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South Dakota Statistics

Population (2000): 754,844
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 11,462 / 7,086 / 39
Land Area (2000): 196,540.314 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3,190.481 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 43,785,079.000 acres (177,154.430 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 31,736
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 13.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 49.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,254,104,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 528,000,000 / 373,000,000 / 93,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 42.00%
Physicians (2004): 1,904
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 51 (4,611)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 124,590
Federal Spending (2004): $8,280,262

South Dakota Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1960	680,514	1976	686,000	1992	711,000
1961	690,000	1977	689,000	1993	715,000
1962	721,000	1978	690,000	1994	721,000
1963	737,000	1979	689,000	1995	729,000
1964	715,000	1980	688,217	1996	732,000
1965	703,000	1981	685,000	1997	738,000
1966	682,000	1982	691,000	1998	738,000
1967	674,000	1983	700,000	1999	733,000
1968	657,000	1984	706,000	2000	754,844
1969	659,000	1985	708,000	2001	756,600
1970	666,257	1986	708,000	2002	760,437
1971	670,000	1987	709,000	2003	764,905
1972	679,000	1988	715,000	2004	770,621
1973	685,000	1989	715,000	2005	774,883
1974	682,000	1990	696,004	2006	781,919
1975	683,000	1991	703,000	2007	796,214

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	391,936	51.92%
Rural, Farm	58,240	7.72%
Rural, Non-farm	304,668	40.36%

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South Dakota Employment Information

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	701,283	675,006	26,277	3.75%	70
1991	707,560	682,049	25,511	3.61%	50
1992	717,401	691,992	25,410	3.54%	55
1993	731,489	705,331	26,158	3.58%	60
1994	754,186	728,904	25,282	3.35%	67
1995	772,175	747,030	25,145	3.26%	61
1996	785,107	758,443	26,664	3.40%	63
1997	790,552	766,431	24,121	3.05%	57
1998	803,355	779,497	23,858	2.97%	59
1999	812,655	789,796	22,859	2.81%	56
2000	817,369	795,355	22,014	2.69%	45
2001	826,527	800,703	25,824	3.12%	53
2002	832,369	804,793	27,576	3.31%	66
2003	846,089	816,177	29,912	3.54%	55
2004	856,132	824,711	31,422	3.67%	63
2005	862,513	831,054	31,459	3.65%	63
2006	873,189	846,226	26,963	3.09%	34
2007	885,110	858,991	26,119	2.95%	50
2008	890,140	864,589	25,551	2.87%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	693,839	664,660	29,179	4.21%	84
Feb 1990	693,199	665,320	27,879	4.02%	81
Mar 1990	695,579	667,397	28,182	4.05%	81
Apr 1990	699,482	673,491	25,991	3.72%	74
May 1990	704,025	677,857	26,168	3.72%	74
Jun 1990	709,951	683,829	26,122	3.68%	73
Jul 1990	711,094	685,417	25,677	3.61%	72
Aug 1990	708,110	682,165	25,945	3.66%	74
Sep 1990	701,293	676,335	24,958	3.56%	72
Oct 1990	702,746	678,227	24,519	3.49%	7
Nov 1990	699,632	674,121	25,511	3.65%	73
Dec 1990	696,448	671,252	25,196	3.62%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	692,537	664,557	27,980	4.04%	81
Feb 1991	695,052	667,660	27,392	3.94%	79
Mar 1991	698,618	670,821	27,797	3.98%	8
Apr 1991	705,247	680,537	24,710	3.50%	7
May 1991	709,508	683,714	25,794	3.64%	73
Jun 1991	718,111	691,989	26,122	3.64%	72
Jul 1991	718,871	694,072	24,799	3.45%	69
Aug 1991	714,735	689,708	25,027	3.50%	7
Sep 1991	709,681	685,741	23,940	3.37%	67
Oct 1991	711,781	688,591	23,190	3.26%	65
Nov 1991	710,710	685,901	24,809	3.49%	7
Dec 1991	705,870	681,300	24,570	3.48%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	703,356	676,107	27,249	3.87%	77
Feb 1992	704,270	677,770	26,500	3.76%	75
Mar 1992	708,120	681,043	27,077	3.82%	76
Apr 1992	712,906	688,780	24,126	3.38%	68
May 1992	719,086	693,065	26,021	3.62%	72
Jun 1992	727,084	700,713	26,371	3.63%	73
Jul 1992	729,368	704,556	24,812	3.40%	68
Aug 1992	727,128	701,856	25,272	3.48%	7
Sep 1992	719,229	695,197	24,032	3.34%	67
Oct 1992	720,353	697,142	23,211	3.22%	64
Nov 1992	720,619	695,525	25,094	3.48%	7
Dec 1992	717,298	692,146	25,152	3.51%	7

