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South Dakota Profile

Total Population: 812,383
Capital: Pierre

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 50%
Females 50%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White89%
African American1%
Native American8%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed1%
As % of Population
         

Age


Median Age
Population35.6
Males34.4
Females36.7
Vs. National Median Age
    
    
    
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 2015%Under 20: 15%
20 to 4014%20 to 40: 12%
40 to 6013%40 to 60: 12%
Over 608%Over 60: 10%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearAnnual Change
2000754,835N/A
2001758,9830.55%
2002762,1070.41%
2003766,9750.64%
2004774,2830.95%
2005780,0840.75%
2006788,5191.08%
2007797,0351.08%
2008804,5320.94%
2009812,3830.98%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001155
2002177
2003173
2004171
2005176
2006171
2007169
2008201
2009186
2010268
Vs. National Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 7351103710
2002 11361117861
2003 10354104857
2004 18338114852
2005 18362144839
2006 9336119876
2007 17308112910
2008 264321201,042
2009 21445111931
2010 233901541,619

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20012,177
20022,101
20032,002
20041,933
20051,776
20061,620
20071,652
20081,646
20091,719
20101,852
Vs. National Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 3,087 12,571 815
2002 3,034 12,139 819
2003 2,873 11,552 874
2004 3,149 10,910 846
2005 2,517 10,426 841
2006 2,650 9,296 718
2007 2,378 10,043 735
2008 2,430 10,004 800
2009 2,479 10,676 813
2010 3,181 11,106 795

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