Corson County, SD

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2022 Population

3,906

1.49% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

4.32% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

43.4%

0.229% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$48,125

25.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$76,000

31.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Corson County, SD had a population of 3.91k people with a median age of 29 and a median household income of $48,125. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Corson County, SD declined from 3,965 to 3,906, a −1.49% decrease and its median household income grew from $38,281 to $48,125, a 25.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Corson County, SD are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (69.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.84%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.205%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.154%).

None of the households in Corson County, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Corson County, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Corson County, SD was $76,000, and the homeownership rate was 56.4%.

Most people in Corson County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Corson County, SD was 2 cars per household.

Corson County, SD borders Adams County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Campbell County, SD, Dewey County, SD, Perkins County, SD, Walworth County, SD, and Ziebach County, SD.

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United States South Dakota

Population & Diversity

Corson County, SD is home to a population of 3.91k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.179% of Corson County, SD residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2022, there were 2.47 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.72k people) in Corson County, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 72 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

99.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.9% of Corson County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Corson County, SD was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Corson County, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Corson County, SD

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
2.72k ± 40
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 7
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
72 ± 38.5

0.358%

Hispanic Population

14 people

0.358% of the people in Corson County, SD are hispanic (14 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Corson County, SD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.179%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

0.151%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2022, 0.179% of Corson County, SD residents (7 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Corson County, SD was 0.151%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Corson County, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
61 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 16
Gulf War (2001-)
34 ± 17

Corson County, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Corson County, SD employs 1.19k people. The largest industries in Corson County, SD are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (356 people), Educational Services (173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($65,500), Public Administration ($55,096), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.19k

2022 Value

± 97

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Corson County, SD grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 1.17k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Corson County, SD, are Management Occupations (404 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (120 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (95 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Corson County, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.19k

2022 Value

± 97

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Corson County, SD grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 1.17k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Corson County, SD, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (356 people), Educational Services (173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Corson County, SD, though some of these residents may live in Corson County, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,880

Median earning men ± $4,949

$33,813

Median earning women ± $4,657

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($57,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,891).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,313), Public Administration ($53,182), and Manufacturing ($48,295).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
11
Wholesale Trade
9
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Corson County, SD went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.09%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Corson County, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.09%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Corson County, SD for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

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John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Corson County, SD

Dusty Johnson

South Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

Corson County, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Corson County, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.482% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (206k), Some college (148k), and Bachelors Degree (133k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Corson County, SD was $76,000 in 2022, which is 0.27 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $57,700 to $76,000, a 31.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Corson County, SD is 56.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Corson County, SD have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Corson County, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$76,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,270

$604

Median Property Taxes

±$59

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Corson County, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Corson County, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.4%

Homeownership

2022

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 56.4% of the housing units in Corson County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Corson County, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9410
Census Tract 9411

The following map shows all of the tracts in Corson County, SD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,125

Median Household Income

± $11,870

1.07k

Number of Households

± 89

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Corson County, SD grew to $48,125 from the previous year's value of $38,281.

The following chart displays the households in Corson County, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Corson County, SD is from South Dakota.

0.438

2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.26% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (59.3%)
Worked At Home (30.4%)
Carpooled (5.45%)

In 2022, 59.3% of workers in Corson County, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Corson County, SD have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.621% of the workforce in Corson County, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Corson County, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Corson County, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Corson County, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

43.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Corson County, SD (1.69k out of 3.88k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Corson County, SD is Native American, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

79.6% of the population of Corson County, SD has health coverage, with 18.2% on employee plans, 39% on Medicaid, 8.27% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.92% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.6% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 32.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20.4%

Uninsured

18.2%

Employer Coverage

39%

Medicaid

8.27%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.92%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Corson County, SD declined by 14.3% from 23.8% to 20.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Corson County, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Corson County, SD.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Corson County, SD.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.5% in Corson County, SD.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Corson County, SD.