Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 3.0 | 14,163 | 2 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| Haakon County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jones County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sully County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 0.3 | 6 | 29 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 0.6 | 53 | 44 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 0.6 | 7 | 44 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 0.7 | 10 | 53 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 0.7 | 14 | 53 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 0.8 | 11 | 60 |
| Miner County | Rural | 0.8 | 10 | 60 |
| Davison County | Rural | 0.9 | 90 | 69 |
| Harding County | Rural | 1.0 | 7 | 80 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 1.1 | 11 | 90 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 1.1 | 24 | 90 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 1.1 | 14 | 90 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 1.2 | 25 | 107 |
| Hand County | Rural | 1.2 | 19 | 107 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 1.3 | 33 | 127 |
| Turner County | Urban | 1.3 | 61 | 127 |
| Brule County | Rural | 1.6 | 43 | 171 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 1.6 | 29 | 171 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 1.6 | 611 | 171 |
| Spink County | Rural | 1.6 | 49 | 171 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 1.6 | 43 | 171 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 1.6 | 191 | 171 |
| McCook County | Urban | 1.7 | 52 | 193 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 1.8 | 56 | 207 |
| Codington County | Rural | 2.0 | 310 | 251 |
| Custer County | Urban | 2.0 | 84 | 251 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 2.0 | 74 | 251 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 2.2 | 61 | 303 |
| Day County | Rural | 2.2 | 55 | 303 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 2.3 | 334 | 334 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 2.3 | 2,600 | 334 |
| Lake County | Rural | 2.4 | 147 | 369 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 2.5 | 237 | 401 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 2.6 | 18 | 438 |
| Potter County | Rural | 2.9 | 35 | 544 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 3.0 | 62 | 602 |
| Moody County | Rural | 3.1 | 98 | 661 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,895 | 755 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 3.4 | 27 | 822 |
| Brown County | Rural | 3.5 | 732 | 882 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 3.5 | 113 | 882 |
| Meade County | Urban | 3.5 | 549 | 882 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 3.5 | 57 | 882 |
| Union County | Urban | 3.5 | 318 | 882 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 3.6 | 714 | 951 |
| Grant County | Rural | 3.6 | 153 | 951 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 3.7 | 59 | 1,027 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 3.7 | 93 | 1,027 |
| Clark County | Rural | 4.0 | 66 | 1,219 |
| Butte County | Rural | 4.1 | 230 | 1,291 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 4.2 | 42 | 1,363 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 5.9 | 244 | 2,383 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 6.2 | 288 | 2,506 |
| Clay County | Rural | 8.4 | 711 | 2,937 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 8.4 | 76 | 2,937 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 9.7 | 63 | 3,029 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 9.9 | 117 | 3,041 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 12.9 | 461 | 3,114 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 14.6 | 333 | 3,125 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 14.7 | 114 | 3,126 |
| Todd County | Rural | 17.4 | 489 | 3,136 |
| Corson County | Rural | 23.3 | 359 | 3,141 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 24.2 | 276 | 3,142 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/13/2025 10:36 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/13/2025 10:36 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.