South Dakota's population was estimated at 909,824
Which
is a 2.61% increase from the 2020 census. The state is the 46th most populated in the
United States
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Race
and ethnicity:
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82.2%
of the population identifies as white, 1.8% as Black or African American, 8.4%
as American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.5% as Asian, 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino,
and 2.4% as some other race.
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Gender: 50.2%
of the population is female.
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Age: The
median age is 37.1. 7.3% of the population is under 5, 24% is under 18,
and 14.3% is 65 or older.
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Citizenship: 95.51%
of the population are US-born citizens, 2.23% are non-US-born citizens, and
2.26% are non-citizens.
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Religion: The
largest religion is Christianity.
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Language: In
2010, 93.46% of the population spoke English as their primary language