The typical South Dakotan is taxed at a rate of 1.28% for property, nothing for income and up to 4.00% for sales. Compared to the national averages South Dakota earns a score of poor 👎 for property taxes, good 👍 for income taxes and good 👍 for combined local and state sales tax. Quick links to regions of South Dakota with predicted increasing and decreasing valuations.

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List by Cities, Counties and Metropolitan Areas View the Most Expensive and Most Affordable Areas of South Dakota.

  South Dakota has approximately 861,542 residents. A common term for people in South Dakota is "South Dakotan". Within this population there are around 12,154 births and 7,275 deaths per year. Approximately 82.9% of this population speaks English exclusively. Conversely, 1.9% of this population has no verbal English skill. On average, real estate listings in South Dakota are on the market for 66 days. The Market Health Index for South Dakota is 7.65. Lincoln is the wealthiest of all counties in South Dakota. The least wealthy of all counties in South Dakota is Buffalo.

Daily state facts: South Dakota has the shortest average commute time in the country.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, SouthDakota employment in March 2019 was 464,197, unemployment was 13,190 or 2.8% of total jobs.

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Current government job opportunities in South Dakota
Physician- Patient Aligned Care Team (Pact) with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $103,395 to $225,000 annually located in Aberdeen.
Physician (Cardiologist) with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $103,395 to $348,000 annually located in Sioux Falls.
Supvy. Forestry Technician (Supvy Wildland Firefighter) with Bureau of Land Management which pays from $17 to $25 per hour.
Physician- Pulmonologist with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $103,395 to $348,000 annually located in Sioux Falls.
Physician (Women'S Health Director) with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $110,000 to $234,000 annually located in Sioux Falls.
Physician-Neurologist with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $103,395 to $264,000 annually located in Sioux Falls.
Physician (Hematologist/Oncologist) with Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration which pays from $103,395 to $348,000 annually located in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota Counties with the most and highest percentage of democrat voters; the most and highest percentage of republican voters and the most and highest percentage of other voters in the 2016 presidential election.

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