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	714,143	684,703	29,440	4.12%	82
Feb 1993	716,744	688,090	28,654	4.00%	8
Mar 1993	721,301	692,147	29,154	4.04%	81
Apr 1993	724,964	699,047	25,917	3.57%	71
May 1993	731,747	706,176	25,571	3.49%	7
Jun 1993	741,584	714,785	26,799	3.61%	72
Jul 1993	744,531	718,801	25,730	3.46%	69
Aug 1993	742,590	717,467	25,123	3.38%	68
Sep 1993	734,416	710,210	24,206	3.30%	66
Oct 1993	736,865	713,090	23,775	3.23%	65
Nov 1993	735,592	711,056	24,536	3.34%	67
Dec 1993	733,391	708,404	24,987	3.41%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	732,314	704,242	28,072	3.83%	76
Feb 1994	736,937	709,493	27,444	3.72%	75
Mar 1994	741,275	713,023	28,252	3.81%	77
Apr 1994	746,922	722,470	24,452	3.27%	66
May 1994	755,153	730,519	24,634	3.26%	65
Jun 1994	761,909	736,698	25,211	3.31%	66
Jul 1994	765,280	740,770	24,510	3.20%	64
Aug 1994	765,340	740,623	24,717	3.23%	65
Sep 1994	759,225	735,189	24,036	3.17%	63
Oct 1994	763,420	739,906	23,514	3.08%	62
Nov 1994	762,597	738,449	24,148	3.17%	63
Dec 1994	759,857	735,465	24,392	3.21%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	756,585	729,271	27,314	3.61%	72
Feb 1995	758,491	733,170	25,321	3.34%	66
Mar 1995	761,825	736,260	25,565	3.36%	67
Apr 1995	768,523	743,441	25,082	3.26%	65
May 1995	772,837	747,803	25,034	3.24%	65
Jun 1995	779,900	755,054	24,846	3.19%	63
Jul 1995	784,191	758,932	25,259	3.22%	64
Aug 1995	780,917	756,300	24,617	3.15%	63
Sep 1995	774,998	751,065	23,933	3.09%	62
Oct 1995	777,873	754,476	23,397	3.01%	6
Nov 1995	776,476	751,326	25,150	3.24%	65
Dec 1995	773,488	747,261	26,227	3.39%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	769,406	740,356	29,050	3.78%	75
Feb 1996	773,701	745,081	28,620	3.70%	74
Mar 1996	778,559	748,742	29,817	3.83%	76
Apr 1996	781,951	755,245	26,706	3.42%	68
May 1996	787,881	760,812	27,069	3.44%	68
Jun 1996	794,653	767,864	26,789	3.37%	68
Jul 1996	797,784	770,902	26,882	3.37%	68
Aug 1996	792,953	767,741	25,212	3.18%	64
Sep 1996	786,222	761,968	24,254	3.08%	62
Oct 1996	788,746	765,027	23,719	3.01%	6
Nov 1996	786,755	761,058	25,697	3.27%	65
Dec 1996	782,673	756,520	26,153	3.34%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	777,949	749,151	28,798	3.70%	75
Feb 1997	777,713	751,744	25,969	3.34%	66
Mar 1997	782,398	756,080	26,318	3.36%	67
Apr 1997	787,728	763,766	23,962	3.04%	61
May 1997	792,489	768,958	23,531	2.97%	59
Jun 1997	798,505	774,471	24,034	3.01%	6
Jul 1997	800,615	777,707	22,908	2.86%	57
Aug 1997	798,650	775,330	23,320	2.92%	59
Sep 1997	791,601	769,000	22,601	2.86%	57
Oct 1997	794,085	772,212	21,873	2.75%	55
Nov 1997	793,866	771,175	22,691	2.86%	57
Dec 1997	791,020	767,579	23,441	2.96%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	788,450	761,619	26,831	3.40%	68
Feb 1998	790,221	765,201	25,020	3.17%	63
Mar 1998	795,234	768,551	26,683	3.36%	67
Apr 1998	798,533	775,502	23,031	2.88%	57
May 1998	804,161	780,697	23,464	2.92%	59
Jun 1998	811,203	787,111	24,092	2.97%	59
Jul 1998	813,908	790,294	23,614	2.90%	58
Aug 1998	810,142	787,494	22,648	2.80%	55
Sep 1998	805,330	783,749	21,581	2.68%	53
Oct 1998	808,888	787,095	21,793	2.69%	54
Nov 1998	809,058	785,201	23,857	2.95%	59
Dec 1998	805,131	781,448	23,683	2.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	801,772	775,723	26,049	3.25%	65
Feb 1999	803,196	778,251	24,945	3.11%	62
Mar 1999	806,361	781,096	25,265	3.13%	63
Apr 1999	809,082	786,358	22,724	2.81%	56
May 1999	814,539	791,872	22,667	2.78%	55
Jun 1999	822,006	798,618	23,388	2.85%	57
Jul 1999	823,208	799,951	23,257	2.83%	56
Aug 1999	819,566	797,085	22,481	2.74%	55
Sep 1999	812,648	791,736	20,912	2.57%	51
Oct 1999	814,555	794,785	19,770	2.43%	49
Nov 1999	814,288	792,897	21,391	2.63%	53
Dec 1999	810,644	789,183	21,461	2.65%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	807,363	783,147	24,216	3.00%	6
Feb 2000	810,052	786,645	23,407	2.89%	58
Mar 2000	814,921	791,818	23,103	2.83%	56
Apr 2000	818,359	798,102	20,257	2.48%	49
May 2000	819,817	798,009	21,808	2.66%	54
Jun 2000	827,023	805,300	21,723	2.63%	52
Jul 2000	824,710	803,302	21,408	2.60%	52
Aug 2000	820,888	799,427	21,461	2.61%	52
Sep 2000	814,700	794,519	20,181	2.48%	49
Oct 2000	818,073	797,567	20,506	2.51%	5
Nov 2000	817,460	794,134	23,326	2.85%	57
Dec 2000	815,064	792,290	22,774	2.79%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	814,178	788,354	25,824	3.17%	64
Feb 2001	817,322	791,435	25,887	3.17%	63
Mar 2001	821,296	793,745	27,551	3.35%	68
Apr 2001	825,132	800,117	25,015	3.03%	61
May 2001	828,435	804,106	24,329	2.94%	58
Jun 2001	836,417	810,904	25,513	3.05%	61
Jul 2001	837,886	812,718	25,168	3.00%	61
Aug 2001	832,011	806,892	25,119	3.02%	6
Sep 2001	826,095	801,888	24,207	2.93%	59
Oct 2001	827,824	802,202	25,622	3.10%	62
Nov 2001	826,684	799,901	26,783	3.24%	65
Dec 2001	825,046	796,175	28,871	3.50%	7

