401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$811M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,881
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$281,576
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Black Hills Corporation · South Dakota · Utilities

$811M in assets, 2,881 participants

Black Hills Corporation's Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $811M in total assets and 2,881 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #625 in Utilities (732 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,881 participants in South Dakota, 8.5x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $811M.

#625
in Utilities (732 peers)
+11.6%
assets growth YoY
8.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$811,221,285 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,881 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $112M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $727M in the plan year 2023 filing to $811M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 2,972 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,881 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 460458824 · Black Hills Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $811M · 2,881 · 98th

  • VS-ST $811M
  • BOY 2,881
  • SCH 98th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Its USA Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #625

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in South Dakota →

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$727M
Net Assets (End of Year)$811M
Net Income$84M
Employer EIN460458824
Plan Effective Date1982-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Black Hills Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Black Hills Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 15.443879787902763% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$0.95B$1B$1.05B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.94B $1.08B ▲ +14.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,730 $938M
2023 2 3,748 $1.0B
2024 2 3,573 $1.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 02004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 811.221285 · Participants: 2881Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 278.292791 · Participants: 12199Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 265.689062 · Participants: 2380Poet 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 262.560689 · Participants: 2369Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 240.594371 · Participants: 1821Premier 401(k) PlanPathward, National Association 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 173.664829 · Participants: 1241Pathward, National Association 401(k) Plan
Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Its USA Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($811M); by covered participants it is The Leavitt Group Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Employee Stock Ownership Plan in UT (2,881 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($811M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,881 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2024, from $727M to $811M. Reported net income was $84M.
How have Black Hills Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Black Hills Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.4%, from $938M to $1.1B.
Where does Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Its USA Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($811M, 6,219 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Leavitt Group Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Employee Stock Ownership Plan in UT (2,881 participants, $244M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 460458824.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.