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South Dakota Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

South Dakota Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of South Dakota is:

909,824

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
17.8%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
12.8%
35 - 54:
23.0%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
17.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
92.7%
92.7%
30.4%
30.4%
4.4%
4.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

South Dakota
USA
$36,850
$36,850
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

South Dakota
USA
$69,457
$69,457
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Finance
Agriculture
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Wholesale
Administration
Arts
Information Technology
Real Estate
Utilities
Mining
Management
15.7%
15.7%
11.4%
11.4%
10.1%
10.1%
8.9%
8.9%
7.1%
7.1%
6.8%
6.8%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.5%
3.5%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
American Indian And Alaska Native
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black Or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
80.6%
80.6%
7.6%
7.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.2%
2.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Unclassified
Other groups
Norwegian
Irish
English
Dutch
Swedish
French
Czech
Danish
Polish
Italian
European
Scottish
Scandinavian
Russian
Scots-Irish
Finnish
Welsh
34.1%
34.1%
20.8%
20.8%
17.7%
17.7%
11.5%
11.5%
9.8%
9.8%
7.0%
7.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Native American languages
German
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
African languages
Tagalog
Indic languages
Arabic
French
Serbo-Croatian
Chinese
Vietnamese
Korean
Other languages
Russian
Other Indo-European
West Germanic languages
Pacific Island languages
93.5%
93.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.7%
1.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born SD Residents

3.8%


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