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	816,818	785,781	31,037	3.80%	76
Feb 2002	822,260	791,901	30,359	3.69%	73
Mar 2002	825,507	793,113	32,394	3.92%	79
Apr 2002	829,671	801,299	28,372	3.42%	69
May 2002	833,652	807,453	26,199	3.14%	63
Jun 2002	840,543	813,884	26,659	3.17%	64
Jul 2002	842,818	816,277	26,541	3.15%	63
Aug 2002	839,918	814,015	25,903	3.08%	62
Sep 2002	834,651	810,123	24,528	2.94%	59
Oct 2002	837,001	812,206	24,795	2.96%	59
Nov 2002	833,826	807,006	26,820	3.22%	64
Dec 2002	831,757	804,456	27,301	3.28%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	833,550	802,003	31,547	3.78%	75
Feb 2003	835,702	804,682	31,020	3.71%	74
Mar 2003	837,893	806,265	31,628	3.77%	75
Apr 2003	842,895	813,999	28,896	3.43%	68
May 2003	846,484	817,382	29,102	3.44%	69
Jun 2003	854,292	824,380	29,912	3.50%	7
Jul 2003	856,410	826,414	29,996	3.50%	7
Aug 2003	853,853	824,274	29,579	3.46%	69
Sep 2003	846,293	817,316	28,977	3.42%	69
Oct 2003	849,243	821,248	27,995	3.30%	66
Nov 2003	850,024	820,125	29,899	3.52%	7
Dec 2003	846,426	816,039	30,387	3.59%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	843,427	810,207	33,220	3.94%	79
Feb 2004	845,039	812,658	32,381	3.83%	77
Mar 2004	847,932	813,738	34,194	4.03%	81
Apr 2004	853,982	824,796	29,186	3.42%	68
May 2004	858,000	827,478	30,522	3.56%	71
Jun 2004	865,465	834,041	31,424	3.63%	73
Jul 2004	867,420	835,993	31,427	3.62%	73
Aug 2004	864,227	833,252	30,975	3.58%	72
Sep 2004	857,679	827,434	30,245	3.53%	7
Oct 2004	859,692	829,420	30,272	3.52%	7
Nov 2004	857,549	826,429	31,120	3.63%	72
Dec 2004	853,177	821,082	32,095	3.76%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	849,733	814,071	35,662	4.20%	84
Feb 2005	852,641	817,145	35,496	4.16%	84
Mar 2005	855,419	820,219	35,200	4.11%	82
Apr 2005	860,252	828,886	31,366	3.65%	73
May 2005	863,201	830,947	32,254	3.74%	75
Jun 2005	870,008	838,877	31,131	3.58%	72
Jul 2005	873,345	842,695	30,650	3.51%	7
Aug 2005	870,031	840,631	29,400	3.38%	67
Sep 2005	864,581	835,423	29,158	3.37%	67
Oct 2005	865,075	836,925	28,150	3.25%	65
Nov 2005	863,575	834,645	28,930	3.35%	67
Dec 2005	862,289	832,184	30,105	3.49%	7

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	855,521	825,331	30,190	3.53%	7
Feb 2006	859,191	829,844	29,347	3.42%	68
Mar 2006	862,584	833,656	28,928	3.35%	67
Apr 2006	866,761	840,886	25,875	2.99%	6
May 2006	872,126	846,309	25,817	2.96%	6
Jun 2006	881,279	854,903	26,376	2.99%	6
Jul 2006	884,769	857,826	26,943	3.05%	61
Aug 2006	883,504	856,899	26,605	3.01%	6
Sep 2006	876,346	850,665	25,681	2.93%	59
Oct 2006	880,016	854,730	25,286	2.87%	57
Nov 2006	878,780	852,853	25,927	2.95%	59
Dec 2006	877,387	850,809	26,578	3.03%	6

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	871,708	842,312	29,396	3.37%	67
Feb 2007	874,770	845,728	29,042	3.32%	66
Mar 2007	878,771	850,496	28,275	3.22%	64
Apr 2007	881,827	855,638	26,189	2.97%	6
May 2007	886,811	861,327	25,484	2.87%	58
Jun 2007	893,857	868,551	25,306	2.83%	57
Jul 2007	897,518	872,013	25,505	2.84%	57
Aug 2007	892,342	867,425	24,917	2.79%	56
Sep 2007	887,236	862,395	24,841	2.80%	56
Oct 2007	887,921	863,997	23,924	2.69%	54
Nov 2007	886,965	862,529	24,436	2.76%	55
Dec 2007	881,592	855,479	26,113	2.96%	6

