Unemployment Rate in Clay County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.9%
Rank #2,788/3,222 · #57 in SD
13th
Clay 6.9%
SD 2.9% +138.8%
US 5.3% +31.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's unemployment rate of 6.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Clay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,785 | Valencia County, NM | 6.9% |
| #2,786 | Clarke County, MS | 6.9% |
| #2,787 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 6.9% |
| #2,788 | Clay County, SD | 6.9% |
| #2,789 | Whitman County, WA | 6.9% |
| #2,790 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 7.0% |
| #2,791 | Tyler County, WV | 7.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Clay County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 6.9%, ranking #2,788 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #57 of 66. This places it in the 13th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.