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Todd County, South Dakota has the lowest relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.07) of all the 66 South Dakota counties. That 0.07 compares to an average of 2.74 and standard deviation of 2.50 across those 66 counties.
Todd County, South Dakota has these related standings among those 66 peer counties:
Todd County, South Dakota has these related standings among those 66 peer counties:
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites = 0.07 (the lowest)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites = 0.00 (the lowest, tied)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites = 0.48 (9th-highest, tied)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population = 0.69% (10th-lowest, tied)
- racial integration = 46.00% (22nd-least, tied)
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- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites. Lower values are better. Relative disparity ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 reflects no disparity, i.e., the pollution exposures are equal. Source is the EPA, 2011.
Todd County, South Dakota is in South Dakota, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, overcrowding, internet access, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in both obesity and diabetes, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in both heart disease and cancer.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($31,128)
- public-school spending per student ($12,626)
- average weekly wage ($688.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($26.84)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (80.12%)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (78.00%)
- labor-force participation (62.33%)
- households with internet access (60.65%)
- pre-school enrollment (51.09%)
- high-school graduation rate (47.00%)
- poverty rate (46.40%)
- racial integration (46.00%)
- homeownership rate (44.9%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (41.39%)
- adult obesity (37.50%)
- population without health insurance (30.40%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (29.00%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (27.04%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (26.50%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (25.79%)
- heart disease among older adults (25.76%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (23.53%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (21.03%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (20.70%)
- households with no vehicle (19.62%)
- adult diabetes (19.4%)
- overcrowded households (16.04%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (12.06%)
- new-business growth rate (11.11%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (10.79%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (10.32%)
- teenage birth rate (10.03%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (7.50%)
- newborns with low birth weight (7.39%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (6.12%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (6.1%)
- cancer among older adults (5.18%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (2.61%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (1.60%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.69%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- vacant houses (0.00%)
- change in median household value (-13.81%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-48.96)
- food environment index (4.7)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (635)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (29.1)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.57)
- walkability index (3.47)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (16.66)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (48.78)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.78)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (151.26)
- homicides per 100,000 population (11.710)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (7,808)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.48)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.07)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.33)
- very-hot days per year (10)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (3.02)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.760)
- population (10,065)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (10.12)
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