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	876,282	850,790	25,492	2.91%	58
Feb 2008	880,926	856,088	24,838	2.82%	57
Mar 2008	884,540	860,329	24,211	2.74%	55
Apr 2008	890,159	867,171	22,988	2.58%	52
May 2008	891,676	866,309	25,367	2.84%	57
Jun 2008	898,352	873,258	25,094	2.79%	55
Jul 2008	898,363	872,113	26,250	2.92%	58
Aug 2008	897,235	868,658	28,577	3.19%	64
Sep 2008	893,729	866,586	27,143	3.04%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

South Dakota Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	24,341	12.46%
2.	Construction	21,270	10.89%
3.	Educational Services	11,069	5.67%
4.	Public Administration	9,674	4.95%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,362	4.79%
6.	Health Care	7,866	4.03%
7.	Finance and Insurance	7,839	4.01%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	6,427	3.29%
9.	Truck Transportation	5,610	2.87%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,043	2.58%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,581	2.34%
12.	Food Manufacturing	4,460	2.28%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,316	2.21%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,190	2.14%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,651	1.87%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	3,493	1.79%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	3,395	1.74%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,332	1.71%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	3,165	1.62%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	3,162	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	30,945	17.29%
2.	Educational Services	23,381	13.06%
3.	Finance and Insurance	15,744	8.80%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	14,723	8.23%
5.	Public Administration	8,385	4.68%
6.	Social Assistance	7,936	4.43%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,376	3.00%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,079	2.84%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,466	2.50%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	4,125	2.30%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,056	2.27%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,818	2.13%
13.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	3,595	2.01%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,170	1.77%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,008	1.68%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,807	1.57%
17.	Construction	2,178	1.22%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,943	1.09%
19.	Food Manufacturing	1,876	1.05%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,700	0.95%

South Dakota Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	17,277	8.84%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	9,762	5.00%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	8,298	4.25%
4.	Other Production Occupations	7,754	3.97%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,687	3.93%
6.	Other Management Occupations	7,633	3.91%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,947	3.56%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,655	3.41%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,745	2.94%
10.	Agricultural Workers	5,741	2.94%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,561	2.85%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	5,487	2.81%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,145	2.63%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,920	2.52%
15.	Carpenters	4,205	2.15%
16.	Other Construction Trades	3,879	1.99%
17.	Top Executives	3,367	1.72%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,087	1.58%
19.	Computer Specialists	3,029	1.55%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,687	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	10,705	5.98%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	9,638	5.38%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	8,434	4.71%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,186	4.01%
5.	Registered Nurses	7,015	3.92%
6.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	6,033	3.37%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,849	3.27%
8.	Other Management Occupations	5,724	3.20%
9.	Cashiers	5,663	3.16%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,587	3.12%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	5,479	3.06%
12.	Child Care Workers	5,421	3.03%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,083	2.84%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	4,882	2.73%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	4,777	2.67%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,711	2.63%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,499	2.51%
18.	Other Production Occupations	4,156	2.32%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,824	2.14%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	3,775	2.11%

South Dakota Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	329,229	57.05%
15-35 hours	78,691	13.63%
1-14 hours	21,940	3.80%
No regular hours	147,269	25.52%

South Dakota Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	9,542	2.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM	8,298	2.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	14,879	4.27%
6 AM-6:29 AM	21,058	6.04%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	34,473	9.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM	50,997	14.63%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	80,886	23.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM	37,691	10.82%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	13,935	4.00%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,661	4.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,829	1.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,670	1.05%
Noon-3:59 PM	24,424	7.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM	27,149	7.79%

South Dakota Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	32,545	9.34%
5-9	80,314	23.05%
10-14	76,533	21.96%
15-19	59,230	17.00%
20-24	38,623	11.08%
25-29	11,090	3.18%
30-34	21,530	6.18%
35-39	3,406	0.98%
40-44	4,106	1.18%
45-59	9,300	2.67%
60-89	6,566	1.88%
At least 90	5,249	1.51%

South Dakota Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	930	0.27%	297,405	85.34%
30-44	403	0.12%	28,639	8.22%
45-59	195	0.06%	9,105	2.61%
At least 60	174	0.05%	11,641	3.34%

South Dakota Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	950	0.25%
Car / truck / van, carpool	38,805	10.41%
Car / truck / van, solo	288,227	77.35%
Motorcycle	192	0.05%
Other	1,830	0.49%
Public transportation	1,702	0.46%
Walked	16,786	4.50%
Worked at home	24,156	6.48%

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South Dakota Family Information

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: 290,336 (726,335 people)
: 195,455 (599,509 people)
: 96,571
: 391,777
South Dakota Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	30,881	10.64%
$10,000-$14,999	22,421	7.72%
$15,000-$19,999	22,190	7.64%
$20,000-$24,999	24,633	8.48%
$25,000-$29,999	22,190	7.64%
$30,000-$34,999	21,694	7.47%
$35,000-$39,999	19,408	6.68%
$40,000-$44,999	19,077	6.57%
$45,000-$49,999	16,675	5.74%
$50,000-$59,999	27,809	9.58%
$60,000-$74,999	26,008	8.96%
$75,000-$99,999	20,150	6.94%
$100,000-$124,999	7,597	2.62%
$125,000-$149,999	3,493	1.20%
$150,000-$199,999	2,872	0.99%
$200,000 or more	3,238	1.12%

