South Dakota Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

96.0%

Foreign Born

4.0%

Naturalized

1.7%

US Citizens

97.7%

South Dakota Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


South Dakota Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024907,4284.0%96.0%
2023899,1943.9%96.1%
2022890,3423.8%96.2%
2021881,7853.8%96.2%
2020879,3364.0%96.0%
2019870,6383.7%96.3%
2018864,2893.5%96.5%
2017855,4443.3%96.7%
2016851,0583.2%96.8%
2015843,1903.0%97.0%
2014834,7082.9%97.1%
2013825,1982.8%97.2%
2012815,8712.6%97.4%
2011807,6972.4%97.6%
2010799,4622.3%97.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for South Dakota

Approximately 4.0% of residents in South Dakota were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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