South Dakota Profile

Total Population: 775,933
Capital: Pierre

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	89%
	African American	1%
	Native American	8%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.6
	Males	34.4
	Females	36.7

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	15%		Under 20:	15%
	20 to 40	14%		20 to 40:	12%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	12%
	Over 60	8%		Over 60:	10%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	754,844	N/A
2001	758,068	0.43%
2002	760,368	0.30%
2003	764,599	0.56%
2004	770,621	0.79%
2005	775,933	0.69%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	155
2002	177
2003	173
2004	171
2005	176
2006	171
2007	169
2008	201

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	7	11	10	18	18	9	17	26
Forcible Rape	351	361	354	338	362	336	308	432
Robbery	103	117	104	114	144	119	112	120
Aggravated Assault	710	861	857	852	839	876	910	1,042

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,177
2002	2,101
2003	2,002
2004	1,933
2005	1,776
2006	1,620
2007	1,652
2008	1,646

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Burglary	3,087	3,034	2,873	3,149	2,517	2,650
Larceny, Theft	12,571	12,139	11,552	10,910	10,426	9,296
Motor Vehicle Theft	815	819	874	846	841	718

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