Unemployment Rate in Dewey County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.9%
Rank #3,182/3,222 · #62 in SD
1th
Dewey 13.9%
SD 2.9% +377.2%
US 5.3% +161.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Dewey County's unemployment rate of 13.9% 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 Dewey County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,179 | Wilkinson County, MS | 13.4% |
| #3,180 | Blaine County, MT | 13.6% |
| #3,181 | Hickory County, MO | 13.7% |
| #3,182 | Dewey County, SD | 13.9% |
| #3,183 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 13.9% |
| #3,184 | Charlton County, GA | 13.9% |
| #3,185 | Jayuya Municipio, PR | 14.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Dewey County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 13.9%, ranking #3,182 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 161.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #62 of 66. This places it in the 1th 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.