Bennett County, SD

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2021 Population

3,411

0.554% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

8.45% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

34.9%

16% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$40,664

2.92% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$116,000

16% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Bennett County, SD had a population of 3.41k people with a median age of 26 and a median household income of $40,664. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Bennett County, SD declined from 3,430 to 3,411, a −0.554% decrease and its median household income declined from $41,887 to $40,664, a −2.92% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bennett County, SD are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (53%), White (Non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.72%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (3.99%), and White (Hispanic) (2.58%).

None of the households in Bennett 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.

99.2% of the residents in Bennett County, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Bennett County, SD was $116,000, and the homeownership rate was 55.5%.

Most people in Bennett County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennett County, SD was 2 cars per household.

Bennett County, SD borders Cherry County, NE, Jackson County, SD, Mellette County, SD, Oglala Lakota County, SD, and Todd County, SD.

United States South Dakota

Population & Diversity

Bennett County, SD is home to a population of 3.41k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.06% of Bennett County, SD residents were born outside of the country (36 people).

In 2021, there were 1.64 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.81k people) in Bennett County, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 161 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2021 Citizenship

99.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.2% of Bennett County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Bennett County, SD was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bennett County, SD

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.81k ± 154
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 136
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
161 ± 64.8

8.8%

Hispanic Population

300 people

8.8% of the people in Bennett County, SD are hispanic (300 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

36 people

1.69%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

As of 2021, 1.06% of Bennett County, SD residents (36 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bennett County, SD was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
40 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 30
World War II
3 ± 5

Bennett County, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bennett County, SD employs 1.08k people. The largest industries in Bennett County, SD are Educational Services (148 people), Retail Trade (136 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (134 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,226), Utilities ($58,690), and Public Administration ($50,139).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k

2021 Value

± 154

−13.6%

1 Year decline

± 22.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bennett County, SD declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 1.25k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennett County, SD, are Management Occupations (137 people), Sales & Related Occupations (118 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bennett 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

1.08k

2021 Value

± 154

−13.6%

1 Year decline

± 22.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bennett County, SD declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 1.25k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennett County, SD, are Educational Services (148 people), Retail Trade (136 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bennett County, SD, though some of these residents may live in Bennett County, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,667

Median earning men ± $6,909

$30,172

Median earning women ± $6,757

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,286), Public Administration ($51,597), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,571), and Public Administration ($34,313).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

23
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
21
Retail Trade
14
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from South Dakota to other states, or from other states to South Dakota.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound South Dakota product (by dollars) was Cereal grains with $6.49B, followed by Other ag prods. ($5.75B) and Live animals/fish ($4.59B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound South Dakota products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$51.6B

2020 Value in South Dakota

$98.1B

Projected 2050 Value in South Dakota

90.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound South Dakota trade was $51.6B. This is expected to increase 90.3% to $98.1B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound South Dakota trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from South Dakota to other states, or from other states to South Dakota.

Most Common Trade Partners

Minnesota
$6.09B
Iowa
$3.04B
North Dakota
$2.14B

In 2020, the top outbound South Dakota domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Minnesota with $6.09B, followed by Iowa with $3.04B and North Dakota and $2.14B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that South Dakota shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bennett County, SD went to Donald J. Trump with 58.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.94%).

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.

Bennett 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 (58.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.94%)
Libertarian Party

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

Dusty Johnson

South Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 2021, 0.528% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.395% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (202k), Some college (152k), and Bachelors Degree (127k).

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 Bennett County, SD was $116,000 in 2021, which is 0.474 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $100,000 to $116,000, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in Bennett County, SD is 55.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Bennett County, SD have an average commute time of 12.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bennett County, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$116,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$19,146

$550

Median Property Taxes

±$95

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 Bennett 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 Bennett County, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.5%

Homeownership

2021

50.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 55.5% of the housing units in Bennett County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bennett 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 9412

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bennett 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.

$40,664

Median Household Income

± $4,098

991

Number of Households

± 135

In 2021, the median household income of the 991 households in Bennett County, SD declined from $40,664 from the previous year's value of $41,887.

The following chart displays the households in Bennett 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 Bennett County, SD is from South Dakota.

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.43

2020 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2021, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.94% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less 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 2021

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Walked (10.1%)
Carpooled (6.46%)

In 2021, 74.6% of workers in Bennett County, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.46%).

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

12.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennett County, SD have a shorter commute time (12.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Bennett County, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bennett 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 Bennett County, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bennett County, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennett County, SD (1.17k out of 3.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

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

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

77.1% of the population of Bennett County, SD has health coverage, with 19.3% on employee plans, 36.9% on Medicaid, 8.91% on Medicare, 8.68% on non-group plans, and 3.32% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41.9% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 28.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22.9%

Uninsured

19.3%

Employer Coverage

36.9%

Medicaid

8.91%

Medicare

8.68%

Non-Group

3.32%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bennett County, SD declined by 4.14% from 23.9% to 22.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Bennett County, SD.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 42.2% in Bennett County, SD.

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

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