0.3 %Minnehaha County: 2.5 %Moody County: 2.8 %Oglala Lakota County: 16.4 %Pennington County: 3.2 %Perkins County: 4.9 %Potter County: 2.6 %Roberts County: 6 %Sanborn County: 0.6 %Spink County: 1.3 %Stanley County: 0.5 %Sully County: 0 %Todd County: 18.7 %Tripp County: 1.8 %Turner County: 2.2 %Union County: 3 %Walworth County: 3.5 %Yankton County: 1.4 %Ziebach County: 23.5 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.7
  • 1.7 to 2.2
  • 2.2 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 5.9
  • 5.9 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Corson County: 23.6 %Corson County23.6Ziebach County: 23.5 %Ziebach County23.5Todd County: 18.7 %Todd County18.7Oglala Lakota County: 16.4 %Oglala Lakota County16.4Dewey County: 13.9 %Dewey County13.9Mellette County: 12.5 %Mellette County12.5Buffalo County: 10.8 %Buffalo County10.8Bennett County: 10 %Bennett County10Jackson County: 7.2 %Jackson County7.2Clay County: 7 %Clay County7Roberts County: 6 %Roberts County6Charles Mix County: 5.9 %Charles Mix County5.9Faulk County: 5.3 %Faulk County5.3Perkins County: 4.9 %Perkins County4.9Lyman County: 4 %Lyman County4Clark County: 4 %Clark County4Brookings County: 3.8 %Brookings County3.8Hyde County: 3.7 %Hyde County3.7Walworth County: 3.5 %Walworth County3.5Brown County: 3.3 %Brown County3.3Meade County: 3.2 %Meade County3.2Pennington County: 3.2 %Pennington County3.2Campbell County: 3.1 %Campbell County3.1Union County: 3 %Union County3Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Moody County: 2.8 %Moody County2.8Grant County: 2.7 %Grant County2.7Potter County: 2.6 %Potter County2.6Fall River County: 2.5 %Fall River County2.5Minnehaha County: 2.5 %Minnehaha County2.5Gregory County: 2.3 %Gregory County2.3Custer County: 2.3 %Custer County2.3Bon Homme County: 2.2 %Bon Homme County2.2Turner County: 2.2 %Turner County2.2Deuel County: 2.1 %Deuel County2.1Jones County: 2.1 %Jones County2.1Day County: 2.1 %Day County2.1Codington County: 1.9 %Codington County1.9Beadle County: 1.9 %Beadle County1.9McCook County: 1.8 %McCook County1.8Corson County: 23.6 %Corson County23.6Ziebach County: 23.5 %Ziebach County23.5Todd County: 18.7 %Todd County18.7Oglala Lakota County: 16.4 %Oglala Lakota County16.4Dewey County: 13.9 %Dewey County13.9Mellette County: 12.5 %Mellette County12.5Buffalo County: 10.8 %Buffalo County10.8Bennett County: 10 %Bennett County10Jackson County: 7.2 %Jackson County7.2Clay County: 7 %Clay County7Roberts County: 6 %Roberts County6Charles Mix County: 5.9 %Charles Mix County5.9Faulk County: 5.3 %Faulk County5.3Perkins County: 4.9 %Perkins County4.9Lyman County: 4 %Lyman County4Clark County: 4 %Clark County4Brookings County: 3.8 %Brookings County3.8Hyde County: 3.7 %Hyde County3.7Walworth County: 3.5 %Walworth County3.5Brown County: 3.3 %Brown County3.3Meade County: 3.2 %Meade County3.2Pennington County: 3.2 %Pennington County3.2Campbell County: 3.1 %Campbell County3.1Union County: 3 %Union County3Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Moody County: 2.8 %Moody County2.8Grant County: 2.7 %Grant County2.7Potter County: 2.6 %Potter County2.6Fall River County: 2.5 %Fall River County2.5Minnehaha County: 2.5 %Minnehaha County2.5Gregory County: 2.3 %Gregory County2.3Custer County: 2.3 %Custer County2.3Bon Homme County: 2.2 %Bon Homme County2.2Turner County: 2.2 %Turner County2.2Deuel County: 2.1 %Deuel County2.1Jones County: 2.1 %Jones County2.1Day County: 2.1 %Day County2.1Codington County: 1.9 %Codington County1.9Beadle County: 1.9 %Beadle County1.9McCook County: 1.8 %McCook County1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Corson County23.6+0.3 pts
2Ziebach County23.5-0.7 pts
3Todd County18.7+1.3 pts
4Oglala Lakota County16.4+3.4 pts
5Dewey County13.9-0.7 pts
6Mellette County12.5-2.2 pts
7Buffalo County10.8+1.1 pts
8Bennett County10+0.1 pts
9Jackson County7.2-1.2 pts
10Clay County7-1.4 pts
11Roberts County6-0.2 pts
12Charles Mix County5.90 pts
13Faulk County5.3+1 pts
14Perkins County4.9+1.4 pts
15Lyman County4+0.3 pts
16Clark County4-0 pts
17Brookings County3.8+0.1 pts
18Hyde County3.7+1.2 pts
19Walworth County3.5-0.2 pts
20Brown County3.3-0.2 pts
21Meade County3.2-0.3 pts
22Pennington County3.2-0.2 pts
23Campbell County3.1-0.3 pts
24Union County3-0.6 pts
25Lake County3+0.5 pts
26Moody County2.8-0.3 pts
27Grant County2.7-0.9 pts
28Potter County2.6-0.3 pts
29Fall River County2.5-1 pts
30Minnehaha County2.5+0.2 pts
31Gregory County2.3-0.7 pts
32Custer County2.3+0.2 pts
33Bon Homme County2.20 pts
34Turner County2.2+0.8 pts
35Deuel County2.1+1 pts
35Jones County2.1+2.1 pts
37Day County2.1-0.1 pts
38Codington County1.9-0.1 pts
39Beadle County1.9-0.6 pts
40McCook County1.8+0.1 pts
41Tripp County1.8+0.2 pts
42Butte County1.8-2.3 pts
42Hanson County1.8+0.2 pts
44Lawrence County1.8-0.5 pts
45Jerauld County1.7+0.6 pts
46Lincoln County1.7+0.1 pts
47Hutchinson County1.7-0.4 pts
48Brule County1.5-0.1 pts
49Yankton County1.4-0.2 pts
50Spink County1.3-0.3 pts
51Aurora County1.2+0.5 pts
52Edmunds County1.1+0.4 pts
53McPherson County1.1+0.5 pts
54Kingsbury County1-0.3 pts
55Hughes County1+0.4 pts
56Harding County0.9-0.2 pts
57Davison County0.90 pts
58Hand County0.8-0.4 pts
59Sanborn County0.6-0.6 pts
60Hamlin County0.5-1.3 pts
61Stanley County0.5+0.1 pts
62Douglas County0.5-0.3 pts
63Marshall County0.3-0.8 pts
64Miner County0.3-0.6 pts
65Haakon County00 pts
65Sully County00 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by unemployment 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/unemployment-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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Corson County, with 23.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Sully County, with 0% in 2024.

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