Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
434,611 |
369,583 |
804,194 |
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
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,077 |
37,052 |
33,213 |
| 2007 |
33,650 |
38,298 |
35,760 |
| Percent change |
23.8 |
6.7 |
15.3 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
29,326 |
39,030 |
33,891 |
| 2007 |
33,104 |
39,404 |
36,089 |
| Percent change |
25.8 |
1.9 |
13.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.3 |
10.8 |
16.9 |
| 1989 |
19.5 |
10.1 |
15.9 |
| 1999 |
16.5 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.2 |
9.6 |
13.2 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
48,573,443 |
48,566,168 |
48,511,810 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
44,141,892 |
43,785,079 |
43,666,403 |
| Percent of total land area |
90.9 |
90.2 |
90.0 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
19,706,193 |
20,318,036 |
19,094,311 |
| Percent of total farmland |
44.6 |
46.4 |
43.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
11.3 |
11.6 |
6.6 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
14,770,445 |
13,492,286 |
15,278,709 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
226,981 |
236,025 |
258,973 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
65.8 |
70.2 |
63.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
23,044,159 |
22,025,971 |
23,025,539 |
| Percent of total farmland |
52.2 |
50.3 |
52.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,164,559 |
1,205,047 |
1,287,580 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,441,600 |
1,342,598 |
1,599,477 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
1,330 |
1,380 |
1,401 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
20.1 |
21.3 |
23.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
31.2 |
29.6 |
30.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
17.8 |
16.9 |
15.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
15.4 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
15.5 |
17.2 |
17.6 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
25.3 |
31.9 |
34.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
29.0 |
23.2 |
16.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
10.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
25.9 |
26.6 |
29.2 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
13,930 |
15,886 |
15,626 |
| Percent of total |
42.0 |
50.1 |
50.1 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
14,588 |
12,781 |
12,754 |
| Percent of total |
44.0 |
40.3 |
40.9 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
4,673 |
3,069 |
2,789 |
| Percent of total |
14.1 |
9.7 |
8.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
28,906 |
28,189 |
26,633 |
| Percent of total |
87.1 |
88.8 |
85.4 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,229 |
983 |
1,299 |
| Percent of total |
3.7 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,694 |
2,163 |
2,658 |
| Percent of total |
8.1 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
92 |
83 |
122 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
270 |
318 |
457 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.7 |
53.3 |
55.7 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
70.8 |
72.6 |
60.2 |
| Men |
31,539 |
29,552 |
28,775 |
| Women |
1,652 |
2,184 |
2,394 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
31,200 |
31,300 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
3,930,620 |
5,633,724 |
| + Final animal output |
2,698,433 |
2,668,798 |
| + Services and forestry |
671,231 |
900,178 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
7,300,284 |
9,202,700 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,002,901 |
4,582,231 |
| + Net government transactions |
66,119 |
115,611 |
| = Gross value added |
3,363,503 |
4,736,080 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
561,741 |
602,899 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,801,762 |
4,133,181 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
961,751 |
1,073,983 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
246,490 |
287,522 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
369,312 |
459,570 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
345,949 |
326,891 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,840,011 |
3,059,198 |
| |
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
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
2,188,994 |
27.2 |
4.2 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
1,699,376 |
21.1 |
3.5 |
| 3. Soybeans |
1,399,039 |
17.4 |
4.8 |
| 4. Wheat |
1,196,712 |
14.9 |
6.9 |
| 5. Hogs |
393,124 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
8,047,575 |
|
2.5 |
| |
More information on South Dakota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
8 |
901.8 |
| 2. Wheat and products |
5 |
852.0 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
8 |
809.9 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
16 |
207.8 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
16 |
75.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
14 |
3,043.8 |
| |
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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Brown County |
3.8 |
248,765 |
| 2. Spink County |
3.5 |
229,139 |
| 3. Beadle County |
3.0 |
195,425 |
| 4. Hutchinson County |
2.9 |
192,352 |
| 5. Minnehaha County |
2.9 |
190,342 |
| |
| State total |
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6,570,450 |
| |
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 2008, 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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