South Dakota

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Total Foreign Born
2000 2006 Number Change Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 13,495 16,852 3,357 24.9%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Year
Total Foreign Born 2006 16,852
Entered 2000 or Later 6,540
Entered 1990-1999 5,192
Entered 1989 or Earlier 5,120

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Total Foreign Born by Place of Birth
2000 2006 Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 13,495 16,852 24.9%
Total Foreign Born Europe 2000 4,255 2,674 -37.2%
Total Foreign Born Asia 2000 4,063 5,069 24.8%
Total Foreign Born Caribbean 2000 199 37 -81.4%
Total Foreign Born Mexico 2000 1,399 3,516 151.3%
Total Foreign Born Other Central America 2000 614 2,398 290.6%
Total Foreign Born South America 2000 290 99 -65.9%
Total Foreign Born Other Areas 2000 2,675 3,059 14.4%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Citizenship status
2000 2006
Total Foreign Born 13,495 16,852
Foreign Born Naturalized 5,452 6,116
Foreign Born Not a Citizen 8,043 10,736

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Components of Change
2000 Population 41,691
2006 Population 40,088
Population Change -1,603
Percent Change -3.8%
International Migration 2000-2006 22
International Migration as Percent of Total Change -1.4%

Source: 2000 Census

Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
2000 2006 Percent
Population 754,844 781,919 -
White, Non-Latino (NL) 664,585 676,671 86.5%
Black NL 4,563 5,157 0.7%
Latino 10,903 15,544 2%
American Indian/ Alaskan Native NL 60,988 65,840 8.4%
Asian NL 4,316 6,907 0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NL 219 34 0%
Other NL 9,270 11,766 1.5%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Language Spoken at Home
2000 2006
Total Population over 5 703,820 728,218
Speaks English Well or Better 697,930 721,122
Speaks English Not Well or Not At All 5,890 7,096
Percent Who Speak English Not Well or Not At All 0.8% 1%
% Change From 2000-2006 20.5%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

The following data is only available at the state-level:

Number of Immigrants Who Were Granted Legal Resident Status
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Admitted Legal Resident Status 6,333 1,013

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Time Period: 1997-2006

Number of Immigrants Naturalized
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Naturalized 2,057 342

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Period: 1997-2006

Number of Refugee Arrival
2003 2004 2005 2006 Total State Rank Percent of Total in U.S.
Refugee Arrival 159 329 170 185 843 33 0%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Period: 2003-2006

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