South Dakota Population
South Dakota (U.S. abbreviation 'SD') is the state of midwestern region of United States, borders Wyoming to the west, Minnesota to the east, Montana to the northwest and North Dakota to the north. South Dakota population in 2021 is expected to be 907,820 inhabitants, ranks 46th in US and area is 77,116 square miles(199,729 sq km), Seventeenth position by area rank. Sioux tribal is the dominant in these region before the europeans arrive, Sioux were proud people with a rich heritage, Sioux generally called themselves Lakota or Dakota meaning friends/allies. South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation. Sioux are mostly monogamy and deeply spiritual people. Religion is the key for their unity and followed by spiritual music and dance. As the European settlers push the native people into Sioux lands that resulted in major wars to kill Sioux tribals to end resistance.Year | Population | % Change |
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2010 | 816,165 | |
2011 | 823,484 | 0.90 |
2012 | 833,496 | 1.22 |
2013 | 842,270 | 1.05 |
2014 | 849,088 | 0.81 |
2015 | 853,933 | 0.57 |
2016 | 862,890 | 1.05 |
2017 | 873,286 | 1.20 |
2018 | 882,235 | 1.02 |
2019* | 889,293 | 0.80 |
2020* | 899,174 | 1.12 |
2021* | 907,820 | 0.98 |
South Dakota Population by Race & Groups
In terms of South Dakota population, 84.68% are White Americans, followed by 8.6% with AIAN, 1.72% are Black Americans. 1.37% are Asian population, of these 1,233 are Indians from South Asia, 1,866 are Chinese, 1,340 are Filipinos, 281 are Japanese, 1,084 are Korean and 872 Vietnamese nationals. NHPI are 381 people in South Dakota, of these 133 are Guamanian/Chamorro, 120 are Native Hawaiian and 50 are Samoans. 3.5% are Hispanic/Latino race, of these 20,228 are Mexicans, 1,892 are Puerto Ricans and 442 are Cubans.
Total Population | 855,444 | Percent |
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White | 724,430 | 84.68% |
Black or African American | 14,698 | 1.72% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 74,062 | 8.658% |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 277 | 0.032% |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 604 | 0.071% |
Navajo tribal grouping | 303 | 0.035% |
Sioux tribal grouping | 60,691 | 7.095% |
Asian Population | 11,693 | 1.37% |
Asian Indian | 1,233 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 1,866 | 0.22% |
Filipino | 1,340 | 0.16% |
Japanese | 281 | 0.03% |
Korean | 1,084 | 0.13% |
Vietnamese | 872 | 0.10% |
Other Asian Population | 5,017 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 381 | 0.04% |
Native Hawaiian | 120 | 0.014% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 133 | 0.016% |
Samoan | 50 | 0.006% |
Other Pacific Islander | 78 | |
Some other race | 6,687 | |
Hispanic or Latino | 29,901 | 3.50% |
Mexican | 20,228 | 2.36% |
Puerto Rican | 1,892 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 442 | 0.05% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 7,339 |
Top Cities of South Dakota
The top populated cities of South Dakota state are Sioux Falls with 181,883, Rapid with 75,443 people.
Rank | Cities | Population(2018) |
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1 | Sioux Falls | 181,883 |
2 | Rapid | 75,443 |
Population Pyramid
South Dakota population pyramid as per 2017 census estimates as below.
Languages spoken in SD
Languages | Population | Percentage |
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Speak only English | 744,104 | 93.57 |
Spanish Language | 16,416 | 2.06 |
European Language | 11,959 | 1.50 |
Asian Languages | 7,524 | 0.95 |
Other Languages | 15,229 | 1.92 |
Education
South Dakota state education stats of High school and University as per table below.
