What percent of the workforce in are immigrants?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
Immigrants were 5.3% of employed workers in South Dakota in 2020-2024. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents.
In 2020-2024,

5 in 90

employed workers in South Dakota were immigrants
In 2020-2024,

5.3%

of employed workers in South Dakota were immigrants
While immigrants were 5.3% of employed workers, they made up 4.6% of the working-age population in South Dakota. This indicates a higher employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.

In South Dakota, 5.3% of employed workers were immigrants in 2020–2024.

Share of employed workers that are immigrants, by 5-year period

In what industries do immigrants work in South Dakota?

In 2020–2024, immigrants in South Dakota were most commonly employed in these industries:
  1. Education and health services (23.9% of all employed foreign-born workers)
  2. Manufacturing (22.3%)
  3. Leisure and hospitality (11.4%)
Immigrant and native-born workers are sometimes concentrated in different industries. In South Dakota, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the manufacturing industry, where 22.3% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 9.0% of native-born workers.

Compared to the native-born population, South Dakota’s immigrants more often worked in the manufacturing industry.

Share of employed workers across industries, by nativity (2020-2024)

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