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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Finance and Insurance in South Dakota, 2026 Edition

NAICS 52
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
2,090
Employees
25,102
Annual payroll
$1.99B

2. National context

South Dakota accounts for 0.43% of the 480,546 US establishments in this sector and ranks 40th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

SD avg annual wage
$79,426
US avg annual wage
$123,705

South Dakota sector wages are -35.8% versus the national average for NAICS 52.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
238
SAM debarred/excluded
316

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Finance and Insurance. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Minnehaha County41710,069
#2Lincoln County2353,243
#3Pennington County2281,880
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.