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South Dakota
Dental Demographics

924,095 residents ▲ 4.2%
75,810 square miles
12 residents per square mile
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Dental Practices
200General Practices

There are an average of 4,620 residents per general dental practice in South Dakota, which is higher than the current U.S. average of 3,692.

73Specialty Practices

There are an average of 12,659 residents per specialty practice in South Dakota, which is higher than the current U.S. average of 7,150.

Saturation
Age
39.0Median Age

This is higher than the current U.S. median of 37.8 years.

Income
$71,810Median household income

This is lower than the current U.S. median of $77,719.

11.3%People below poverty line

This is lower than the current U.S. rate of 12.7%.

Medicaid Eligibility
100,318Medicaid Enrollees

The table to the right provides eligibility levels in South Dakota for key coverage groups that use Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), as of January 2020. All income standards are expressed as a percentage of the federal poverty level (FPL). Other eligibility criteria also apply, such as citizenship, immigration status, and state residency.

  • Infants
    0-1
  • Children
    1-5
  • Children
    6-19
  • Parent or
    Caretaker
  • Adults
    Expansion
  • 187%
  • 187%
  • 187%
  • 48%
  • No
data courtesy of Medicaid.gov
Language
93.6%Speaks English at home

This is higher than the current U.S. average of 78.3%.

2.2%Speaks Spanish at home

This is lower than the current U.S. average of 13.2%.

Housing
2.31Average people per household

This is lower than the current U.S. average of 2.54.

266,352Owner Occupied
119,123Renter Occupied
Education
93%High school graduate or higher

This is higher than the current U.S. rate of 90%.

31%Bachelor's degree or higher

This is lower than the current U.S. rate of 36%.

Construction
7,917Residential unit permits filed
in 2021
0.5%Of all units in United States in 2021
18.9%More residential unit permits than
in 2020
168.7%More permits than in 2010

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If you are interested in buying, selling or building a dental practice, do not rely on this data for determining the desirability of a location. It is a starting point that you should supplement with other research such as:

  • Your individual practice strategy;
  • A comparative market analysis from a real estate agent;
  • A business valuation or appraisal from a professional appraiser;
  • Visiting the practice location.