How Custer County Compares

Custer County

2.3%

South Dakota Average

2.3%

Rank #35 of 66 in state

National

5.3%

57.4% below

National Distribution

Where Custer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Custer County: 2.3%

Ranking Context

Rank	County	Value
#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%

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Unemployment Rate in Custer County, South Dakota

Custer County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 2.3%, which ranks #357 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 57.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Dakota, Custer County ranks #35 of 66 out of 66 counties. This places it in the 89th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.