South Dakota (SD)

Capital: Pierre

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	919,318
Population 2022	909,824
Population 2021	895,376
Population 2020	892,717
Population 2019	887,127
Population 2018	882,235
Population 2017	873,286
Population 2016	862,890
Below Poverty 2022	12.5
Below Poverty 2021	12.8
Below Poverty 2020	13
Below Poverty 2019	11.9
Below Poverty 2018	10.6
Below Poverty 2017	13
Below Poverty 2016	13.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	66.5
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	66.1
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	66.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	66.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	66.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	66.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	67.1
Unemployed 2022	2.8
Unemployed 2021	3.3
Unemployed 2020	3
Unemployed 2019	2.9
Unemployed 2018	3
Unemployed 2017	3.2
Unemployed 2016	3
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 in 15,535
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 in 9068
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 14,065
Median Household Income 2021	62,542
Median Individual Income 2022	54,821
High School Graduation Rate 2022	82
High School Graduation Rate 2021	83
High School Graduation Rate 2020	84
High School Graduation Rate 2019	84
High School Graduation Rate 2018	84
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,415
GDP 2023	56.31 Billion
GDP 2022	54.96 Billion
GDP 2021	55.14 Billion
GDP 2020	52.69 Billion
GDP 2019	52.36 Billion
GDP 2018	51.94 Billion

STATE FACTS
Belle Fourche is the geographical center of the Untied States, designated in 1959 and noted by an official marker and sheepherder’s monument called a “Stone Johnnie.”
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the shrine to democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it’s now deemed priceless.
Badlands National Park consists of nearly 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Kristi Noem (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Larry Rhoden (R)
Attorney General	Marty Jackley (R)
Secretary of State	Moane L. Jackson (R)
State Senate Control	R – 31; D – 4
State House Control	R – 63; D – 7

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 9, 2024
Sine Die Adjournment	March 26, 2024
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	February 25, 2019
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Five days, not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	15 days from adjournment
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	July 1 after passage