Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q3
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q3, the average weekly wage for South Dakota was $1.10K. Among all South Dakota counties, Union County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.36K), followed by Minnehaha County ($1.23K), and Lincoln County ($1.20K).
On the other hand, Jones County had the lowest average weekly wage ($679), followed by Mellette County ($689), and Lyman County ($730).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County | 1355 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 1232 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 1204 |
| 4 | Hughes County | 1156 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 1109 |
| 6 | Meade County | 1108 |
| 7 | Pennington County | 1082 |
| 8 | Lake County | 1071 |
| 9 | Hamlin County | 1065 |
| 10 | Sully County | 1060 |
| 11 | Deuel County | 1050 |
| 12 | Yankton County | 1043 |
| 13 | Brown County | 1031 |
| 14 | Grant County | 1028 |
| 15 | Hyde County | 1024 |
| 16 | McCook County | 1019 |
| 17 | Hanson County | 1012 |
| 17 | Moody County | 1012 |
| 18 | Dewey County | 1009 |
| 19 | Davison County | 1008 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 1003 |
| 21 | Fall River County | 989 |
| 22 | Codington County | 980 |
| 23 | Ziebach County | 972 |
| 24 | Beadle County | 969 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 969 |
| 25 | Clay County | 967 |
| 26 | Buffalo County | 960 |
| 27 | Edmunds County | 953 |
| 28 | Oglala Lakota County | 943 |
| 28 | Spink County | 943 |
| 29 | Corson County | 937 |
| 30 | Tripp County | 932 |
| 31 | Stanley County | 931 |
| 32 | Walworth County | 906 |
| 33 | Turner County | 903 |
| 34 | Todd County | 899 |
| 35 | Hutchinson County | 898 |
| 36 | Harding County | 897 |
| 37 | Haakon County | 890 |
| 38 | Kingsbury County | 888 |
| 39 | Charles Mix County | 886 |
| 40 | Clark County | 885 |
| 41 | Custer County | 883 |
| 42 | Bon Homme County | 882 |
| 43 | Butte County | 874 |
| 44 | Jerauld County | 864 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 862 |
| 46 | Campbell County | 856 |
| 47 | Miner County | 847 |
| 48 | Potter County | 846 |
| 49 | Day County | 845 |
| 49 | Roberts County | 845 |
| 50 | Hand County | 832 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 831 |
| 52 | Bennett County | 828 |
| 53 | Brule County | 800 |
| 54 | Perkins County | 798 |
| 55 | McPherson County | 792 |
| 55 | Sanborn County | 792 |
| 56 | Faulk County | 785 |
| 57 | Aurora County | 769 |
| 58 | Gregory County | 745 |
| 59 | Lyman County | 730 |
| 60 | Mellette County | 689 |
| 61 | Jones County | 679 |