McCook County, SD

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2022 Population

5,714

0.669% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.5

0.509% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.36%

2.68% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$74,873

3.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$186,100

13.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, McCook County, SD had a population of 5.71k people with a median age of 39.5 and a median household income of $74,873. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of McCook County, SD grew from 5,676 to 5,714, a 0.669% increase and its median household income grew from $72,063 to $74,873, a 3.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in McCook County, SD are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.7%), White (Hispanic) (2.59%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.35%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.805%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.805%).

None of the households in McCook 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.

99.5% of the residents in McCook County, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in McCook County, SD was $186,100, and the homeownership rate was 82.1%.

Most people in McCook County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in McCook County, SD was 3 cars per household.

McCook County, SD borders Lake County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, and Turner County, SD.

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Population & Diversity

McCook County, SD is home to a population of 5.71k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.03% of McCook County, SD residents were born outside of the country (59 people).

In 2022, there were 35.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.3k people) in McCook County, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 148 White (Hispanic) and 134 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.5% of McCook County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in McCook County, SD was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in McCook County, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.3k ± 10
White (Hispanic)
148 ± 64
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
134 ± 26.9

4.43%

Hispanic Population

253 people

4.43% of the people in McCook County, SD are hispanic (253 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.03%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

1.43%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

81 people

As of 2022, 1.03% of McCook County, SD residents (59 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 McCook County, SD was 1.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
106 ± 35
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 25
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 21

McCook County, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of McCook County, SD employs 2.94k people. The largest industries in McCook County, SD are Health Care & Social Assistance (438 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (407 people), and Finance & Insurance (284 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,750), Wholesale Trade ($75,625), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($70,673).

Employment

Occupations

2.94k

2022 Value

± 226

1.91%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in McCook County, SD grew at a rate of 1.91%, from 2.88k employees to 2.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in McCook County, SD, are Management Occupations (530 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (304 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (264 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of McCook 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

2.94k

2022 Value

± 226

1.91%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in McCook County, SD grew at a rate of 1.91%, from 2.88k employees to 2.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in McCook County, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (438 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (407 people), and Finance & Insurance (284 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of McCook County, SD, though some of these residents may live in McCook County, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,149

Median earning men ± $4,286

$38,125

Median earning women ± $2,122

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,875), Wholesale Trade ($71,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($86,125), Manufacturing ($62,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,250).

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

23
Construction
22
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in McCook County, SD went to Donald J. Trump with 71.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.17%).

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.

McCook 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 (71.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.17%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in McCook 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 McCook County, SD

Dusty Johnson

South Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

McCook 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 McCook 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 McCook County, SD was $186,100 in 2022, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $163,900 to $186,100, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in McCook County, SD is 82.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in McCook County, SD have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in McCook County, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$186,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$19,701

$1,820

Median Property Taxes

±$153

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 McCook County, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.1%

Homeownership

2022

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 82.1% of the housing units in McCook County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in McCook 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 9646
Census Tract 9647

The following map shows all of the tracts in McCook 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.

$74,873

Median Household Income

± $6,538

2.22k

Number of Households

± 175

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.22k households in McCook County, SD grew to $74,873 from the previous year's value of $72,063.

The following chart displays the households in McCook 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for McCook 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 (78%)
Worked At Home (9.33%)
Carpooled (8.13%)

In 2022, 78% of workers in McCook County, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.33%) and those who carpooled to work (8.13%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in McCook County, SD have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.17% of the workforce in McCook County, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in McCook County, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in McCook County, SD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.36% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in McCook County, SD (464 out of 5.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in McCook County, SD is White, followed by Hispanic 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

91% of the population of McCook County, SD has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 8% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 19.8% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.01%

Uninsured

49.2%

Employer Coverage

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

19.8%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in McCook County, SD grew by 14.7% from 7.85% to 9.01%.

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