As of January 2023, the state had 3.6 million head of cattle − 4% of the nation's inventory. With a human population of roughly 920,000, that puts the cattle-to-people ratio at 3.9. Nebraska is second ...

The Center Square – South Dakota’s population grew by 1% to 919,318, according to the latest figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. This reflects a net population change of 9,449 from July 2022 ...

Selene Zamorano-Ochoa says her friends and clients can’t simply hop in a car and drive themselves to work or the grocery store like most other South Dakotans. Instead, they use their smartphones to ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. SOUTH DAKOTA (SDNW) –A trend of surging domestic migration to ...

Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The growth in South Dakota’s population since 2010 has been driven in large part by the growth in its largest counties. The 2020 U.S. Census data shows that the state’s ...

South Dakota's treatment courts show a 73% success rate in preventing new felony offenses within five years. The program ...

South Dakota's prison population has decreased a significant amount since the state reported its first COVID-19 case. South Dakota's 11% decrease in overall prison population since Gov. Kristi Noem ...

The notion that prisons can be sealed from the outside is "magical thinking." Nearly half of South Dakota's 3,347-person prison population has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the most ...

Miller is a city in Hand County, South Dakota, with a population of 1,433. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 99.40% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or ...

SDSU researchers, through a partnership with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks are conducting research to better understand ...

Piedmont is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, with a population of 1,030. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 82.20% of residents identify as white, 3.50% as Black ...