Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Wyoming, you would:
Economy
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Wyoming, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Safety
be 81.3% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Wyoming has a violent crime rate of 190 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In South Dakota, that number is 344 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 16.9% less for a home
The median home value in Wyoming is $285,100 as of 2023, compared to $236,800 in South Dakota as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 22.3% less likely to be uninsured
In Wyoming, 11.2% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In South Dakota, that number is 8.7% as of 2023.
be 25.0% less likely to be food insecure
In Wyoming, 10.4% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In South Dakota, that number is 7.8% as of 2021.
live in an area that is 2.0 times more densely populated
Wyoming has a population density of 2.3 people per sq km as of 2023. In South Dakota, that number is 4.7 people per sq km as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
