COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Dakota vs Kentucky
PLACE A
South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
South Dakota is 80% smaller than Kentucky. South Dakota earns more, with a median household income $11,355 higher. South Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
SOUTH DAKOTAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population907,4284,534,824−80% vs Kentucky
Population density12115−103
Population growth8.9%3.8%+5.1 pts
Median age38.039.1−1.1
Male50.8%49.5%+1.2 pts
Female49.2%50.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born4.0%4.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.8%81.5%−1.8 pts
Black2.1%7.6%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%5.0%−0.2 pts
Asian1.4%1.6%−0.2 pts
Other11.9%4.3%+7.6 pts
Median household income$75,081$63,726+$11,355
Per capita income$40,550$35,821+$4,729
Poverty rate11.9%16.1%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%27.6%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree10.0%11.3%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation67.2%59.7%+7.5 pts
Median home value$257,400$205,600+$51,800
Median gross rent$946$967−$21
Owner-occupied68.6%68.3%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%10.3%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%40.4%−4.0 pts
Average commute17.824.0−6.2
Worked from home9.7%10.2%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.6%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%6.0%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024