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Share of employed residents who work for local, state or federal government, including public schools.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
14.5%
South Dakota
15.8%
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Top and bottom zip codes in South Dakota

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes with the most government workers

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  1. 157794Wounded Knee100%
  2. 257772Porcupine83.6%
  3. 357764Oglala72.5%
  4. 457752Kyle71.5%
  5. 557770Pine Ridge62.5%
  6. 657339Fort Thompson60.6%
  7. 757548Lower Brule60.1%
  8. 857756Manderson59.6%
  9. 957714Allen56.9%
  10. 1057625Eagle Butte54.3%

Zip codes with the fewest government workers

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  1. 157334Ethan5.2%
  2. 257745Hill City5.2%
  3. 357567Philip6%
  4. 457055Renner6%
  5. 557038Jefferson6.7%
  6. 657107Sioux Falls6.9%
  7. 757216Big Stone City7.3%
  8. 857369Platte7.4%
  9. 957104Sioux Falls7.4%
  10. 1057226Clear Lake7.6%

Government workers by county in South Dakota

  1. 1Oglala Lakota County67.5%
  2. 2Ziebach County51.7%
  3. 3Buffalo County47.6%
  4. 4Dewey County47.3%
  5. 5Todd County41.7%
  6. 6Corson County37.6%
  7. 7Stanley County35.7%
  8. 8Lyman County34.3%
  9. 9Jackson County34%
  10. 10Hughes County33%
  11. 11Fall River County31.1%
  12. 12Mellette County28.8%
  13. 13Bennett County27.5%
  14. 14Clay County26.5%
  15. 15Charles Mix County24.4%
  16. 16Lake County24%
  17. 17Roberts County24%
  18. 18Brookings County21.1%
  19. 19Moody County20.8%
  20. 20Hyde County20.3%
  21. 21Brule County20%
  22. 22Custer County19.6%
  23. 23Butte County19.4%
  24. 24Harding County19.1%
  25. 25Edmunds County18.8%
  26. 26Bon Homme County18.7%
  27. 27Douglas County18.7%
  28. 28Spink County18.5%
  29. 29Sully County18.4%
  30. 30Sanborn County18.3%
  31. 31Hanson County18.1%
  32. 32Meade County18.1%
  33. 33Walworth County18%
  34. 34Brown County16.8%
  35. 35Jerauld County16.1%
  36. 36Yankton County16.1%
  37. 37Pennington County15.7%
  38. 38Perkins County15.6%
  39. 39Jones County15.4%
  40. 40Lawrence County15.3%
  41. 41Hamlin County15.2%
  42. 42Day County15%
  43. 43McPherson County15%
  44. 44Davison County14.8%
  45. 45Potter County14.5%
  46. 46Aurora County13.8%
  47. 47Beadle County13.6%
  48. 48Gregory County13.3%
  49. 49Hand County13.2%
  50. 50Turner County13.2%
  51. 51Faulk County13.1%
  52. 52Tripp County13.1%
  53. 53Codington County12.8%
  54. 54Clark County12.7%
  55. 55Campbell County12.4%
  56. 56Kingsbury County12.1%
  57. 57Haakon County11.9%
  58. 58Hutchinson County11.9%
  59. 59Miner County11.9%
  60. 60Marshall County11.1%
  61. 61Union County11.1%
  62. 62Lincoln County10.6%
  63. 63Deuel County10.4%
  64. 64Minnehaha County10.4%
  65. 65Grant County9.9%
  66. 66McCook County9.9%

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest government workers in South Dakota?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 57794 (Wounded Knee, SD) has the highest: 100%.

Which zip code has the lowest government workers in South Dakota?

57334 (Ethan, SD) has the lowest: 5.2%.

What is the government workers for the United States?

14.5%; in South Dakota it is 15.8%.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of employed residents who work for local, state or federal government, including public schools.

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