South Dakota Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	80,040	27.58%
Family, 2 people	87,743	30.23%
Nonfamily, 2 people	12,433	4.28%
Family, 3 people	40,227	13.86%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,271	0.78%
Family, 4 people	37,455	12.90%
Nonfamily, 4 people	805	0.28%
Family, 5 people	18,256	6.29%
Nonfamily, 5 people	244	0.08%
Family, 6 people	6,512	2.24%
Nonfamily, 6 people	81	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	4,137	1.43%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	41	0.01%

South Dakota Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	236,308	28.92%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	119,085	14.58%
Public Assistance	8,787	1.08%
Retirement	36,981	4.53%
Self Employment	59,326	7.26%
Social Security	81,267	9.95%
Supplemental Security	9,743	1.19%
Wage / Salary	222,886	27.28%
Other	42,666	5.22%

South Dakota Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	86,685	54.33%
With children under 18	72,874	45.67%

South Dakota Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,652	8.50%
Married	171,700	59.24%
Never Married	86,466	29.83%
Widowed	7,040	2.43%

South Dakota Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,121	9.05%
Married	170,962	57.03%
Never Married	67,567	22.54%
Widowed	34,104	11.38%

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South Dakota Education Information

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	37,352	6.77%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	52,772	9.56%
High school diploma or equivalent	177,975	32.23%
Some college, no degree	138,559	25.10%
Associate degree	38,153	6.91%
Bachelors degree	78,586	14.23%
Graduate or professional degree	28,721	5.20%

South Dakota Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	7,864	1.04%	4,829	0.64%	12,693	1.68%
Kindergarten	10,115	1.34%	1,058	0.14%	11,173	1.48%
Grades 1-4	40,634	5.38%	4,088	0.54%	44,722	5.92%
Grades 5-8	44,704	5.92%	3,343	0.44%	48,047	6.37%
Grades 9-12	45,961	6.09%	2,739	0.36%	48,700	6.45%
Undergrad college	30,215	4.00%	6,551	0.87%	36,766	4.87%
Graduate or professional school	4,965	0.66%	1,163	0.15%	6,128	0.81%
Total	184,458	24.44%	23,771	3.15%	208,229	27.59%

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South Dakota Business Information

