A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & South Dakota

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIASOUTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking924,669#46 of 50 states−222,419
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking393,375#46 of 50 states−43,011
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking41,403#47 of 50 states−2,390
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$999#8 of 50 states+$932
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking480,631#46 of 50 states−91,615
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking13,884#47 of 50 states+9,334
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,626#42 of 50 states+842
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking235,492#46 of 50 states−67,688
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking1,057#50 of 50 states+102,260
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking38,257#47 of 50 states+50,469
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking18.5 min#2 of 50 states+12.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$76,881#29 of 50 states+$32,826
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$41,637#31 of 50 states+$34,967
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$100,178#35 of 50 states+$60,929
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking27,163#48 of 50 states+25,192
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking117,306#46 of 50 states−62,136
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking85,212#46 of 50 states−29,918
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking14,194#46 of 50 states+907
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking5,994#49 of 50 states+10,378
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking831,931#46 of 50 states−171,013
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking73,403#43 of 50 states−42,342
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking662,280#46 of 50 states−181,769
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking290,371#46 of 50 states−50,799
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking363,319#46 of 50 states−90,445
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking79,462#46 of 50 states+19,961
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking36,434#44 of 50 states−19,939
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking730,197#44 of 50 states−475,847
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking16,746#46 of 50 states+269,077
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking66,418#7 of 50 states−65,598
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking15,619#45 of 50 states+18,973
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking44,947#46 of 50 states+43,483

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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