How Much Money Do You Need to Make to ‘Get By’ in South Dakota?

When it comes to money, it's not necessarily how much you make but how much it costs to live where you are that determines how much is enough.

And in South Dakota, our hard-earned money goes further than any other place in America.

MIT's Living Wage Calculator has estimated the minimum income necessary for a single person to cover their living expenses for things like food, health care, housing, transportation, personal care, clothing, and housekeeping supplies, and still stay above the poverty line.

In South Dakota, that 'get by' number is $26,225 before taxes, with estimated housing costs of $6,551 and estimated food costs of $3,246.

That leaves a little more than $16,400 a year to cover everything else.

At the other end of the spectrum, Hawaii ($40,412) is the state where you'd need the most money to make ends meet.

Washington DC tops the list of all places at $41,850.

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Here's how much you'll need to 'get by' in the other 48 states:

• Alabama
  Total required income before taxes: $28,652
  Estimated housing costs: $7,357
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Alaska
  Total required income before taxes: $31,333
  Estimated housing costs: $10,851
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Arizona
  Total required income before taxes: $31,077
  Estimated housing costs: $9,363
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Arkansas
  Total required income before taxes: $27,652
  Estimated housing costs: $6,526
  Estimated food costs: $3,171
• California
  Total required income before taxes: $38,823
  Estimated housing costs: $15,235
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Colorado
  Total required income before taxes: $34,009
  Estimated housing costs: $11,583
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Connecticut
  Total required income before taxes: $33,240
  Estimated housing costs: $11,094
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• Delaware
  Total required income before taxes: $31,868
  Estimated housing costs: $9,765
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Florida
  Total required income before taxes: $30,825
  Estimated housing costs: $10,756
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Georgia
  Total required income before taxes: $31,940
  Estimated housing costs: $9,878
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Idaho
  Total required income before taxes: $29,007
  Estimated housing costs: $7,047
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Illinois
  Total required income before taxes: $31,975
  Estimated housing costs: $9,869
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Indiana
  Total required income before taxes: $27,955
  Estimated housing costs: $7,072
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Iowa
  Total required income before taxes: $28,327
  Estimated housing costs: $6,564
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Kansas
  Total required income before taxes: $28,093
  Estimated housing costs: $7,154
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Kentucky
  Total required income before taxes: $28,048
  Estimated housing costs: $6,510
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Louisiana
  Total required income before taxes: $29,251
  Estimated housing costs:$7,981
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Maine
  Total required income before taxes: $31,043
  Estimated housing costs: $8,809
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• Maryland
  Total required income before taxes: $35,879
  Estimated housing costs: $13,193
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Massachusetts
  Total required income before taxes: $36,889
  Estimated housing costs: $15,894
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• Michigan
  Total required income before taxes: $28,354
  Estimated housing costs: $7,415
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Minnesota
  Total required income before taxes: $30,997
  Estimated housing costs: $8,608
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Mississippi
  Total required income before taxes: $27,936
  Estimated housing costs: $6,941
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Missouri
  Total required income before taxes: $28,535
  Estimated housing costs: $6,976
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Montana
  Total required income before taxes: $29,004
  Estimated housing costs: $7,209
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Nebraska
  Total required income before taxes: $28,234
  Estimated housing costs: $6,913
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Nevada
  Total required income before taxes: $28,442
  Estimated housing costs: $8,563
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• New Hampshire
  Total required income before taxes: $30,089
  Estimated housing costs: $10,155
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• New Jersey
  Total required income before taxes: $33,696
  Estimated housing costs: $12,740
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• New Mexico
  Total required income before taxes: $29,057
  Estimated housing costs: $7,300
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• New York
  Total required income before taxes: $38,719
  Estimated housing costs: $15,084
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• North Carolina
  Total required income before taxes: $30,617
  Estimated housing costs: $8,865
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• North Dakota
  Total required income before taxes: $27,211
  Estimated housing costs: $7,266
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Ohio
  Total required income before taxes: $27,369
  Estimated housing costs: $6,779
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Oklahoma
  Total required income before taxes: $28,133
  Estimated housing costs: $7,109
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Oregon
  Total required income before taxes: $35,050
  Estimated housing costs: $11,314
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Pennsylvania
  Total required income before taxes: $27,861
  Estimated housing costs: $8,443
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• Rhode Island
  Total required income before taxes: $30,763
  Estimated housing costs: $9,638
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• South Carolina
  Total required income before taxes: $30,328
  Estimated housing costs: $8,336
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Tennessee
  Total required income before taxes: $27,563
  Estimated housing costs: $7,928
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Texas
  Total required income before taxes: $29,134
  Estimated housing costs: $9,333
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Utah
  Total required income before taxes: $30,211
  Estimated housing costs: $8,495
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• Vermont
  Total required income before taxes: $31,057
  Estimated housing costs: $10,061
  Estimated food costs: $3,690
• Virginia
  Total required income before taxes: $34,552
  Estimated housing costs: $12,162
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Washington
  Total required income before taxes: $33,982
  Estimated housing costs: $13,739
  Estimated food costs: $3,792
• West Virginia
  Total required income before taxes: $27,837
  Estimated housing costs: $7,062
  Estimated food costs: $3,177
• Wisconsin
  Total required income before taxes: $29,160
  Estimated housing costs: $7,325
  Estimated food costs: $3,246
• Wyoming
  Total required income before taxes: $27,425
  Estimated housing costs: $7,732
  Estimated food costs: $3,792