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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation in South Dakota, 2026 Edition

NAICS 71
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
772
Employees
7,666
Annual payroll
$179.4M

2. National context

South Dakota accounts for 0.47% of the 162,960 US establishments in this sector and ranks 40th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

SD avg annual wage
$23,405
US avg annual wage
$47,463

South Dakota sector wages are -50.7% versus the national average for NAICS 71.

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 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Minnehaha County1823,166
#2Pennington County1171,067
#3Lincoln County58503
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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.