South Dakota vs. North Dakota
Home > Facts > United States > State Comparisons
Choose...
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Choose...
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
South Dakota North Dakota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 884,659 762,062
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.7% 13.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 814,198 672,576
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 814,180 672,591
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.0% 7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.7% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.6% 15.3%
Female persons, percent 49.5% 48.8%
White alone, percent 84.4% 87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 9.0% 5.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.7% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.1% 3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.4% 84.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 59,243 46,524
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 397,526 377,649
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.1% 62.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $159,100 $185,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,298 $1,389
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $471 $455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $722 $806
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.8% 25.5%
Building permits, 2018 4,963 3,211
Households, 2014-2018 341,565 314,903
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.0% 82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.0% 79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.7% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.5% 29.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.1% 69.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 64.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,873,699 2,045,123
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,211,731 5,418,355
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 16,882,647 14,427,360
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,411,059 28,150,837
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,791,827 15,519,816
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,550 $22,183
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.0 17.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,499 $63,473
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,801 $35,373
Persons in poverty, percent 13.1% 10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 27,099 24,596
Total employment, 2017 359,643 340,521
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,719,422 16,337,205
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% -1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 66,713 55,317
All firms, 2012 81,314 68,270
Men-owned firms, 2012 42,418 37,016
Women-owned firms, 2012 23,722 20,316
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,101 3,190
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 74,228 62,271
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 8,604 6,584
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 66,219 56,904
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.2% 24.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 10.7 9.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 75,811.00 69,000.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
Note: You can also compare counties and cities .
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between South Dakota and North Dakota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.