Wednesday, May 31, 2017

UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Lincoln County, South Dakota

'Midwest' as defined by this map.


Healthiest County in Every State.  (24/7 Wall Street, 5/9/2017)

Part of the Sioux Falls metro area, Lincoln County is South Dakota's fastest-growing county Its population has increased 363% since 1970, compared to a 54% increase during the same period in Todd County, the state's unhealthiest county. Lincoln County's population is 6.6% nonwhite compared to 89.6% (86.1% Native American) in Todd County.




Other numbers
% of population living in poverty
  • Lincoln County | 4.3%
  • Todd County | 41.0.%
  • South Dakota | 13.7%
  • U.S.  13.5%
    % of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree
    • Lincoln County | 40.4%
    • Todd County | 14.4%
    • South Dakota | 27.0%
    • U.S. | 29.8%
    Median household income:
    • Lincoln County | $76,094
    • Todd County | $31.128
    • South Dakota | $50,957
    • U.S. | $53,899

    Source:  Wikipedia


    Other posts in this series:
    Monroe County, Illinois.  (5/21/2017)
    Hamilton County, Indiana.  (5/22/2017)
    Sioux County, Iowa.  (5/23/2017)
    Johnson County, Kansas.  (5/24/2017)
    Ottawa County, Michigan.  (5/25/2017)
    Carver County, Minnesota.  (5/26/2017)
    Platte County, Missouri.  (5/27/2017)
    Polk County, Nebraska.  (5/28/2017)
    Stark County, North Dakota.  (5/29/2017)
    Delaware County, Ohio.  (5/30/2017)


    Original 4/16/2017 post starts here.

    The least healthy counties in every state.  (24/7 Wall Street, 3/15/2017)

    Todd County, South Dakota

    Source:  Wikipedia




    Other numbers
    % of population living in poverty
    • Todd County | 41.0.%
    • South Dakota | 13.7%
    • U.S.  13.5%
      % of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree
      • Todd County | 14.4%
      • South Dakota | 27.0%
      • U.S. | 29.8%
      Median household income:
      • Todd County | $31.128
      • South Dakota | $50,957
      • U.S. | $53,899

      Sinte Gleska University Library

      Related reading:
      County profile:  Todd County, South Dakota.  (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)
      Nation’s top three poorest counties in western South Dakota.  (Rapid City Journal, 1/22/2012)

      Related post:
      Pulaski County, Illinois.  (4/11/2017)
      Scott County, Indiana.  (4/11/2017)
      Wapello County, Iowa.  (4/12/2017)
      Wyandotte County, Kansas.  (4/12/2017)
      Wayne County, Michigan.  (4/13/2017)
      Mahnomen County, Minnesota.  (4/13/2017)
      Pemiscot County, Missouri.  (4/14/2017)
      Thurston County, Nebraska.  (4/14/2017)
      Sioux County, North Dakota.  (4/15/2017)
      Pike County, Ohio.  (4/15/2017)

      The least healthy county in each Southern state.

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