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The Midwest > South Dakota > People

SOUTH DAKOTA PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 63.9 [4th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 75% [5th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 51.6 [41st of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 289.4 [2nd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 0.3 [47th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 240.4 [17th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,006
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 48% [2nd of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 52% [27th of 28]
Median Age 37 [25th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 70.6 % [4th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 13.6 % [10th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 29.4% [18th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 23.4% [14th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 27.3% [37th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 13.7% [30th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 55.5 % [13th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 22 % [19th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 23.6 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 32.8 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 10.5 % [43rd of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 5.6 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 36.9 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 13.5 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.8 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2.4 % [7th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 0.7 % [46th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 0.8 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 1.7 % [48th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.1 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 0.7 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.2 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.2 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 94 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 93.4 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.1 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.8 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 4.2 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 1.5 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 1.5 % [46th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 14.2% [8th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 68.6 % [21st of 51]
Percent of total population 0.26% [47th of 56]
Population 775,933 [47th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 21,093 [47th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 2.8% [35th of 52]
Population density 9.9 [46th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 3.84 humans/km² [47th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 9.9 humans/sq. mi [47th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 8% [44th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 2 [30th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 188,711 [38th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 25 [19th of 48]
Sex Ratio 98.6 [9th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 14,403 [48th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 7,319 [46th of 51]
Total Black Population 6,168 [46th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 0.795 per 100 people [44th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 14,019 [47th of 51]
Total Native Americans 62,858 [8th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 10,028 [46th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 70 [3rd of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

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