South Dakota - Facts and Figures.

South Dakota - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Pierre November 2, 1889 the 40th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Mount Rushmore State South Dakotans Under God the people rule SD LAND Total area 199,732 sq km 77,117 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 17th 196,572 sq km 75,897 sq mi Highest point Harney Peak 2,207 m/7,242 ft Forested land as a share of total area 3.3 percent (2002) Federally owned land as a share of land area 4.8 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 796,214 (2007 estimate) 46th 8.5 percent (1990-2000) 4 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 10.3 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Sioux Falls Rapid City 51.9 percent (2000) 142,396 (2006) 62,167 (2005 estimate) Watertown 26,712 (2006) Aberdeen 24,071 (2006) Brookings 18,802 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 88.7 percent (2000) Native Americans 8.3 percent (2000) Blacks 0.6 percent (2000) Asians 0.6 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.9 years (1989-1991) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 456 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 180 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 11.8 percent (2006) 13.6 (2003) $7,656 (2002-2003) 7.1 percent (1999) 88.3 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Mike Rounds (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 35 members House of Representatives, 70 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Electoral votes 3 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $32 billion (2006) $30,617 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 6.6 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.1 percent (2004) Manufacturing 10.8 percent (2004) Mining 0.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.2 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 25.5 percent (2004) G overnment 12.6 percent (2004) Information technology 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 7.9 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.4 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 19.9 percent (2004) 431,000 (2006 estimate) 3.2 percent (2006 estimate) 5.9 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 2.4 percent (2005 estimate) 47.2 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 50.4 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 192 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 53.6 percent (2003 estimate) 8.4 books per person (2002) 135,038 km (2005) 83,909 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,091 km (2005) 678 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 2,956 km (2004) 1,837 mi (2004) Airports 7 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.