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Ohio vs. South Dakota

The industry payments to health providers for Ohio stood at $584.3 million against $39.9 million for South Dakota in 2019–2025, according to CMS Open Payments.

The 13 measures the Factbook publishes for both Ohio and South Dakota — different agencies, different periods, counting different things. Nothing here adds or scores one against another.

Measure by measure

Violent crime rate · Crime and justice

Ohio

287.9per 100,000

29 of 51 · 2025

South Dakota

327.2per 100,000

23 of 51 · 2025

Maine · 95.0 per 100,000District of Columbia · 806.0 per 100,000

By violent crime rate, Ohio is 29 of 51 and South Dakota is 23 of 51. Highest on the right.

Imprisonment rate · Crime and justice

Ohio

394per 100,000

13 of 50 · 2023

South Dakota

405per 100,000

11 of 50 · 2023

Massachusetts · 96 per 100,000Mississippi · 652 per 100,000

By imprisonment rate, Ohio is 13 of 50 and South Dakota is 11 of 50. Highest on the right.

Federal spending per resident · Federal spending

Ohio

$10,846

44 of 51 · FY2025

South Dakota

$12,299

33 of 51 · FY2025

Utah · $8,226North Dakota · $123,129

By obligations per resident, Ohio is 44 of 51 and South Dakota is 33 of 51. Highest on the right.

Registered nonprofits · Nonprofits

Ohio

77,494

6 of 51 · 2026

South Dakota

7,469

46 of 51 · 2026

Alaska · 5,878California · 203,805

By registered nonprofits, Ohio is 6 of 51 and South Dakota is 46 of 51. Highest on the right.

Industry payments to health providers · Health

Ohio

$584.3 million

7 of 51 · 2019–2025

South Dakota

$39.9 million

44 of 51 · 2019–2025

Alaska · $10.2 millionCalifornia · $2.4 billion

By industry payments to health providers, Ohio is 7 of 51 and South Dakota is 44 of 51. Highest on the right.

Farm payments paid out · Farm subsidies

Ohio

$668.6 million

13 of 50 · 2025

South Dakota

$1.1 billion

9 of 50 · 2025

Alaska · $1.9 millionIowa · $2.0 billion

By farm payments paid out, Ohio is 13 of 50 and South Dakota is 9 of 50. Highest on the right.

PPP loans approved · PPP loans

Ohio

$27.2 billion

7 of 51 · 2020–2021

South Dakota

$2.7 billion

45 of 51 · 2020–2021

Wyoming · $1.6 billionCalifornia · $103.2 billion

By PPP loans approved, Ohio is 7 of 51 and South Dakota is 45 of 51. Highest on the right.

School spending per pupil · Schools

Ohio

$16,964

25 of 51 · FY2024

South Dakota

$12,827

43 of 51 · FY2024

Idaho · $10,930District of Columbia · $31,173

By school spending per pupil, Ohio is 25 of 51 and South Dakota is 43 of 51. Highest on the right.

Bank offices per 100,000 residents · Banks and credit unions

Ohio

24.6

25 of 51 · June 2026

South Dakota

45.4

3 of 51 · June 2026

Nevada · 11.7North Dakota · 48.9

By bank offices per 100,000 residents, Ohio is 25 of 51 and South Dakota is 3 of 51. Highest on the right.

HUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents · Housing

Ohio

19.1

11 of 51 · 2025

South Dakota

15.0

23 of 51 · 2025

Arizona · 5.5District of Columbia · 49.8

By hUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents, Ohio is 11 of 51 and South Dakota is 23 of 51. Highest on the right.

Mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents · Mortgage lending

Ohio

23.4

15 of 51 · 2025

South Dakota

18.3

41 of 51 · 2025

New York · 11.6Idaho · 27.9

By mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents, Ohio is 15 of 51 and South Dakota is 41 of 51. Highest on the right.

College sports revenue · Sports

Ohio

$989.6 million

7 of 51 · 2024–25

South Dakota

$120.1 million

43 of 51 · 2024–25

Alaska · $19.4 millionTexas · $2.2 billion

By college sports revenue, Ohio is 7 of 51 and South Dakota is 43 of 51. Highest on the right.

Federal civilian employees · Federal salaries

Ohio

26,121

12 of 51 · August 2026

South Dakota

6,697

40 of 51 · August 2026

Delaware · 2,260District of Columbia · 95,946

By federal civilian employees, Ohio is 12 of 51 and South Dakota is 40 of 51. Highest on the right.

The differences

Each row is one publisher’s measure over its own period. The difference is one state’s figure taken from the other’s within that row, and nothing is carried from one row to the next.

Ohio vs. South Dakota: registered nonprofits 77,494 and 7,469 (2026)
MeasureOhioSouth DakotaDifferenceHigherSource
Violent crime rateper 100,000 · 2025287.9 per 100,000327.2 per 100,00039.3South DakotaThe FBI’s Crime Data ExplorerFederal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Imprisonment rateper 100,000 · 2023394 per 100,000405 per 100,00011South DakotaThe Bureau of Justice StatisticsU.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Federal spending per residentFY2025$10,846$12,299$1,452South DakotaUSAspendingU.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Registered nonprofits202677,4947,46970,025OhioThe IRSInternal Revenue Service
Industry payments to health providers2019–2025$584.3 million$39.9 million$544.4 millionOhioCMS Open PaymentsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Farm payments paid out2025$668.6 million$1.1 billion$398.0 millionSouth DakotaThe Farm Service AgencyU.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
PPP loans approved2020–2021$27.2 billion$2.7 billion$24.5 billionOhioThe SBAU.S. Small Business Administration
School spending per pupilFY2024$16,964$12,827$4,137OhioNCESNational Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Bank offices per 100,000 residentsJune 202624.645.420.9South DakotaThe FDICFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
HUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents202519.115.04.0OhioHUDU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
Mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents202523.418.35.1OhioThe CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
College sports revenue2024–25$989.6 million$120.1 million$869.5 millionOhioThe Education Department’s athletics disclosuresOffice of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Federal civilian employeesAugust 202626,1216,69719,424OhioOPMU.S. Office of Personnel Management

What this cannot show

  • Reporting to the FBI is voluntary. This counts offenses the participating agencies reported, over the population those agencies covered — so a state whose agencies reported less is not thereby safer, and two states are only comparable with their coverage shares beside them.
  • Prisons are not jails. People held in local jails awaiting trial or serving short sentences are a separate collection and are not counted here, so this is not the number of people behind bars in the state.
  • An obligation is a binding commitment to pay, recorded where the work is performed rather than where the money reaches people. One agency running something national from one office puts that whole figure in one state, which is why a small state can lead the country per resident.
  • Nothing here is comparable across the three. They are different agencies counting different things over different periods, and no figure on this page is derived from another.
  • The difference column subtracts one state’s published figure from the other’s within a measure, and that is the only arithmetic on this page. Each measure is one publisher’s count over its own period and denominator; a rate over the population the reporting agencies covered, a dollar figure for a fiscal year and a count of people are not comparable with one another, and nothing here ranks or scores one state against the other across measures.

Sources

Compiled automatically from FBI Crime Data Explorer API, Bureau of Justice Statistics — Prisoners, USAspending API v2, Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Open Payments — payments grouped by physician, Farm program payment files, SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data, NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) — newest fiscal year, FDIC BankFind — locations (every current office of an FDIC-insured institution), HUD Picture of Subsidized Households — by county, program and sub-program, HMDA public loan/application register (LAR) — each year's fullest national release, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every college athletics program, by institution and OPM Federal Workforce Data — Federal Employment Raw Data (EHRI Status) by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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