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South Dakota is home to some of the poorest counties in the nation. It also plays host to large amounts of Native American land, and some of the country’s most spectacular national parks and monuments. For a state with such a low population, those two factors alone can quickly skew the numbers. There is also a large military establishment near Rapid City — Ellsworth Air Force Base — which provides federal jobs to many servicemen and women.These major factors — Indian reservations, national parks, and a military presence — coupled with a low population state wide, play a big part in making South Dakota appear to be heavily-subsidized by the federal government.