COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tennessee vs South Dakota
PLACE A
Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
South Dakota
Tennessee is 679% larger than South Dakota. South Dakota earns more, with a median household income $5,486 higher.
TENNESSEESOUTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE
Total population7,066,383907,428+679% vs South Dakota
Population density17112+159
Population growth8.9%8.9%Even
Median age38.938.0+0.9
Male49.1%50.8%−1.7 pts
Female50.9%49.2%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born6.1%4.0%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.0%79.8%−8.7 pts
Black15.4%2.1%+13.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%4.8%+2.6 pts
Asian1.9%1.4%+0.5 pts
Other4.2%11.9%−7.6 pts
Median household income$69,595$75,081−$5,486
Per capita income$39,437$40,550−$1,113
Poverty rate13.8%11.9%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%31.9%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree11.7%10.0%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%2.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation62.4%67.2%−4.9 pts
Median home value$286,700$257,400+$29,300
Median gross rent$1,189$946+$243
Owner-occupied66.9%68.6%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%10.5%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%36.4%+7.9 pts
Average commute25.717.8+8.0
Worked from home12.9%9.7%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.0%9.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024