South Dakota Population 2024

March 2, 2024 by Babji

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 2024 is expected to be 923,711 inhabitants, ranks 46th in US and area is 77,116 square miles(199,729 sq km), Seventeenth position by area rank, increase of 23,147 people since last census of 2020. 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.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of South Dakota
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of South Dakota

According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, SD population in 2020 is 886,667 people living in the state. South Dakota population in 2023 is estimated 920,837, population in 2022 is expected to be 909,824 inhabitants, and in 2021 is expected to be 895,376 inhabitants.

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	886,667	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	895,376	0.98
2022*	909,612	1.59
2023*	923,711	1.55

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

South Dakota Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of South Dakota by race are: 84.68% are White Americans, followed by 8.6% with AIAN, 1.72% are Black Americans, 1.37% are Asian population and 3.5% are Hispanic/Latino population race.

White Population

White population in South Dakota are 724,430, percentage wise 84.68 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in South Dakota are 14,698, percentage wise 1.72 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in South Dakota, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in South Dakota are 11,693, percentage wise 1.37 percent are asians, out of these 1,233 are Asian Indians, 1,866 are Chinese, 1,340 are Filipinos, 281 are Japanese, 1,084 are Korean, 872 are Vietnamese and 5,017 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in South Dakota are 29,901. Percentage wise 3.50 percent are hispanics, out of these 20,228 are Mexican people, 1,892 are Puerto Ricans, 442 are Cubans, and 7,339 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

NHPI are 381 people in South Dakota, of these 133 are Guamanian/Chamorro, 120 are Native Hawaiian and 50 are Samoans.

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 2021 census estimates as below.

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

South Dakota Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of South Dakota by age is 855,444, out of these 430,587 are male, 424,857 are female, The sex ratio of South Dakota is 1,013. The South Dakota population by age are, under 15 years is 177,885, 15 years and over is 677,559, 30 years and over is 503,898, 65 years and over is 132,118 and 85 years and over is 19,822. 50.33 percent are male, 49.67 percent are female, 20.79 percent are under 15 years old, 79.21 percent are 15 years and over, 58.90 percent are 30 years and over, 15.44 percent are 65 years and over, 2.32 percent are 85 years and over.

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)

South Dakota Education

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

Population 18 to 24 years		83,878	43,639	40,239
		Total	Male	Female
	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
	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

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	101,568
Male	53,575
Female	47,993
	-
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
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