Unemployment Rate in Custer County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.3%
Rank #357/3,222 · #35 in SD
89th
Custer 2.3%
SD 2.9% -22.4%
US 5.3% -57.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Custer County's unemployment rate of 2.3% 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 Custer County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #354 | Cedar County, IA | 2.2% |
| #355 | New Kent County, VA | 2.2% |
| #356 | Burleigh County, ND | 2.3% |
| #357 | Custer County, SD | 2.3% |
| #358 | Dickenson County, VA | 2.3% |
| #359 | Grand Forks County, ND | 2.3% |
| #360 | Atchison County, MO | 2.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Custer County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 2.3%, ranking #357 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #35 of 66. This places it in the 89th 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.