| ECONOMY | Hughes, South Dakota | United States |
| | 2.0% | 3.7% |
| | -0.8% | 1.6% |
| | 27.0% | 33.5% |
| | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| | 0.0% | 4.6% |
| | $32,000 | $31,177 |
| | $59,741 | $57,652 |
| | $90,236 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 3.6% | 1.3% |
| | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| | 4.5% | 10.4% |
| | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| | 7.0% | 4.7% |
| | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| | 5.6% | 6.7% |
| | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| | 8.3% | 9.3% |
| | 10.2% | 13.8% |
| | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| | 5.5% | 7.4% |
| | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| | 22.8% | 4.8% |