South Dakota

South Dakota is a state in the United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 754844 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 804194, It is United States's fifth smallest by population . The state has a total area of 77116.49 sq mi (199730.79 square kilometre), of which, 75884.64 square miles (196540.32 square kilometre) of it is land and 1231.85 square miles (3190.48 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 17th largest by size in United States.

South Dakota United States
Map of South Dakota in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 754844 residents, 290245 households, and 194330 families in the state. The population density was 9.9 people per square mile (3.82/kmē), it is fifth least densely populated state in United States. There were 323208 housing units at an average density of 4.3 per square mile (1.66/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.5 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. The population's age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median age of the state's population was 35.6 years, the median age of male residents at 34.4 and the median age of female residents at 36.7. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the state is 754844, The racial makeup of the state was 669404 White, 4685 Black or African American, 62283 American Indian, 4378 Asian, 261 Native Hawaiian, 10156 from two or more races and 3677 Ohter races.

South Dakota Population
Population 2000-2008
South Dakota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
South Dakota Races
Races 2000
South Dakota GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
South Dakota GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $35282, making it the 11th poorest state by median household income among the United States. The median income for a family in the state was $43237, it is the tenth poorest state in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the state was $17562, making it the seventh poorest state by per capita income among the United States. The median income of state was $19276, The median income for males was $23467 versus $15435 for females. As of 2008, the gross domestic product (GDP) is about $37 billion, it is United States's fifth poorest state by GDP. South Dakota is responsible for 0.26 percent of the United States gross domestic product (GDP). Its Per capita personal income in 2008 was $37690.