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: $7,845,096,000
: $9,601,175,000
: $1,226,459,000
: $10,710,187,000
: 92,131
South Dakota Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	93	82	199	189	242
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	6	5	17	9	40
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	51	36	148	118	143
1999 - Construction	282	262	656	543	724
1999 - Educational Services	15	13	57	37	33
1999 - Finance & Insurance	154	116	337	302	802
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	188	148	540	407	716
1999 - Information	54	41	117	101	153
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	10	8	31	17	35
1999 - Manufacturing	63	77	292	278	212
1999 - Mining	2	4	16	13	19
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	194	186	577	484	1,193
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	145	127	306	267	598
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	87	66	131	134	303
1999 - Retail Trade	288	353	1,141	1,091	1,342
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	131	101	245	188	334
1999 - Unclassified	66	38	5	1	9
1999 - Utilities	2	6	26	31	71
1999 - Wholesale Trade	102	98	360	358	512
1999 - Total	1,933	1,767	5,201	4,568	7,481
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	87	88	191	167	267
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	14	10	20	12	32
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	29	41	153	118	147
2000 - Construction	290	231	737	535	706
2000 - Educational Services	14	12	51	31	47
2000 - Finance & Insurance	155	126	401	307	763
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	104	128	600	432	698
2000 - Information	34	57	130	94	147
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	9	8	26	20	41
2000 - Manufacturing	62	60	323	257	199
2000 - Mining	3	2	13	16	20
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	176	170	564	502	1,212
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	171	130	323	243	621
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	82	81	132	131	317
2000 - Retail Trade	304	303	1,224	1,019	1,308
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	109	130	225	227	318
2000 - Unclassified	117	36	4	4	18
2000 - Utilities	6	4	36	21	69
2000 - Wholesale Trade	76	104	374	354	506
2000 - Total	1,842	1,721	5,527	4,490	7,436
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	108	87	184	203	246
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	17	10	7	20	36
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	44	40	127	144	141
2001 - Construction	297	245	579	680	767
2001 - Educational Services	16	12	56	36	38
2001 - Finance & Insurance	153	137	385	312	791
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	139	135	495	473	730
2001 - Information	92	78	113	102	115
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	22	8	33	32	23
2001 - Manufacturing	69	62	285	300	192
2001 - Mining	3	3	18	12	21
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	202	186	560	515	1,193
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	148	121	325	260	651
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	80	60	133	137	336
2001 - Retail Trade	321	354	1,040	1,144	1,332
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	140	127	216	208	338
2001 - Unclassified	92	51	9	10	28
2001 - Utilities	6	1	27	32	73
2001 - Wholesale Trade	73	123	336	344	506
2001 - Total	2,022	1,840	4,928	4,964	7,557
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	94	91	180	220	257
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	15	16	16	9	37
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	59	59	148	129	125
2002 - Construction	330	293	693	579	761
2002 - Educational Services	13	7	48	51	41
2002 - Finance & Insurance	220	108	306	358	873
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	207	131	608	509	604
2002 - Information	56	42	105	129	149
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	11	29	27	45
2002 - Manufacturing	75	91	226	340	196
2002 - Mining	8	12	12	20	12
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	225	185	618	555	1,119
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	169	141	317	304	625
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	93	75	144	132	336
2002 - Retail Trade	389	332	1,116	1,201	1,210
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	120	127	214	230	342
2002 - Unclassified	25	66	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	18	1	33	30	74
2002 - Wholesale Trade	97	98	356	390	412
2002 - Total	2,218	1,886	5,169	5,213	7,219
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	80	106	203	171	250
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	26	12	15	17	49
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	48	36	145	124	154
2003 - Construction	350	260	705	605	758
2003 - Educational Services	11	9	61	43	36
2003 - Finance & Insurance	173	201	358	360	829
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	149	119	618	453	726
2003 - Information	37	55	127	109	144
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	8	25	31	48
2003 - Manufacturing	66	56	280	290	202
2003 - Mining	5	0	22	18	12
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	207	197	593	546	1,208
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	143	144	288	316	686
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	78	83	126	142	367
2003 - Retail Trade	306	351	1,128	1,087	1,363
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	107	126	215	197	363
2003 - Unclassified	62	14	2	3	0
2003 - Utilities	0	2	26	32	93
2003 - Wholesale Trade	69	79	338	338	501
2003 - Total	1,925	1,858	5,275	4,882	7,789
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	105	82	200	173	259
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	10	15	19	17	50
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	58	48	147	133	148
2004 - Construction	391	248	781	602	795
2004 - Educational Services	15	15	65	41	42
2004 - Finance & Insurance	169	189	393	292	852
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	144	103	593	453	807
2004 - Information	40	40	124	113	142
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	11	9	37	31	43
2004 - Manufacturing	62	63	307	261	240
2004 - Mining	2	6	23	17	14
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	152	189	599	512	1,180
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	146	123	309	269	718
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	79	58	166	111	401
2004 - Retail Trade	325	279	1,124	1,070	1,405
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	123	96	228	212	357
2004 - Unclassified	99	32	13	6	12
2004 - Utilities	0	6	34	31	81
2004 - Wholesale Trade	60	71	363	304	492
2004 - Total	1,991	1,672	5,525	4,648	8,038
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	94	88	219	163	272
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	21	12	33	18	37
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	65	53	156	133	142
2005 - Construction	391	301	801	644	823
2005 - Educational Services	21	8	59	44	52
2005 - Finance & Insurance	162	158	387	322	846
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	120	109	620	480	792
2005 - Information	35	37	111	119	153
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	7	6	42	32	53
2005 - Manufacturing	55	65	341	230	236
2005 - Mining	5	4	24	18	11
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	186	164	575	552	1,152
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	163	131	344	299	677
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	103	80	147	134	390
2005 - Retail Trade	286	305	1,182	1,131	1,313
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	134	105	224	209	380
2005 - Unclassified	36	48	4	1	18
2005 - Utilities	6	1	34	31	80
2005 - Wholesale Trade	56	66	361	317	470
2005 - Total	1,946	1,741	5,664	4,877	7,897

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South Dakota Public Benefits Information

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	631,525	86.82%
Below Poverty Level	95,900	13.18%

South Dakota Bankruptcies By Chapter And Year

Chapter	7	11	12	13	7	11	13
Year	Business				Non-Business
2001	140	7	0	17	2,454	1	87
2002	95	6	6	12	2,415	0	125
2003	77	12	6	15	2,576	2	159
2004	82	11	2	13	2,506	1	206
2005	163	5	5	23	3,682	0	293
2006	36	2	3	6	755	0	145
2007	67	4	0	19	1,091	0	185
2008	78	2	2	14	1,198	0	184

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South Dakota Criminal Information

