South Dakota News: Pharmacy Workforce Facts

July 1, 2009 2:23 pm Topics: Pharmacies and Pharmacy staff

Published in the July 2009 South Dakota State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

As of June 1, 2009, there were 227 pharmacies in South Dakota operating with full-time permits. Counties with the most full-time pharmacies are Minnehaha (53) and Pennington (25). Currently 934 pharmacists are employed in South Dakota. Cities where the most pharmacists work are as follows: Sioux Falls (384); Rapid City (98); Watertown (38); Aberdeen (37); Mitchell (27); Brookings (26); Yankton (26); and Pierre (20). There are 1,381 pharmacy technicians registered with the Board in the following cities: Sioux Falls (623); Rapid City (203); Aberdeen (58); Yankton (49); and Watertown (48).