Total | Male | Female | ||
Population 18 to 24 years | 83,878 | 43,639 | 40,239 | |
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Less than high school graduate | 11,726 | 6,754 | 4,972 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,796 | 14,130 | 10,666 | |
Some college or associates degree | 39,275 | 19,522 | 19,753 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 8,081 | 3,233 | 4,848 | |
Population 25 years and over | 560,605 | 278,564 | 282,041 | |
Less than 9th grade | 19,142 | 10,346 | 8,796 | |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 28,892 | 15,937 | 12,955 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 170,912 | 90,467 | 80,445 | |
Some college, no degree | 122,132 | 58,503 | 63,629 | |
Associates degree | 63,413 | 29,847 | 33,566 | |
Bachelors degree | 109,468 | 50,602 | 58,866 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 46,646 | 22,862 | 23,784 |
White | 489,062 | 242,196 | 246,866 | |
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High school graduate or higher | 457,091 | 224,187 | 232,904 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 144,613 | 68,036 | 76,577 | |
Black or African | 7,794 | 4,955 | 2,839 | |
High school graduate or higher | 6,208 | 4,141 | 2,067 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 1,496 | 989 | 507 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 36,312 | 17,382 | 18,930 | |
High school graduate or higher | 28,424 | 13,476 | 14,948 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 3,691 | 1,388 | 2,303 | |
Asian | 6,729 | 3,011 | 3,718 | |
High school graduate or higher | 4,908 | 2,115 | 2,793 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,799 | 1,342 | 1,457 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 218 | 90 | 128 | |
High school graduate or higher | 198 | 74 | 124 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 35 | 3 | 32 | |
Hispanic or Latino Origin | 13,458 | 7,348 | 6,110 | |
High school graduate or higher | 9,522 | 5,050 | 4,472 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,258 | 1,134 | 1,124 |
Disability
Total civilian non-institutionalized population | 101,568 |
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Male | 53,575 |
Female | 47,993 |
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White | 86,563 |
Black or African American | 1,047 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 9,899 |
Asian | 561 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 84 |
Some other race | 346 |
DISABILITY TYPE | |
With a hearing difficulty | 34,776 |
With a vision difficulty | 17,514 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 35,138 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 46,129 |
With a self-care difficulty | 15,686 |
With an independent living difficulty | 29,081 |
Counties of South Dakota
South Dakota is divided into 66 counties, Minnehaha County is the most populous county with 192,876, followed by Pennington County with 111,729, Lincoln County with 58,807, Brown County with 39,316, Brookings County with 35,232. Jones County is the least populous with 928 people in South Dakota state.
County | Population 2017 | Population 2018 | % Change | Rank 2017 | Rank 2018 |
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Aurora County | 2,757 | 2,801 | 1.6 | 51 | 51 |
Beadle County | 18,602 | 18,883 | 1.5 | 11 | 11 |
Bennett County | 3,441 | 3,468 | 0.8 | 44 | 44 |
