South Dakota

2022 population: 909,824 ( 95,644 from 2010 , 23,147 from 2020)
Land area: 75809.3 square miles
Population density: 12.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	734,240	80.70%	6.5%
Black:	22,206	2.44%	123.0%
Indian:	70,119	7.71%	0.9%
Asian:	16,661	1.83%	111.8%
2+ races:	22,090	2.43%	49.3%
Hispanic:	44,508	4.89%	101.2%

Total non-White:	175,584	19.30%	40.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	25,291	14.3
Deaths:	21,121	11.9
Net Migration:	14,711	8.3
Net Immigration:	3,944	2.2

Change in White population:	44,738	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	50,906	6.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
814,180
689,502	84.69%
9,959	1.22%
69,476	8.53%
7,866	0.97%
14,800	1.82%
22,119	2.72%
124,678	15.31%

2000
754,844
664,585	88.04%
4,563	0.60%
60,988	8.08%
4,535	0.60%
8,960	1.19%
10,903	1.44%
90,259	11.96%

1990
696,004
634,653	91.19%
3,094	0.44%
49,352	7.09%
3,477	0.50%
n/a
5,428	0.78%
61,351	8.81%

1980
690,768
637,761	92.33%
2,106	0.30%
44,931	6.50%
1,917	0.28%
n/a
3,815	0.55%
53,007	7.67%

1970
665,507
627,533	94.29%
1,620	0.24%
32,222	4.84%
596	0.09%
n/a
2,954	0.44%
37,974	5.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
105,163	13.9
64,270	8.5
6,822	0.9
6,545	0.9

24,917	3.3
34,419	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
105,854	15.2
68,219	9.8
-2,701	-0.4
6,064	0.9

29,932	4.3
28,908	4.2

Number	Rate
1980's
120,868	17.5
65,811	9.5
-53,128	-7.7
n/a

-3,108	-0.4
8,344	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-36,260	-5.4
n/a

10,228	1.5
15,033	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for South Dakota

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.5
216,612	23.8%
693,212	76.2%
153,979	16.9%

351,182
2.44

218,521	62.2%
172,549	79.0%
18,186	8.3%
132,661	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
202,797	24.9%
611,383	75.1%
116,581	14.3%

322,282
2.42

206,964	64.2%
161,617	78.1%
20,054	9.7%
115,318	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
202,726	26.9%
552,118	73.1%
108,116	14.3%

290,336
2.50

195,455	67.3%
159,559	81.6%
17,094	8.7%
94,881	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
198,945	28.6%
497,059	71.4%
102,530	14.7%

260,059
2.58

182,205	70.1%
155,482	85.3%
13,342	7.3%
77,854	29.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
206,534	29.9%
484,234	70.1%
91,017	13.2%

243,448
2.73

178,756	73.4%
156,747	87.7%
10,644	6.0%
64,692	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for South Dakota

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14,690	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	12,855	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,452	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	13,265	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	14,251	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	14,508	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	14,089	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,529	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	15,433	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	28,468	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	34,196	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	52,841	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	37,591	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	24,253	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	26,048	7.4%
$200,000 or more	22,713	6.5%

Median Household Income	69,457
Per Capita Income	36,850

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,777	3.6%
Public Assistance	7,367	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31,520	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	402,051	77.2%
Unemployed	13,137	2.5%
In Armed Forces	3,267	0.6%

Total Labor Force	418,455	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	102,163	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	154,611	121,127	56.1%
Non-Profit	15,511	36,166	30.0%
Self-Employed	37,991	17,313	68.7%

Local Government	14,328	20,872	40.7%
State Government	9,674	10,585	47.8%
Federal Government	7,179	6,985	50.7%

Total Private + Self	192,602	138,440	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46,692	74,608	38.5%
Total	239,294	213,048	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	75,666	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	91,549	20.2%
Professional, Technical	100,140	22.1%
Service Occupations	74,939	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7,907	1.7%
All others	111,210	24.5%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	71,373	15.7%
Retail trade	51,598	11.4%
Manufacturing	45,679	10.1%
Educational services	40,229	8.9%
Construction	32,320	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	30,983	6.8%
Finance and insurance	26,927	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26,725	5.9%
Public administration	21,806	4.8%
Other services	20,214	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,344	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	15,795	3.5%
Wholesale trade	11,788	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,758	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,564	1.9%
Information	6,759	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,637	1.2%
Utilities	4,409	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,965	0.4%
Management	631	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,128	2.49%
Puerto Rican	3,791	0.43%
Cuban	871	0.10%
Dominican	466	0.05%

Total Central American	6,938	0.78%
Costa Rican	38	0.00%
Guatemalan	3,873	0.44%
Honduran	399	0.04%
Nicaraguan	503	0.06%
Panamanian	19	0.00%
Salvadoran	2,105	0.24%
Other Central American	1	0.00%

