Unemployment Rate in Lake County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #638/3,222 · #43 in SD
80th
Lake 2.9%
SD 2.9% +0.9%
US 5.3% -44.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lake County's unemployment rate of 2.9% 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 Lake County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #635 | St. Charles County, MO | 2.9% |
| #636 | Flathead County, MT | 2.9% |
| #637 | Kent County, MD | 2.9% |
| #638 | Lake County, SD | 2.9% |
| #639 | Karnes County, TX | 2.9% |
| #640 | Sedgwick County, CO | 2.9% |
| #641 | Union County, SD | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lake County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #638 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #43 of 66. This places it in the 80th 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.