Grant County, SD
Demographic and economic profile of Grant County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Grant County, SD is a small agricultural and goods-producing economy of roughly 7,500 residents that grew 4.5% over five years, an above-average pace for a rural Great Plains county. The labor force participation rate of 68.4% and unemployment of 3.6% reflect a tight local market, though only 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and production rather than professional services. Housing costs are low—median home value of $179,400 and median gross rent of $668/month—and a median household income of $75,028 against those costs suggests relatively favorable wage-to-cost conditions for workers.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+4.5% since 2018
Grant County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,862 (90.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone203 (2.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone189 (2.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races155 (2.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race66 (0.9%)
- Asian Alone60 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish391
- 2.German or other West Germanic238
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island65
- 4.Korean27
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic21
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance866
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)501
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)471
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining400
- 5.Construction (Group)378
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,387
- 2.Service Occupations822
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations649
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations647
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations606
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.