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1960	0.248	0.054	0.021	0.091	0.414	2.479	7.881	0.866	11.225
1961	0.188	0.061	0.017	0.088	0.355	2.399	7.714	0.919	11.032
1962	0.209	0.058	0.033	0.086	0.387	2.556	7.157	0.939	10.652
1963	0.206	0.053	0.012	0.106	0.377	2.467	7.406	0.917	10.790
1964	0.421	0.055	0.013	0.083	0.571	2.615	8.164	0.843	11.622
1965	0.414	0.068	0.016	0.092	0.590	2.643	8.787	0.737	12.166
1966	0.629	0.089	0.015	0.100	0.833	3.189	10.211	0.906	14.306
1967	0.620	0.083	0.037	0.129	0.869	3.415	10.441	0.841	14.697
1968	0.524	0.102	0.038	0.193	0.857	4.301	11.338	1.035	16.674
1969	0.514	0.111	0.020	0.129	0.774	4.250	12.235	1.059	17.545
1970	0.605	0.111	0.038	0.171	0.925	4.713	13.962	0.937	19.611
1971	0.669	0.099	0.012	0.182	0.961	4.533	14.266	0.833	19.631
1972	0.832	0.113	0.012	0.156	1.113	4.728	14.361	1.074	20.162
1973	0.855	0.128	0.038	0.247	1.269	4.987	14.060	1.442	20.489
1974	1.478	0.107	0.021	0.204	1.809	5.971	17.353	1.575	24.899
1975	1.540	0.165	0.037	0.310	2.053	6.678	16.980	1.679	25.337
1976	1.459	0.153	0.017	0.232	1.862	6.204	16.843	1.496	24.542
1977	1.557	0.135	0.020	0.179	1.891	5.705	17.044	1.475	24.224
1978	1.348	0.109	0.019	0.159	1.635	5.997	17.661	1.600	25.258
1979	1.203	0.164	0.020	0.203	1.591	6.264	20.003	1.740	28.007
1980	0.936	0.125	0.007	0.201	1.268	6.925	22.552	1.686	31.163
1981	0.737	0.115	0.018	0.178	1.048	6.347	21.295	1.441	29.083
1982	0.677	0.114	0.027	0.171	0.990	5.622	18.653	1.184	25.459
1983	0.850	0.170	0.021	0.159	1.200	5.457	17.790	1.029	24.276
1984	1.038	0.269	0.018	0.149	1.475	4.999	18.558	1.093	24.650
1985	0.939	0.237	0.018	0.171	1.366	5.462	18.562	1.018	25.042
1986	0.869	0.177	0.040	0.162	1.247	5.535	19.390	0.987	25.912
1987	0.850	0.206	0.018	0.123	1.197	5.341	19.285	0.956	25.583
1988	0.716	0.269	0.031	0.122	1.137	5.179	18.538	0.955	24.673
1989	0.905	0.320	0.013	0.117	1.355	4.747	19.660	1.090	25.497
1990	1.141	0.343	0.020	0.124	1.628	5.274	21.089	1.102	27.465
1991	1.220	0.397	0.017	0.188	1.822	5.898	21.923	1.149	28.970
1992	1.253	0.518	0.006	0.169	1.945	5.414	21.619	1.011	28.044
1993	1.456	0.445	0.034	0.150	2.084	5.492	20.860	1.145	27.498
1994	1.655	0.420	0.014	0.187	2.276	5.462	22.075	1.209	28.746
1995	1.388	0.410	0.018	0.259	2.075	5.407	21.915	1.209	28.531
1996	1.161	0.410	0.012	0.189	1.772	5.570	21.219	1.139	27.928
1997	1.244	0.484	0.014	0.233	1.974	5.539	23.774	1.163	30.476
1998	0.978	0.350	0.014	0.202	1.543	4.686	18.978	1.034	24.698
1999	1.050	0.458	0.025	0.141	1.674	4.441	19.158	1.175	24.774
2000	1.081	0.404	0.009	0.174	1.668	3.837	16.637	1.057	21.530
2001	0.938	0.464	0.009	0.136	1.548	4.080	16.615	1.077	21.772
2002	1.132	0.475	0.014	0.154	1.775	3.990	15.963	1.077	21.030
2003	1.123	0.465	0.013	0.136	1.737	3.763	15.129	1.143	20.034
2004	1.108	0.436	0.022	0.145	1.712	4.085	14.131	1.099	19.316
2005	1.093	0.487	0.023	0.187	1.790	3.233	13.357	1.083	17.672
2006	1.120	0.430	0.012	0.152	1.714	3.389	11.889	0.918	16.196
2007	1.143	0.387	0.021	0.141	1.692	2.987	12.613	0.923	16.523

South Dakota Hate Crimes Per 1,000,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Simple Assault	Intimidation	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson	Vandalism	Other Crimes	Sample Of Population Reported For
2004	1.306	<0.001	1.306	None	1.306	None	None	None	99.37%
2005	3.750	<0.001	None	None	None	None	1.875	None	68.83%
2006	8.337	<0.001	6.669	8.337	None	1.667	31.680	1.667	76.70%
2007	5.949	<0.001	1.487	1.487	None	2.975	19.336	None	84.44%

South Dakota Hate Crime Causes Per 1,000,000 People By Type And Year

Cause	2006	2007
Racial	108.377	35.014
Religious	6.669	10.004
Sexual Orientation	10.004	1.667
Ethnicity	1.667	15.006
Disability	None	None

Disability Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Dakota DUI / DWI Information

Year	Alcohol Crash Fatalities
2002	93
2003	98
2004	86
2005	80
2006	79

South Dakota DUI / DWI Lawyers represent drivers of cars, trucks, motorcycles and other motor vehicles who have been charged with driving under the influence or while intoxicated. If you have been arrested for drunk driving, your lawyer may be able to challenge the field sobriety tests, breathalyzer or blood-alcohol evidence in your case. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Dakota Car Accidents Information

Year	Cars	Light Trucks	Large Trucks	Motorcycles	Buses	Other Vehicles	Total
1994	74	76	15	21	1	4	191
1995	91	65	15	15	1	7	194
1996	91	76	18	8	1	8	202
1997	91	61	15	8	1	4	180
1998	109	79	14	10	0	3	215
1999	88	76	18	11	0	4	197
2000	78	89	22	25	0	5	219
2001	88	79	22	21	0	8	218
2002	86	89	16	25	0	2	218
2003	88	98	14	22	0	3	225
2004	85	98	17	28	0	3	231
2005	79	101	15	25	0	5	225
2006	92	94	17	26	0	6	235
2007	55	75	14	29	0	3	176

South Dakota Truck / Bus Accidents

Year	Crashes With Fatalities	Crashes With No Fatalities	Crashes With Injuries	Crashes Needing Towaways	Crashes Needing Hazardous Materials Placards	Injuries From Crashes
2003 (Trucks)	13	246	64	182	4	85
2003 (Buses)	0	9	1	8	0	2
2004 (Trucks)	22	315	103	212	4	130
2004 (Buses)	0	9	2	7	0	4
2005 (Trucks)	15	315	43	272	5	63
2005 (Buses)	1	10	0	10	0	2
2006 (Trucks)	15	254	36	218	15	47
2006 (Buses)	0	4	1	3	0	1
2007 (Trucks)	12	279	30	249	17	60
2007 (Buses)	0	9	3	6	0	5

South Dakota Car Accident Lawyers represent clients who have been injured or who have lost a loved one in a motor vehicle accident. Such accident can involve other cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses and trains. If a governmental entity failed to maintain a roadway in a safe condition or constructed a road with a defective design, you may also be able to recover legal damages against that governmental agency. From the Justia Legal Directory.

