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There seems to be some stark contrasts in South Dakota.

by Dewie 12y ago

berelig 12y ago
Possibly something to do with oil?
- w1ntermute 12y ago
  Also, there are a lot of Native Americans.
  - protomyth 12y ago
    You'll note that many of the Native American reservations are doing quite well. Native American is not the overriding factor, but poorly run reservation in out of the way place seems to be.
- bombtrack 12y ago
  The dakota oil boom you typically hear of is almost exclusively in North Dakota. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_oil_boom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_oil_boom
  - protomyth 12y ago
    It is likely to move into northwest South Dakota in time, but not in any significance now.
throwaway344 12y ago
I think the answer is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation
- yuliyp 12y ago
  Similarly, Nebraska's outlier is Thurston County, home of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations.
nostrademons 12y ago
Also in New York City. While Manhattan is ranked #365 out of 3135, the Bronx is ranked 2324, Brooklyn is 1306, Staten Island is 601, Queens is 390, Westchester is 98, and Nassau county is 66. One city (and suburbs) runs the gamut from poverty to extreme wealth.
- toyg 12y ago
  Isn't that the timeless beauty of NYC? From squalor to splendour in a couple of blocks... the American Dream that you only need a good break to end up on the other side of the divide... the everyday chance of meeting "great people" on the streets... Warhol hiring midnight cowboys... etc etc.
- partisan 12y ago
  Having grown up in the Bronx, I am actually really grateful. I can tell you some horror stories, but the best part of it was that there was still access to opportunity just an affordable train ride away in Manhattan. Further up in Westchester and Rockland you find areas that are really deep in poverty but don't have easy access to reliable public transportation to places where jobs are more easily found.
protomyth 12y ago
South Dakota has the I90 corridor (Sioux Falls in the west going to Rapid City in the easy) and the national parks in the west. South Dakota has the "low" spots of Corson, Dewey, and Zieback counties in the central north which corresponds to Standing Rock (crossing the ND border as Siouxland county) and Cheyenne River. Not much in the way of resources and a long history of poor infrastructure. Buffalo County is the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. You can see the difference between Crow Creek and Lower Brule Reservation (amazing what a difference the other side of the river is and being an exit away from I90). Shannon and Todd county are Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations. These are probably the two poorest reservations in the area. The alcohol problem has been the overriding factor as well and not developing any businesses of note. Bennett and Jackson are mostly National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges. South Dakota also took a hit on the early storm last year that killed tens of thousands of cattle (early storm, started with rain, freezing winds, cattle didn't have winter coats, and were still in the summer pastures).

There seems to be some stark contrasts in South Dakota.

by Dewie 12y ago

There seems to be some stark contrasts in South Dakota.

berelig 12y ago

Possibly something to do with oil?

w1ntermute 12y ago
Also, there are a lot of Native Americans.
- protomyth 12y ago
  You'll note that many of the Native American reservations are doing quite well. Native American is not the overriding factor, but poorly run reservation in out of the way place seems to be.
bombtrack 12y ago
The dakota oil boom you typically hear of is almost exclusively in North Dakota. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_oil_boom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_oil_boom
- protomyth 12y ago
  It is likely to move into northwest South Dakota in time, but not in any significance now.

throwaway344 12y ago

I think the answer is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation

yuliyp 12y ago
Similarly, Nebraska's outlier is Thurston County, home of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations.

nostrademons 12y ago

Also in New York City. While Manhattan is ranked #365 out of 3135, the Bronx is ranked 2324, Brooklyn is 1306, Staten Island is 601, Queens is 390, Westchester is 98, and Nassau county is 66. One city (and suburbs) runs the gamut from poverty to extreme wealth.

toyg 12y ago
Isn't that the timeless beauty of NYC? From squalor to splendour in a couple of blocks... the American Dream that you only need a good break to end up on the other side of the divide... the everyday chance of meeting "great people" on the streets... Warhol hiring midnight cowboys... etc etc.
partisan 12y ago
Having grown up in the Bronx, I am actually really grateful. I can tell you some horror stories, but the best part of it was that there was still access to opportunity just an affordable train ride away in Manhattan. Further up in Westchester and Rockland you find areas that are really deep in poverty but don't have easy access to reliable public transportation to places where jobs are more easily found.

protomyth 12y ago

South Dakota has the I90 corridor (Sioux Falls in the west going to Rapid City in the easy) and the national parks in the west. South Dakota has the "low" spots of Corson, Dewey, and Zieback counties in the central north which corresponds to Standing Rock (crossing the ND border as Siouxland county) and Cheyenne River. Not much in the way of resources and a long history of poor infrastructure. Buffalo County is the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. You can see the difference between Crow Creek and Lower Brule Reservation (amazing what a difference the other side of the river is and being an exit away from I90). Shannon and Todd county are Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations. These are probably the two poorest reservations in the area. The alcohol problem has been the overriding factor as well and not developing any businesses of note. Bennett and Jackson are mostly National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges. South Dakota also took a hit on the early storm last year that killed tens of thousands of cattle (early storm, started with rain, freezing winds, cattle didn't have winter coats, and were still in the summer pastures).