Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
449,676 |
241,092 |
690,768 |
1990 |
429,094 |
266,910 |
696,004 |
2000 |
442,349 |
312,495 |
754,844 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
434,812 |
361,402 |
796,214 |
More information on South Dakota population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
30,053 |
35,734 |
32,575 |
2006 |
29,174 |
35,528 |
32,030 |
Percent change |
-2.9 |
-0.6 |
-1.7 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
30,834 |
38,595 |
34,458 |
2006 |
28,520 |
37,895 |
32,912 |
Percent change |
-8.1 |
-1.8 |
-4.7 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
20.3 |
10.8 |
16.9 |
1989 |
19.5 |
10.1 |
15.9 |
1999 |
16.5 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.2 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
More information on South Dakota poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
35.5 |
25.5 |
32.1 |
1990 |
26.2 |
17.7 |
22.9 |
2000 |
17.8 |
12.0 |
15.4 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
35.0 |
38.8 |
36.3 |
1990 |
33.8 |
33.6 |
33.7 |
2000 |
34.2 |
31.0 |
32.9 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
16.6 |
19.8 |
17.7 |
1990 |
24.5 |
29.0 |
26.2 |
2000 |
28.6 |
32.4 |
30.2 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
13.0 |
15.9 |
14.0 |
1990 |
15.6 |
19.8 |
17.2 |
2000 |
19.4 |
24.5 |
21.5 |
More information on South Dakota education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
48.57 |
48.57 |
48.57 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
44.83 |
44.14 |
43.79 |
Percent of total land area |
92.3 |
90.9 |
90.2 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
19.58 |
19.71 |
20.32 |
Percent of total farmland |
43.7 |
44.6 |
46.4 |
Percent in pasture |
12.7 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
13.62 |
14.77 |
13.49 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.26 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Percent in pasture |
65.0 |
65.8 |
70.2 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
23.95 |
23.04 |
22.03 |
Percent of total farmland |
53.4 |
52.2 |
50.3 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
1.04 |
1.16 |
1.21 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
1.30 |
1.44 |
1.34 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
1,316 |
1,330 |
1,380 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
17.4 |
20.1 |
21.3 |
100 to 499 acres |
30.7 |
31.2 |
29.6 |
500 to 999 acres |
20.3 |
17.8 |
16.9 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
16.4 |
15.4 |
15.0 |
2,000 or more acres |
15.2 |
15.5 |
17.2 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
21.2 |
25.3 |
31.9 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
33.0 |
29.0 |
23.2 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
20.1 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
23.6 |
25.9 |
26.6 |
More than $500,000 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
|
Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
13,669 |
13,930 |
15,886 |
Percent of total |
40.1 |
42.0 |
50.1 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
15,332 |
14,588 |
12,781 |
Percent of total |
45.0 |
44.0 |
40.3 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
5,056 |
4,673 |
3,069 |
Percent of total |
14.9 |
14.1 |
9.7 |
|
Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
29,525 |
28,906 |
28,189 |
Percent of total |
86.7 |
87.1 |
88.8 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,013 |
1,229 |
983 |
Percent of total |
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
3,179 |
2,694 |
2,163 |
Percent of total |
9.3 |
8.1 |
6.8 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
91 |
92 |
83 |
Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
249 |
270 |
318 |
Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
|
Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
51.1 |
51.7 |
53.3 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
76.8 |
70.8 |
72.6 |
Men (persons) |
32,623 |
31,539 |
29,552 |
Women (persons) |
1,434 |
1,652 |
2,184 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
31,300 |
31,300 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,595,267 |
3,823,195 |
+ Final animal output |
2,588,451 |
2,714,886 |
+ Services and forestry |
718,890 |
674,047 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
4,902,608 |
7,212,129 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,093,236 |
3,620,316 |
+ Net government transactions |
149,210 |
53,086 |
= Gross value added |
1,958,582 |
3,644,899 |
|
- Capital consumption |
531,306 |
545,054 |
|
= Net value added |
1,427,276 |
3,099,845 |
|
- Factor payments |
720,272 |
798,184 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
149,389 |
168,025 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
254,364 |
284,057 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
316,519 |
346,102 |
|
= Net farm income |
707,004 |
2,301,661 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Cattle and calves |
1,805,331 |
31.5 |
3.6 |
2. Corn |
1,101,346 |
19.2 |
3.2 |
3. Soybeans |
925,646 |
16.1 |
4.4 |
4. Wheat |
667,521 |
11.6 |
6.2 |
5. Hogs |
358,587 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
|
All commodities |
5,734,291 |
|
2.0 |
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More information on South Dakota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Soybeans and products |
8 |
569.7 |
2. Feed grains and products |
8 |
468.2 |
3. Wheat and products |
5 |
454.3 |
4. Live animals and meat |
16 |
158.6 |
5. Feeds and fodders |
13 |
62.6 |
|
Overall rank |
17 |
1,850.1 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Brown County |
4.4 |
169.2 |
2. Spink County |
3.5 |
134.2 |
3. Minnehaha County |
3.1 |
119.9 |
4. Clark County |
2.7 |
102.5 |
5. Marshall County |
2.6 |
101.5 |
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State total |
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3,834.6 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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