South Dakota Immigration & Civil Rights Information

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	105,555	13.98%
10-19 Years	121,926	16.15%
20-29 Years	97,886	12.97%
30-39 Years	102,516	13.58%
40-49 Years	112,664	14.93%
50-59 Years	77,428	10.26%
60-69 Years	55,864	7.40%
70-79 Years	48,523	6.43%
80-89 Years	26,486	3.51%
90+ Years	5,996	0.79%

South Dakota Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	374,558	49.62%
Female	380,286	50.38%

South Dakota Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	664,585	88.04%
Amerindian	60,988	8.08%
Hispanic/Latino	10,903	1.44%
Multiracial	8,960	1.19%
African-American	4,563	0.60%
Asian	4,316	0.57%
Other Race	310	0.04%
Pacific Islander	219	0.03%

South Dakota Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	307,309	38.85%
2.	Norwegian	115,292	14.58%
3.	Irish	78,379	9.91%
4.	English	53,241	6.73%
5.	Dutch	35,655	4.51%
6.	Swedish	29,707	3.76%
7.	United States Or American	29,181	3.69%
8.	French Non-Basque	21,864	2.76%
9.	Danish	20,112	2.54%
10.	Czech	15,618	1.97%

South Dakota Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	658,245	93.55%
2.	German	13,422	1.91%
3.	Other Native North American	11,246	1.60%
4.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	10,052	1.43%
5.	French	1,256	0.18%
6.	Other Slavic	1,055	0.15%
7.	African	1,042	0.15%
8.	Scandinavian	1,024	0.15%
9.	Serbo Croatian	573	0.08%
10.	Chinese	569	0.08%

South Dakota Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	741,349	98.21%
Naturalized immigrant	5,452	0.72%
Not a citizen	8,043	1.07%

South Dakota Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Dakota Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Dakota Metros

Alphabetical | By Population

Aberdeen	Pierre	Spearfish
Brookings	Rapid City	Vermillion
Huron	Sioux City	Watertown
Mitchell	Sioux Falls	Yankton

South Dakota Counties

Alphabetical | By Population

Aurora County	Fall River County	Mcpherson County
Beadle County	Faulk County	Meade County
Bennett County	Grant County	Mellette County
Bon Homme County	Gregory County	Miner County
Brookings County	Haakon County	Minnehaha County
Brown County	Hamlin County	Moody County
Brule County	Hand County	Pennington County
Buffalo County	Hanson County	Perkins County
Butte County	Harding County	Potter County
Campbell County	Hughes County	Roberts County
Charles Mix County	Hutchinson County	Sanborn County
Clark County	Hyde County	Shannon County
Clay County	Jackson County	Spink County
Codington County	Jerauld County	Stanley County
Corson County	Jones County	Sully County
Custer County	Kingsbury County	Todd County
Davison County	Lake County	Tripp County
Day County	Lawrence County	Turner County
Deuel County	Lincoln County	Union County
Dewey County	Lyman County	Walworth County
Douglas County	Marshall County	Yankton County
Edmunds County	Mccook County	Ziebach County

Largest South Dakota Cities

Alphabetical | By Population

Aberdeen	Gettysburg	Rapid City
Alcester	Gregory	Rapid Valley
Belle Fourche	Groton	Redfield
Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys	Hartford	Richland
Beresford	Hot Springs	Rosebud
Big Sioux	Howard	Salem
Black Hawk	Huron	Sioux Falls
Box Elder	Jefferson	Sisseton
Brandon	Lake	South Lawrence
Britton	Lead	South Ziebach
Brookings	Lemmon	Southwest Bon Homme
Canton	Lennox	Southwest Meade
Central Corson	Lincoln	Spearfish
Central Pennington	Lower Brule	Split Rock
Chamberlain	Madison	Springdale
Clark	Mapleton	Sturgis
Clear Lake	Medary	Tea
Colonial Pine Hills	Milbank	Tyndall
Custer	Miller	Valley Springs
De Smet	Mitchell	Vermillion
Deadwood	Mobridge	Volga
Delapre	Mount Rushmore	Wagner
Dell Rapids	North Dewey	Watertown
East Custer	North Eagle Butte	Wayne
East Shannon	North Lawrence	Webster
East Todd	North Sioux City	West Butte
Elk Point	North Spearfish	West Custer
Ellsworth AFB	Northeast Fall River	West Hughes
Eureka	Oglala	West Pennington
Flandreau	Parker	West Shannon
Fort Pierre	Parkston	West Todd
Fort Thompson	Pierre	West Yankton
Freeman	Pine Ridge	Winner
Garretson	Platte	Yankton

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