The State:

• Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
• Size: 77,116 square miles
• Population in 2000: 754,844; 51.9% urban; 48.1% rural
• Population in 1990: 696,004
• Population Change: Up 8.5% 1990-2000; Up 0.8% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 46th of 50; 0.3% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Sioux Falls (133,834); Rapid City (60,876); Aberdeen (24,086); Watertown (20,191); Brookings (18,464)
• Registered Voters: 191,523 D (38.1%); 238,580 R (47.5%); 72,158 unaffiliated and minor parties (14.4%)
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• Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
• State Senate: 25 R 10 D
• State House: 51 R 19 D
• State Legislative Term Limits: Yes

The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.

• Race/Ethnic Origin: 664,585 (88.0%) white; 4,563 (0.6%) black; 4,316 (0.6%) Asian; 60,988 (8.1%) American Indian; 219 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 8,960 (1.2%) two-plus races; 310 (0.0%) other; 10,903 (1.4%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 29.1% German, 10.9% Norwegian, 7.4% Irish, 5.0% English, 3.4% Dutch
• State Natives: 68.1% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 1.1% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 91.0% English; 3.8% Other Eur.; 2.2% Spanish
• Education: 84.6% high school graduates; 21.5% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 79,370 (14.4%); WWII: (19.3%); Korea: (16.1%); Vietnam: (31.3%); First Gulf War: (11.0%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 8.1% agriculture; 6.3% construction; 7.4% finance; 2.1% information; 15.7% manufacturing; 27.0% professional; 4.8% public administration; 15.3% trade; 13.3% other
• Work Force: 23.3% blue collar; 59.1% white collar; 17.6% gray collar
• Work Sector: 72.9% private; 15.3% government; 11.0% self-employed; 0.8% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.8% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $35,282
  • 13.2% are below the poverty line
  • 18.4% less than $15,000
  • 31.2% $15-35,000
  • 19.0% $35-50,000
  • 25.5% $50-100,000
  • 3.8% $100-150,000
  • 2.1% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $74,300
  • 31.1% less than $50,000
  • 39.4% $50-100,000
  • 23.6% $100-200,000
  • 3.7% $200-300,000
  • 1.4% $300-500,000
  • 0.7% more than $500,000