While South Dakota's rural areas have experienced population decline, a cyclical migration pattern shows many return after time in urban areas. Smaller household sizes and the "brain gain" phenomenon, ...

Despite being the fifth smallest state in terms of population, over 30,000 people chose to relocate to South Dakota in 2023. While this only equated to a net migration of 591 residents, the state’s ...

As of January 2023, the state had 3.6 million head of cattle − 4% of the nation's inventory. With a human population of ...