Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2008 Q1, the average weekly wage for South Dakota was $632. Among all South Dakota counties, Union County had the highest average weekly wage ($741), followed by Minnehaha County ($736), and Lincoln County ($671).
On the other hand, Mellette County had the lowest average weekly wage ($388), followed by Lyman County ($410), and McPherson County ($414).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | 741 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 736 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 671 |
| 4 | Brookings County | 645 |
| 5 | Beadle County | 636 |
| 6 | Hughes County | 635 |
| 7 | Pennington County | 630 |
| 8 | Buffalo County | 623 |
| 9 | Deuel County | 612 |
| 10 | Yankton County | 600 |
| 11 | Brown County | 596 |
| 12 | Codington County | 595 |
| 12 | Grant County | 595 |
| 13 | Meade County | 576 |
| 14 | Davison County | 566 |
| 15 | Ziebach County | 565 |
| 16 | Lake County | 562 |
| 17 | Clay County | 561 |
| 18 | Dewey County | 556 |
| 19 | Moody County | 553 |
| 20 | Todd County | 550 |
| 21 | Custer County | 544 |
| 22 | Harding County | 543 |
| 22 | Kingsbury County | 543 |
| 22 | Miner County | 543 |
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