South Dakota has 25 designated opportunity zones, including 23 low-income communities, plus 2 non-low-income contiguous tracts.
Urban vs. Rural
Unlike most states, the majority of South Dakota’s census tracts (60 percent) are located in rural areas. An even higher proportion of their opportunity zones is rural — 68 percent.
South Dakota Opportunity Zones Map
Analysis of South Dakota’s Opportunity Zones
| Characteristics | Designated Opportunity Zones | Eligible, nondesignated | All state tracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptives (N) | |||
| Total number of tracts | 25 | 87 | 225 |
| Low-income communities | 23 | 46 | 69 |
| Contiguous | 2 | 41 | 43 |
| Economic (average or average %) | |||
| Median household income | $38,895 | $46,512 | $53,046 |
| Poverty rate | 25.86% | 17.92% | 14.66% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.28% | 5.67% | 4.67% |
| Housing (average or average %) | |||
| Median home value | $100,952 | $103,134 | $132,137 |
| Median rent/month | $635 | $591 | $657 |
| Homeownership | 50.99% | 65.12% | 68.45% |
| Severe rent burden | 19.36% | 15.64% | 14.55% |
| Vacancy rate | 9.42% | 15.18% | 12.11% |
| Demographic (average %) | |||
| White alone | 65.96% | 77.58% | 82.12% |
| Black alone | 1.97% | 2.09% | 1.47% |
| Hispanic | 6.48% | 3.63% | 3.34% |
| Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders alone | 2.27% | 1.37% | 1.16% |
| Younger than 18 | 26.78% | 24.43% | 24.82% |
| Older than 64 | 12.64% | 16.62% | 15.92% |
| Education (average %) | |||
| Age 25+ with high school degree or less | 46.94% | 46.12% | 41.71% |
| Age 25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher | 20.81% | 21.34% | 25.29% |
| Socioeconomic change flag (%) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| Geography (%) | |||
| In a metro area | 32.00% | 27.59% | 40.00% |
| In a micro area | 32.00% | 19.54% | 23.56% |
| Non-core-based statistical area (not in a metro nor micro area) | 36.00% | 52.87% | 36.44% |
Data Source: Urban Institute
South Dakota Counties & Cities
List of counties in South Dakota: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach
List of top 150 U.S. cities located in South Dakota: Sioux Falls
Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in South Dakota
| State | County | Census Tract Number | Tract Type | ACS Data Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | Beadle | 46005956900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Beadle | 46005957000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Brookings | 46011958900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Brown | 46013951500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Brule | 46015973100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Charles Mix | 46023940300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Clay | 46027965700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Codington | 46029954400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Dewey | 46041941500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Lake | 46079960200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Lyman | 46085940100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Minnehaha | 46099000500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Minnehaha | 46099000700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Minnehaha | 46099001001 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Minnehaha | 46099010405 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Oglala Lakota | 46113940500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Pennington | 46103010200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Pennington | 46103010400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Pennington | 46103010500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Pennington | 46103011500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Roberts | 46109940400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Todd | 46121940200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Tripp | 46123971700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Yankton | 46135966301 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| South Dakota | Yankton | 46135966302 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |