Corson County, SD
Demographic and economic profile of Corson County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Corson County is a sparsely populated rural county of 3,859 residents with an extremely young median age of 29.9 years, though its labor market is severely constrained — unemployment stands at 23.3%, labor force participation at 57.6%, and the poverty rate at 45.2%. The available workforce is low-cost, with median worker earnings of $34,495 and median gross rent of just $473/month, but only 19.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has shed 7.4% of its population over five years, and GDP per capita of $24,911 alongside a median home value of $73,800 reflect a deeply rural, economically distressed operating environment.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.4% since 2018
Corson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,538 (66.7%)
- White Alone1,138 (29.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races100 (2.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race16 (0.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone14 (0.4%)
- Black or African American Alone0 (0.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish22
- 2.German or other West Germanic13
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining309
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance263
- 3.Public Administration (Group)117
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)110
- 5.Construction (Group)83
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations594
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations182
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations139
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations116
- 5.Service Occupations112
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.