South Dakota

Industry wages in the State of South Dakota grown by 17.9% since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages in the State of South Dakota grown by a total of 17.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

The counties in the State of South Dakota range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 60.0% in Harding County to a low of a 3.1% in Union County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the South Dakota
Total Industry Wages

1. Harding County (60.0%)
2. Haakon County (46.7%)
3. Moody County (41.5%)
4. Roberts County (40.6%)
5. Hamlin County (37.1%)
6. Douglas County (34.4%)
7. Potter County (33.7%)
8. Hyde County (33.6%)
9. Dewey County (32.2%)
10. McCook County (31.2%)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Wages in the State of South Dakota Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in South Dakota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other States in the United States. The overall wages are less than the pay in US of $40,259.

The counties in the State of South Dakota in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $38,599 in Union County to a low of a $14,750 in Buffalo County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the South Dakota
Total Industry Wages

1. Union County ($38,599)
2. Moody County ($33,977)
3. Minnehaha County ($33,103)
4. Lincoln County ($30,875)
5. Grant County ($29,214)
6. Pennington County ($27,893)
7. Yankton County ($27,871)
8. Brown County ($27,646)
9. Codington County ($27,230)
10. Brookings County ($27,165)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

South Dakota Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of South Dakota

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3,747 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 11.3 percent of the growth in South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (3,747 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,476 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (1,220 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,201 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (1,142 new jobs)

Out of the 235 4-digit NAICS industries, 98 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 136 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the State of South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 16,050 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of South Dakota

The Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,976 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 18.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (2,976 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (2,240 jobs lost)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (1,626 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (1,117 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (1,107 jobs lost)

The State of South Dakota: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other personal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 64.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Other personal services industry in South Dakota outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.8 in percent of jobs in the Other personal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (64.3 percent decline)
2. Textile furnishings mills (55.2 percent decline)
3. Electrical equipment manufacturing (49.9 percent decline)
4. Department stores (42.8 percent decline)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (39.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The State of South Dakota: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Basic chemical manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 506.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Basic chemical manufacturing industry in South Dakota outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 19.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (506.3 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (224.3 percent gain)
3. Support activities for forestry (133.3 percent gain)
4. Charter bus industry (125.0 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (115.2 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of South Dakota in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 4,874 total jobs gained in Minnehaha County to a low of 1,965 jobs lost in Union County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the South Dakota
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Minnehaha County (4,874 jobs gained)
2. Lincoln County (4,607 jobs gained)
3. Pennington County (1,976 jobs gained)
4. Brookings County (1,346 jobs gained)
5. Lawrence County (1,332 jobs gained)
6. Meade County (617 jobs gained)
7. Codington County (417 jobs gained)
8. Hughes County (393 jobs gained)
9. Brown County (359 jobs gained)
10. Custer County (329 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of South Dakota in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 95.7 percent job gained in Lincoln County to a low of a 20.6 percent job lost in Union County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the South Dakota
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Lincoln County (95.7 percent gain)
2. Sully County (33.1 percent gain)
3. Hamlin County (23.0 percent gain)
4. Ziebach County (23.0 percent gain)
5. Custer County (20.9 percent gain)
6. Marshall County (20.5 percent gain)
7. Mellette County (18.1 percent gain)
8. Moody County (17.2 percent gain)
9. Harding County (17.1 percent gain)
10. Meade County (16.8 percent gain)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of South Dakota

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According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of South Dakota range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 56.9 percent in Buffalo County to a low of 4.4 percent in Lincoln County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of South Dakota
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Buffalo County (56.9 percent)
2. Shannon County (52.3 )
3. Ziebach County (49.9 percent)
4. Todd County (48.3 percent)
5. Corson County (41 percent)
6. Bennett County (39.2 percent)
7. Jackson County (36.5 percent)
8. Mellette County (35.8 percent)
9. Dewey County (33.6 percent)
10. Charles Mix County (26.9 percent)

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of South Dakota can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 48 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in South Dakota, reporting 20.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 12.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $36,083. Hispanic Householders in South Dakotarecorded a median income of $34,917, this median household income is 15.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in South Dakota had a median household income level of $22,664, this median was 45.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $44,865. This household income level is 8.7 percent greater than the all households reported median in the state. In the State of South Dakota, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,594 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.2 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The states median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $40,310, which represents a 2.3 percent decline. The State of South Dakota ranks 41 of 46 states when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the State of South Dakota, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 47.1 percent since 2000. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in South Dakota, seeing a 52.3 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Compared to States across the United States, the State of South Dakota had a relatively low household income of $41,280 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The poverty rate in the State of South Dakota has increased by 0.4 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 13.2 percent to 13.6 percent.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of South Dakota range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $56,555 in Lincoln County to a low of $14,850 in Buffalo County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of South Dakota
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Lincoln County ($56,555)
2. Union County ($52,404 )
3. Hughes County ($50,275)
4. Minnehaha County ($49,802)
5. Stanley County ($48,169)
6. Pennington County ($43,857)
7. Meade County ($43,281)
8. Custer County ($42,475)
9. Codington County ($42,421)
10. Turner County ($42,189)

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of South Dakota

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South Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2005 population, with 24.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The State of South Dakota is reported having a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of South Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the South Dakota have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 24.4 percent (Men) versus 25 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In the State of South Dakota according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 25.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 24.4 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 25 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

From 2000, the State of South Dakota has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 24.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of South Dakota range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 38.6 percent in Clay County to a low of 5.4 percent in Buffalo County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in South Dakota
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Clay County (38.6 percent)
2. Brookings County (32.2 percent)
3. Hughes County (32 percent)
4. Union County (26.2 percent)
5. Minnehaha County (26 percent)
6. Lincoln County (25.4 percent)
7. Pennington County (25 percent)
8. Custer County (24.4 percent)
9. Lawrence County (24 percent)
10. Brown County (23.6 percent)

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.