south dakota state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
690,768
193,738
497,030
1990
696,004
220,579
475,425
2000
754,844
260,977
493,867
2002 (latest)
761,063
271,056
490,007
For more information on South Dakota population, see the County-Level Population Data or the Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room or contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
Income
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Per-capita income (2000 dollars)
1999
25,513
29,132
23,633
2000
25,958
29,215
24,226
Percent change
1.7
0.3
2.5
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
26,119
28,341
24,640
2000
26,304
28,207
25,015
Percent change
0.7
-0.5
1.5
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
16.9
10.2
19.6
1989
15.9
9.7
18.7
1995
13.7
10.0
15.6
Latest (1999)
13.2
8.6
15.6
For more information on South Dakota poverty rates, see the County-Level Poverty Rates data page or the Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room or contact Dean Jolliffe, 202-694-5430
Employment
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Total number of jobs
1999
509,950
203,819
306,131
2000
519,746
209,918
309,828
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
2.3
1.6
2.7
2001
3.3
2.5
3.8
For more information on South Dakota unemployment rates, see the County-Level Unemployment and Median Household Income data page or the Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room or contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
Percent employment change
1998-1999
1.2
2.3
0.5
1999-2000
1.0
2.8
-0.1
2000-2001
-0.1
-0.2
-0.0
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
22.3
15.8
26.3
Production
8.0
1.6
12.1
Farm inputs
1.1
0.5
1.5
Processing & marketing
2.8
2.8
2.8
Wholesale & retail trade
9.7
10.3
9.3
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for South Dakota or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for South Dakota: rural-urban continuum codes and urban influence codes
For more information on socioeconomic conditions see the Rural Emphasis Page,
or contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 and 1997 Census of Agriculture
Variable
1992
1997
Total land area (million acres)
48.57
48.57
Total farmland (million acres)
44.83
44.35
Percent of total land area
92.3
91.3
Cropland (million acres)
19.58
19.36
Percent of total farmland
43.7
43.6
Percent irrigated
1.8
1.7
Percent in pasture
12.7
11.9
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
1.30
1.45
Percent of total farmland
2.9
3.3
Woodland (million acres)
0.26
0.24
Percent of total farmland
0.6
0.5
Percent in pasture
65.0
66.4
Pastureland (million acres)
23.95
23.59
Percent of total farmland
53.4
53.2
Other land (million acres)
1.04
1.18
Percent of total farmland
2.3
2.7
Average farm size (acres)
1,316
1,418
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
17.4
17.5
100 to 499 acres
30.7
30.3
500 to 999 acres
20.3
18.8
1000 to 1,999 acres
16.4
16.6
2,000 or more acres
15.2
16.9
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
54.4
52.5
$50,000 to $99,999
20.1
17.3
$100,000 to $499,999
23.6
27.0
More than $500,000
2.0
3.2
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
13,669
12,598
Percent of total
40.1
40.3
Part owner (farms)
15,332
14,322
Percent of total
45.0
45.8
Tenant owner (farms)
5,056
4,364
Percent of total
14.9
13.9
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
30,538
28,344
Percent of total
89.7
90.6
Partnerships (farms)
3,179
2,605
Percent of total
9.3
8.3
Non-family corporations (farms)
91
87
Percent of total
0.3
0.3
Others (farms)
249
248
Percent of total
0.7
0.8
Average operator age (years)
51
52
Percent with farming as their occupation
76.8
72.6
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm income and value added data
Variable
2001
2002
Number of farms
32,500
32,500
Thousands $
Final crop output
1,685,193
1,343,458
+ Final animal output
2,184,710
1,871,991
+ Services and forestry
482,515
591,471
= Final agricultural sector output
4,352,418
3,806,920
- Intermediate consumption outlays
2,386,522
2,211,520
+ Net government transactions
523,412
89,753
= Gross value added
2,489,307
1,685,152
- Capital consumption
435,604
450,914
= Net value added
2,053,703
1,234,238
- Factor payments
776,920
675,568
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
133,616
127,037
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
318,722
254,999
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
324,582
293,532
= Net farm income
1,276,783
558,670
Value-added and farm income tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Farm balance sheet as of December 31
Variable
2001
2002
Thousands $
Farm assets
25,771,566
26,550,765
Real estate
17,577,774
18,776,258
Nonreal estate
8,193,792
7,774,507
Farm debt
4,333,234
4,434,392
Real estate
1,696,735
1,811,035
Nonreal estate
2,636,499
2,623,358
Equity
21,438,333
22,116,373
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
20.2
20.1
Debt/assets
16.8
16.7
Farm balance sheet tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2002
Commodity
Value of receipts
thousand $
Percent of state total
farm receipts
Percent of US value
1. Cattle and calves
1,494,243
39.5
3.9
2. Corn
661,788
17.5
3.8
3. Soybeans
624,745
16.5
4.6
4. Hogs
246,481
6.5
2.6
5. Wheat
179,059
4.7
3.2
All commodities
3,779,495
2.0
For more details about South Dakota's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2002
Commodity
Rank among
states
Value
million $
1. Soybeans and products
8
362.5
2. Feed grains and products
9
250.3
3. Wheat and products
11
143.0
4. Live animals and meat
14
120.7
5. Sunflower seed and oil
2
63.6
Overall
16
1,039.8
For more information on exports see State Export Data or the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.
Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties
Percent of state's
total receipts
Million $
1. Brown
4.1
146.0
2. Spink
3.3
116.6
3. Charles Mix
3.1
111.3
4. Minnehaha
2.9
103.9
5. Hutchinson
2.9
103.0
State total
3,570.0
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
DATA SOURCES:
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Regional Economic Information System, June 2002, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
1990 and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room, Economic Research Service, USDA.
Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by:
Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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