In 2000, 208229 pupils and students, of which 50.4% are male and 49.6% are female, 27.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.1% nursery or pri school, 5.37% kindergarten, 44.55% elementary school, 23.39% high school and 20.6% College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Aurora County 712.53 708.18 4.35 3058 4.3 13887 29783 37227
2 Beadle County 1264.82 1258.7 6.13 17023 13.5 17832 30510 40596
3 Bennett County 1190.59 1185.29 5.3 3574 3 10106 25313 28363
4 Bon Homme County 581.32 563.34 17.98 7260 12.9 13892 30644 36924
5 Brookings County 804.76 794.46 10.3 28220 35.5 17586 35438 48052
6 Brown County 1731.21 1713.07 18.14 35460 20.7 18464 35017 44788
7 Brule County 846.49 818.96 27.54 5364 6.5 14874 32370 37361
8 Buffalo County 487.43 470.59 16.83 2032 4.3 5213 12692 14167
9 Butte County 2266.36 2248.51 17.84 9094 4 13997 29040 34173
10 Campbell County 771.34 735.79 35.54 1782 2.4 14117 28793 35938
11 Charles Mix County 1150.19 1097.57 52.61 9350 8.5 11502 26060 30688
12 Clark County 967.79 957.92 9.87 4143 4.3 15597 30208 35559
13 Clay County 416.7 411.6 5.1 13537 32.9 14452 27535 41391
14 Codington County 717.08 687.67 29.41 25897 37.7 18761 36257 45153
15 Corson County 2529.42 2472.93 56.48 4181 1.7 8615 20654 23889
16 Custer County 1559.14 1557.69 1.45 7275 4.7 17945 36303 43628
17 Davison County 436.78 435.44 1.34 18741 43 17879 33476 44357
18 Day County 1091.21 1028.57 62.63 6267 6.1 15856 30227 38011
19 Deuel County 636.72 623.55 13.17 4498 7.2 15977 31788 39511
20 Dewey County 2445.67 2302.64 143.03 5972 2.6 9251 23272 24917
21 Douglas County 434.13 433.53 0.6 3458 8 13827 28478 33935
22 Edmunds County 1151.16 1145.58 5.58 4367 3.8 16149 32205 37174
23 Fall River County 1749.14 1739.86 9.28 7453 4.3 17048 29631 37827
24 Faulk County 1005.69 1000.14 5.55 2640 2.6 14660 30237 34508
25 Grant County 687.91 682.51 5.4 7847 11.5 16543 33088 40407
26 Gregory County 1053.45 1015.93 37.51 4792 4.7 13656 22732 30833
27 Haakon County 1827.22 1812.97 14.26 2196 1.2 16780 29894 35958
28 Hamlin County 537.96 506.86 31.1 5540 10.9 16982 33851 41511
29 Hand County 1440.21 1436.58 3.63 3741 2.6 18735 32377 38017
30 Hanson County 435.64 434.76 0.87 3139 7.2 14778 33049 39500
31 Harding County 2677.58 2670.5 7.08 1353 0.5 12794 25000 31667
32 Hughes County 800.29 740.92 59.37 16481 22.2 20689 42970 51235
33 Hutchinson County 814.37 812.82 1.55 8075 9.9 15922 30026 37715
34 Hyde County 866.59 860.97 5.62 1671 1.9 16356 31103 40700
35 Jackson County 1871.24 1869.13 2.12 2930 1.6 9981 23945 25161
36 Jerauld County 532.63 529.91 2.72 2295 4.3 16856 30690 36076
37 Jones County 971.66 970.52 1.14 1193 1.2 15896 30288 37500
38 Kingsbury County 863.67 838.37 25.3 5815 6.9 16522 31262 41057
39 Lake County 575.06 563.23 11.83 11276 20 16446 34087 43750
40 Lawrence County 800.31 800.04 0.28 21802 27.3 17195 31755 40501
41 Lincoln County 578.59 578.09 0.5 24131 41.7 22304 48338 55401
42 Lyman County 1707.06 1639.96 67.1 3895 2.4 13862 28509 32028
43 McCook County 577.16 574.52 2.64 5832 10.2 16374 35396 42609
44 McPherson County 1151.85 1136.94 14.91 2904 2.6 12748 22380 29811
45 Marshall County 885.63 837.71 47.92 4576 5.5 15462 30567 36295
46 Meade County 3482.46 3470.63 11.82 24253 7 17680 36992 40537
47 Mellette County 1309.75 1306.49 3.26 2083 1.6 10362 23219 25221
48 Miner County 571.99 570.34 1.65 2884 5.1 15155 29519 36667
49 Minnehaha County 813.69 809.67 4.01 148281 183.1 20713 42566 52031
50 Moody County 521.1 519.67 1.43 6595 12.7 16541 35467 41623
51 Pennington County 2784.31 2776.15 8.16 88565 31.9 18938 37485 44796
52 Perkins County 2890.71 2871.62 19.09 3363 1.2 15734 27750 33537
53 Potter County 898.43 866.49 31.94 2693 3.1 17417 30086 37827
54 Roberts County 1135.35 1101.28 34.08 10016 9.1 13428 28322 33361
55 Sanborn County 570.21 569.01 1.2 2675 4.7 18301 33375 38256
56 Shannon County 2096.65 2093.88 2.77 12466 6 6286 20916 20897
57 Spink County 1510.05 1503.87 6.18 7454 5 15728 31717 37114
58 Stanley County 1516.99 1443.28 73.71 2772 1.9 20300 41170 47197
59 Sully County 1070.36 1006.9 63.46 1556 1.5 17407 32500 38304
60 Todd County 1390.9 1388.12 2.78 9050 6.5 7714 20035 19533
61 Tripp County 1617.4 1613.52 3.88 6430 4 13776 28333 36219
62 Turner County 617.45 616.82 0.63 8849 14.3 17343 36059 42704
63 Union County 467.08 460.38 6.7 12584 27.3 24355 44790 51227
64 Walworth County 744.22 707.81 36.41 5974 8.4 15492 27834 33654
65 Yankton County 532.62 521.55 11.07 21652 41.5 17312 35374 43600
66 Ziebach County 1971.05 1962.33 8.72 2519 1.3 7463 18063 18672