Bon Homme County | 6,984 | 6,980 | -0.1 | 25 | 25 |
Brookings County | 34,668 | 35,232 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 |
Brown County | 39,313 | 39,316 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Brule County | 5,321 | 5,229 | -1.7 | 35 | 35 |
Buffalo County | 2,015 | 2,036 | 1 | 60 | 60 |
Butte County | 10,102 | 10,222 | 1.2 | 19 | 19 |
Campbell County | 1,374 | 1,377 | 0.2 | 63 | 63 |
Charles Mix County | 9,425 | 9,338 | -0.9 | 20 | 20 |
Clark County | 3,686 | 3,739 | 1.4 | 43 | 43 |
Clay County | 14,021 | 14,041 | 0.1 | 15 | 15 |
Codington County | 28,083 | 28,015 | -0.2 | 6 | 7 |
Corson County | 4,207 | 4,165 | -1 | 40 | 40 |
Custer County | 8,666 | 8,726 | 0.7 | 21 | 21 |
Davison County | 19,848 | 19,790 | -0.3 | 10 | 10 |
Day County | 5,515 | 5,505 | -0.2 | 32 | 33 |
Deuel County | 4,293 | 4,337 | 1 | 38 | 38 |
Dewey County | 5,857 | 5,904 | 0.8 | 30 | 30 |
Douglas County | 2,925 | 2,935 | 0.3 | 50 | 49 |
Edmunds County | 3,922 | 3,875 | -1.2 | 41 | 41 |
Fall River County | 6,695 | 6,758 | 0.9 | 26 | 26 |
Faulk County | 2,330 | 2,330 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
Grant County | 7,187 | 7,147 | -0.6 | 24 | 24 |
Gregory County | 4,218 | 4,212 | -0.1 | 39 | 39 |
Haakon County | 1,928 | 1,918 | -0.5 | 61 | 61 |
Hamlin County | 6,026 | 6,111 | 1.4 | 29 | 29 |
Hand County | 3,281 | 3,262 | -0.6 | 47 | 47 |
Hanson County | 3,411 | 3,376 | -1 | 45 | 45 |
Harding County | 1,241 | 1,249 | 0.6 | 65 | 65 |
Hughes County | 17,670 | 17,650 | -0.1 | 12 | 12 |
Hutchinson County | 7,376 | 7,380 | 0.1 | 23 | 23 |
Hyde County | 1,303 | 1,282 | -1.6 | 64 | 64 |
Jackson County | 3,301 | 3,307 | 0.2 | 46 | 46 |
Jerauld County | 2,033 | 2,043 | 0.5 | 59 | 58 |
Jones County | 926 | 928 | 0.2 | 66 | 66 |
Kingsbury County | 4,937 | 4,919 | -0.4 | 37 | 37 |
Lake County | 12,792 | 13,057 | 2.1 | 16 | 16 |
Lawrence County | 25,606 | 25,741 | 0.5 | 8 | 8 |
Lincoln County | 56,668 | 58,807 | 3.8 | 3 | 3 |
Lyman County | 3,883 | 3,821 | -1.6 | 42 | 42 |
McCook County | 5,511 | 5,546 | 0.6 | 33 | 32 |
McPherson County | 2,408 | 2,407 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
Marshall County | 4,998 | 5,112 | 2.3 | 36 | 36 |
Meade County | 27,982 | 28,294 | 1.1 | 7 | 6 |
Mellette County | 2,067 | 2,042 | -1.2 | 58 | 59 |
Miner County | 2,214 | 2,213 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
Minnehaha County | 190,028 | 192,876 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Moody County | 6,540 | 6,579 | 0.6 | 27 | 27 |
Oglala Lakota County | 14,364 | 14,309 | -0.4 | 14 | 14 |
Pennington County | 110,221 | 111,729 | 1.4 | 2 | 2 |
Perkins County | 2,953 | 2,922 | -1 | 49 | 50 |
Potter County | 2,212 | 2,207 | -0.2 | 57 | 57 |
Roberts County | 10,307 | 10,447 | 1.4 | 17 | 17 |
Sanborn County | 2,454 | 2,429 | -1 | 53 | 53 |
Spink County | 6,517 | 6,495 | -0.3 | 28 | 28 |
Stanley County | 2,994 | 3,022 | 0.9 | 48 | 48 |
Sully County | 1,409 | 1,392 | -1.2 | 62 | 62 |
Todd County | 10,245 | 10,283 | 0.4 | 18 | 18 |
Tripp County | 5,450 | 5,478 | 0.5 | 34 | 34 |
Turner County | 8,314 | 8,424 | 1.3 | 22 | 22 |
Union County | 15,247 | 15,619 | 2.4 | 13 | 13 |
Walworth County | 5,561 | 5,587 | 0.5 | 31 | 31 |
Yankton County | 22,699 | 22,869 | 0.7 | 9 | 9 |
Ziebach County | 2,754 | 2,742 | -0.4 | 52 | 52 |
References
1. Census Fact finder
2. Historical Population of States from 1790 to 1990
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