Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q2, the average weekly wage for South Dakota was $759. Among all South Dakota counties, Union County had the highest average weekly wage ($903), followed by Lincoln County ($863), and Minnehaha County ($847).
On the other hand, Mellette County had the lowest average weekly wage ($496), followed by Jackson County ($514), and Jones County ($519).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | 903 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 863 |
| 3 | Minnehaha County | 847 |
| 4 | Hughes County | 787 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 777 |
| 6 | Brown County | 746 |
| 7 | Pennington County | 743 |
| 8 | Yankton County | 730 |
| 9 | Hyde County | 725 |
| 10 | Oglala Lakota County | 724 |
| 11 | Harding County | 719 |
| 12 | Lake County | 717 |
| 13 | Grant County | 715 |
| 14 | Beadle County | 704 |
| 14 | Davison County | 704 |
| 15 | Meade County | 700 |
| 16 | Codington County | 693 |
| 16 | Dewey County | 693 |
| 17 | Clay County | 689 |
| 18 | Haakon County | 688 |
| 19 | Moody County | 683 |
| 20 | Buffalo County | 680 |
| 21 | Edmunds County | 675 |
| 22 | Marshall County | 674 |
| 23 | Deuel County | 668 |
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