South Dakota Population

South Dakota 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 2020 is 899,174 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
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 *

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018

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
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

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

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)
1	Sioux Falls	181,883
2	Rapid	75,443

Population Pyramid

South Dakota population pyramid as per 2017 census estimates as below.

Source: 2017 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Languages spoken in SD

English is the official language in the state of South Dakota. According to estimated 2017 census 744,104 speak only English, 16,416 speak Spanish language, 11959 speak European languages and 7524 speak Asian languages.

Languages	Population	Percentage
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

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

Education

South Dakota state education stats of High school and University as per table below.

Population 18 to 24 years		83878	43639	40239
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	11726	6754	4972
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24796	14130	10666
	Some college or associates degree	39275	19522	19753
	Bachelors degree or higher	8081	3233	4848
Population 25 years and over		560605	278564	282041
	Less than 9th grade	19142	10346	8796
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	28892	15937	12955
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	170912	90467	80445
	Some college, no degree	122132	58503	63629
	Associates degree	63413	29847	33566
	Bachelors degree	109468	50602	58866
	Graduate or professional degree	46646	22862	23784

White		489062	242196	246866
	High school graduate or higher	457091	224187	232904
	Bachelors degree or higher	144613	68036	76577
Black or African		7794	4955	2839
	High school graduate or higher	6208	4141	2067
	Bachelors degree or higher	1496	989	507
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		36312	17382	18930
	High school graduate or higher	28424	13476	14948
	Bachelors degree or higher	3691	1388	2303
Asian		6729	3011	3718
	High school graduate or higher	4908	2115	2793
	Bachelors degree or higher	2799	1342	1457
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		13458	7348	6110
	High school graduate or higher	9522	5050	4472
	Bachelors degree or higher	2258	1134	1124

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	101568
Male	53575
Female	47993
	-
White	86563
Black or African American	1047
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	9899
Asian	561
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	84
Some other race	346
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	34776
With a vision difficulty	17514
With a cognitive difficulty	35138
With an ambulatory difficulty	46129
With a self-care difficulty	15686
With an independent living difficulty	29081

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
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