Shannon County, South Dakota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Shannon County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

Shannon County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Shannon County is 2nd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Shannon County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Shannon County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Shannon County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Female residents

Shannon County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Income below poverty line

Shannon County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in People per household

Shannon County is 1st in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Shannon County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Shannon County is 3rd in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Shannon County is 8th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Size in square miles

Shannon County is 12th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Shannon County is 15th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Current population (2012)

Shannon County is 18th in South Dakota out of 66 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	14,059	15th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,093.9	8th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	6.5	30th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	11.6%	3rd	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	38.7%	3rd	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.4%	66th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.0%	63rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.0%	65th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	5.3%	66th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	51st	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	92.3%	1st	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	22nd	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	55th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	35th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	12th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	66th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	51.4%	1st	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.1%	64th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	3,628	23rd	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.9%	63rd	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,753	24th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	51.9%	64th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$16,800	66th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	4.8	1st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	65th	4,178	829,658

Income Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$7,887	66th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$25,228	66th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	53.5%	1st	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Shannon County	Rank	South Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	62	55th	25,494	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,796	22nd	326,749	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	349	43rd	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$39,229	37th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,883	60th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$18,096	18th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732