Total South American	1,025	0.12%
Argentinean	63	0.01%
Bolivian	53	0.01%
Chilean	329	0.04%
Colombian	227	0.03%
Ecuadorian	27	0.00%
Paraguayan	1	0.00%
Peruvian	272	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	53	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,978	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,359	0.26%
Filipino	1,942	0.22%
Burmese	1,471	0.17%
Chinese	1,166	0.13%
Korean	978	0.11%
Vietnamese	798	0.09%
Japanese	541	0.06%
Thai	397	0.04%
Hmong	393	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	777,995	93.5%
Spanish	17,994	2.2%
Other	15,209	1.8%
German, other Germanic	6,445	0.8%
Other Indo-European	3,988	0.5%
Other Asian	3,148	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,466	0.3%
Tagalog	1,250	0.2%
Arabic	994	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	303,478	34.1%
Norwegian	101,987	11.5%
Irish	87,554	9.8%
English	62,150	7.0%
American	40,361	4.5%
Dutch	35,893	4.0%
Swedish	24,669	2.8%
French	17,454	2.0%
Czech	16,405	1.8%
Danish	15,600	1.8%
Polish	13,141	1.5%
Italian	11,312	1.3%
European	11,057	1.2%
Scottish	9,620	1.1%
Scandinavian	9,195	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	870,975	97.8%
Not a citizen	19,367	2.2%

Native	856,249	96.2%
Foreign-born	34,093	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,514	2.8%	26,548	4.5%	176,062	29.9%	191,002	32.4%	123,313	20.9%	55,548	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,514	2.8%
9-12 Years	26,548	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	176,062	29.9%
Some College	191,002	32.4%
Bach. Degree	123,313	20.9%
Grad Degree	55,548	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	349,299	336,622	12,677	3.6%
1991	354,184	341,728	12,456	3.5%
1992	360,934	348,484	12,450	3.4%
1993	367,170	354,409	12,761	3.5%
1994	376,619	364,256	12,363	3.3%
1995	384,629	372,398	12,231	3.2%
1996	390,448	377,612	12,836	3.3%
1997	393,853	382,291	11,562	2.9%
1998	398,014	386,622	11,392	2.9%
1999	403,388	392,455	10,933	2.7%

2000	408,499	398,127	10,372	2.5%
2001	413,499	401,073	12,426	3.0%
2002	416,806	403,350	13,456	3.2%
2003	421,530	406,903	14,627	3.5%
2004	425,956	410,620	15,336	3.6%
2005	429,369	414,095	15,274	3.6%
2006	432,758	419,815	12,943	3.0%
2007	436,304	423,915	12,389	2.8%
2008	439,215	425,672	13,543	3.1%
2009	441,302	421,122	20,180	4.6%

2010	443,622	421,817	21,805	4.9%
2011	445,868	425,370	20,498	4.6%
2012	447,072	428,952	18,120	4.1%
2013	447,478	430,835	16,643	3.7%
2014	450,773	435,736	15,037	3.3%
2015	453,095	439,295	13,800	3.0%
2016	455,136	441,422	13,714	3.0%
2017	456,803	442,629	14,174	3.1%
2018	458,899	445,666	13,233	2.9%
2019	463,289	449,425	13,864	3.0%

2020	463,257	441,745	21,512	4.6%
2021	469,588	457,176	12,412	2.6%
2022	475,074	465,255	9,819	2.1%
2023	480,239	470,714	9,525	2.0%

Migration Data for South Dakota

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From State	Number of People
Minnesota	30,357
Iowa	20,488
Nebraska	17,493
California	14,654
Colorado	13,573
North Dakota	13,255
Texas	13,016
Florida	10,942
Arizona	9,506
Wyoming	8,668
Washington	5,906
Missouri	5,333
Wisconsin	5,267
Illinois	5,261
Montana	4,462

Outflows To (2011-2021)
To State	Number of People
Minnesota	30,284
Iowa	17,366
Nebraska	15,470
Texas	14,996
North Dakota	13,601
Colorado	13,203
Florida	13,197
Arizona	13,146
California	11,336
Wyoming	7,855
Washington	6,729
Wisconsin	5,338
Missouri	5,017
Montana	4,998
Illinois	4,075

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	396,623
Median Value	$219,500

Occupied	351,182	88.5%
Vacant	45,441	11.5%

Owned	240,328	68.4%
Rented	110,854	31.6%
Median Rent	$878

Single-Family Units	282,891	71.3%
Detached	266,308	67.1%
Attached	16,583	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	61,110	15.4%
Mobile Homes	31,091	7.8%

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Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Dakota

2022 Housing Data for South Dakota

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Dakota

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Dakota

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Dakota

Historical Labor Force Data for South Dakota

Migration Data for South Dakota

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