Facts & Statistics
STATE STATISTICS | |
Population 2020 |
892,717 |
Population 2019 | 887,127 |
Population 2018 |
882,235 |
Population 2017 | 873,286 |
Population 2016 | 862,890 |
Below Poverty 2019 | 11.9 |
Below Poverty 2018 | 10.6 |
Below Poverty 2017 | 13 |
Below Poverty 2016 | 13.3 |
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 2020 | 3 |
Unemployed 2019 | 2.9 |
Unemployed 2018 | 3 |
Unemployed 2017 | 3.2 |
Unemployed 2016 | 3 |
Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 14,065 |
STATE FACTS |
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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 | Jason Ravnsborg (R) |
Secretary of State | Steve Barnett (R) |
State Senate Control | R – 32; D – 3 |
State House Control | R – 62; D – 8 |
State Regulators
Legislative Process
LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
Convenes | January 8, 2019 |
Sine Die Adjournment | March 13, 2019 |
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 |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- SD HB 1060 (now S.D. Codified Laws Title 54, c. 54-14)
- HUD review of South Dakota’s SAFE Act
AFSA Comment Letters
- South Dakota application of Initiated Measure 21 (November 16, 2016)
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 33 States Amicus Brief re: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (March 2020)
- 25 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Debt Relief (February 2020)
- 21 State & DC Letter to OCC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (January 2020)
- 29 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Fraud (October 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 40 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Data Privacy (June 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 12 States Letter to CFPB re: Payday Rule (May 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 43 State AGs Letter to Social Security Administration re: Identity Fraud (December 2018)
- 33 State AGs letter to CFPB re: Military Lending Act (October 2018)
- 36 State AGs Letter 1 and Letter 2 – Credit Freeze Fees (October 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
- Final NAAG Data Breach Notification Letter (July 2015)
Reports
Trade Associations
There are currently no partner industry associations in South Dakota