For those of you who use population data, the Census Bureau has published its 2009 county estimates. Click here to access the tables.
Fun fact for Friday: Of South Dakota’s 66 counties, Jones County is the least populous. I thought 2009 might have been the year Jones County became the state’s only county with fewer than 1,000 residents. But its estimated 2009 population is 1,037, which is actually 22 people higher than 2008. The population at the 2000 Census was 1,193.
Just something to think about the next time you make that pit stop at the Triple H in Murdo...
Have a great weekend!
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, September 11, 2009
Poverty up, income down
The New York Times reported yesterday that the poverty rate, as calculated by the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, rose to 13.2 percent in 2008 from 12.7 percent in 2007. This is the highest the poverty rate has been since 1997.
Whether one lives in poverty is determined by family size and income. Therefore, it's no surprise median household income dropped in 2008 from the year before, falling from $52,163 to $50,303. A decrease in nominal, or actual, income is one thing; however, when considering real, or inflation-adjusted, income, the drop is even more severe.
If you're interested in the full Census Bureau report, please click here.
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On a related note, the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program produces poverty rates for every county and county equivalent in the United States. In 2007 (the most recent year for which data are available), South Dakota's Ziebach County had the highest rate of poverty in the country at 55.9 percent. Ziebach County is part of the Cheyenne River Reservation.
South Dakota has three additional counties among the top 10 with the highest rates of poverty nationwide:
What's even more fascinating (and sad) is the level of economic disparity just here in South Dakota. Lincoln County, home to a portion of Sioux Falls and its suburbs, tied for the sixth-lowest poverty rate in the entire country in 2007 at 3.7 percent. South Dakota's statewide rate was 13.2 percent.
Any guesses as to the county (or general area of the country) with the lowest rate of poverty?
Whether one lives in poverty is determined by family size and income. Therefore, it's no surprise median household income dropped in 2008 from the year before, falling from $52,163 to $50,303. A decrease in nominal, or actual, income is one thing; however, when considering real, or inflation-adjusted, income, the drop is even more severe.
If you're interested in the full Census Bureau report, please click here.
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On a related note, the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program produces poverty rates for every county and county equivalent in the United States. In 2007 (the most recent year for which data are available), South Dakota's Ziebach County had the highest rate of poverty in the country at 55.9 percent. Ziebach County is part of the Cheyenne River Reservation.
South Dakota has three additional counties among the top 10 with the highest rates of poverty nationwide:
- #2, Buffalo County, Crow Creek Reservation, 50.3 percent
- #4, Shannon County, Pine Ridge Reservation, 47.4 percent
- #7, Todd County, Rosebud Reservation, 42.8 percent
What's even more fascinating (and sad) is the level of economic disparity just here in South Dakota. Lincoln County, home to a portion of Sioux Falls and its suburbs, tied for the sixth-lowest poverty rate in the entire country in 2007 at 3.7 percent. South Dakota's statewide rate was 13.2 percent.
Any guesses as to the county (or general area of the country) with the lowest rate of poverty?
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