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INDIANA VS SOUTH DAKOTAOverlaid at the same scaleIndiana36,421 sq mi (94,331 km²)South Dakota77,116 sq mi (199,729 km²)South Dakota is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Indiana. brilliantmaps.com

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Indiana vs South Dakota Geography

Land area

  • Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while South Dakota has 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²).
  • South Dakota's land area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Indiana's.

Total area

  • Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • South Dakota's total area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Indiana's.

Length

  • Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km).
  • South Dakota's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than Indiana's.

Width

  • Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km).
  • South Dakota's east-west width is 1.9 times (92%) wider than Indiana's.

Highest point

  • Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); South Dakota's is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m).
  • Black Elk Peak is 5,943 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.

Lowest point

  • Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; South Dakota's is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet.
  • Indiana's lowest point is 636 feet lower.

Indiana vs South Dakota Population and History

Population

  • Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while South Dakota has 924,669 (2024).
  • Indiana's population is 7.5 times (649%) larger than South Dakota's.

Population density

  • Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs South Dakota: 12.2.
  • Indiana's population density is 15.8 times higher than South Dakota's.

Biggest city

  • Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; South Dakota's is Sioux Falls with 209,289.
  • Indianapolis' population is 4.3 times (326%) larger than Sioux Falls'.

Largest metro area

  • Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs South Dakota's Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266).
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 30.5 times larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.

History

  • Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
  • South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
  • In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 73 years.

Indiana vs South Dakota Economy

GDP

  • Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs South Dakota's $76.8 billion.
  • Indiana's economic output is 6.8 times (576%) larger than South Dakota's.

GDP per capita

  • Indiana: $75,028 per person vs South Dakota: $83,052.
  • South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Indiana's.

Average income

  • Indiana: $64,077 vs South Dakota: $75,699 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • South Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Indiana's.

Indiana vs South Dakota Counties

Number of counties

  • Indiana has 92 counties, while South Dakota has 66.
  • Indiana's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than South Dakota's.

Biggest county by area

  • Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; South Dakota's is Meade County at 3,471 square miles.
  • Meade County's land area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Allen County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs South Dakota: Clay County (412 sq mi).
  • Clay County's land area is 4.8 times (378%) larger than Ohio County's.

Most populous county

  • Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs South Dakota: Minnehaha County (208,639 people).
  • Marion County's population is 4.7 times (370%) larger than Minnehaha County's.

Least populous county

  • Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs South Dakota: Jones County (874 people).
  • Ohio County's population is 6.9 times (586%) larger than Jones County's.

Richest county

  • Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Union County ($146,712).
  • Union County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Hamilton County's.

Poorest county

  • Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Ziebach County ($32,778).
  • Miami County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Ziebach County's.

Indiana vs South Dakota Taxes

State income tax

  • Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while South Dakota has no state income tax.
  • Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs South Dakota: 1.02% of home value per year.
  • South Dakota's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs South Dakota: 6.11%.
  • Indiana's combined rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.