Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q2, the average weekly wage for South Dakota was $1.07K. Among all South Dakota counties, Union County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.28K), followed by Lincoln County ($1.21K), and Minnehaha County ($1.19K).
On the other hand, Jones County had the lowest average weekly wage ($661), followed by Lyman County ($687), and Mellette County ($712).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | 1276 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 1206 |
| 3 | Minnehaha County | 1190 |
| 4 | Hughes County | 1161 |
| 5 | Lake County | 1081 |
| 6 | Brookings County | 1075 |
| 7 | Pennington County | 1052 |
| 8 | Ziebach County | 1044 |
| 9 | Meade County | 1043 |
| 10 | Yankton County | 1034 |
| 11 | Hyde County | 1033 |
| 12 | Oglala Lakota County | 1020 |
| 13 | Brown County | 1010 |
| 14 | Grant County | 1009 |
| 15 | Davison County | 999 |
| 16 | Hamlin County | 996 |
| 17 | Moody County | 991 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 988 |
| 19 | Sully County | 983 |
| 20 | Codington County | 972 |
| 21 | Hanson County | 965 |
| 22 | Buffalo County | 961 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 951 |
| 24 | Edmunds County | 942 |
| 25 | Beadle County | 941 |
| 26 | Fall River County | 940 |
| 26 | Spink County | 940 |
| 26 | Tripp County | 940 |
| 27 | Dewey County | 939 |
| 28 | Deuel County | 936 |
| 29 | McCook County | 924 |
| 30 | Clay County | 922 |
| 31 | Hutchinson County | 910 |
| 32 | Corson County | 907 |
| 33 | Charles Mix County | 893 |
| 34 | Jerauld County | 892 |
| 35 | Haakon County | 876 |
| 36 | Stanley County | 867 |
| 37 | Todd County | 865 |
| 38 | Kingsbury County | 863 |
| 39 | Roberts County | 857 |
| 40 | Custer County | 855 |
| 41 | Potter County | 853 |
| 42 | Douglas County | 849 |
| 43 | Bon Homme County | 845 |
| 43 | Day County | 845 |
| 44 | Harding County | 843 |
| 45 | Turner County | 837 |
| 46 | Clark County | 835 |
| 47 | Butte County | 828 |
| 48 | Walworth County | 826 |
| 49 | Bennett County | 819 |
| 50 | Hand County | 799 |
| 51 | Miner County | 791 |
| 52 | McPherson County | 787 |
| 53 | Faulk County | 784 |
| 53 | Perkins County | 784 |
| 54 | Aurora County | 780 |
| 55 | Campbell County | 776 |
| 56 | Sanborn County | 771 |
| 57 | Brule County | 747 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 743 |
| 59 | Gregory County | 734 |
| 60 | Mellette County | 712 |
| 61 | Lyman County | 687 |
| 62 | Jones County | 661 |