COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Dakota vs Tennessee
PLACE A
South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Tennessee
South Dakota is 87% smaller than Tennessee. South Dakota earns more, with a median household income $5,486 higher.
SOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEEDIFFERENCE
Total population907,4287,066,383−87% vs Tennessee
Population density12171−159
Population growth8.9%8.9%Even
Median age38.038.9−0.9
Male50.8%49.1%+1.7 pts
Female49.2%50.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born4.0%6.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.8%71.0%+8.7 pts
Black2.1%15.4%−13.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%7.4%−2.6 pts
Asian1.4%1.9%−0.5 pts
Other11.9%4.2%+7.6 pts
Median household income$75,081$69,595+$5,486
Per capita income$40,550$39,437+$1,113
Poverty rate11.9%13.8%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.476−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%31.1%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree10.0%11.7%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.7%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation67.2%62.4%+4.9 pts
Median home value$257,400$286,700−$29,300
Median gross rent$946$1,189−$243
Owner-occupied68.6%66.9%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%10.2%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%44.3%−7.9 pts
Average commute17.825.7−8.0
Worked from home9.7%12.9%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.4%+0.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%10.0%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024