There are 50 Veterans Affairs Departments in South Dakota, serving a population of 855,444 people in an area of 75,791 square miles. There is 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 17,108 people, and 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 1,515 square miles.
The state of South Dakota is ranked 1st in Veterans Affairs Departments per capita, and 43rd in Veterans Affairs Departments per square mile.
Find South Dakota Veteran Status, VA Health Care Coverage, and Period of Military Service. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.
| South Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans | 59,243 (9.1%) | 18,611,432 (7.5%) |
| South Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| VA Health Care Coverage | 31,941 (3.8%) | 7,213,163 (2.3%) |
| No Other Coverage | 3,545 (0.4%) | 906,412 (0.3%) |
| Age: Under 19 | 175 | 94,688 |
| Age: 19 to 64 Years | 13,648 | 3,213,592 |
| Age: 65 Years+ | 18,118 | 3,904,883 |
| South Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf War (2001+), no Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 7,133 | 2,141,106 |
| Gulf War (2001+) and Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 4,076 | 1,151,846 |
| Gulf War (2001+), and Gulf War (90-01), and Vietnam Era | 342 | 64,104 |
| Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 6,327 | 2,234,900 |
| Gulf War (90-01) and Vietnam Era | 1,241 | 287,085 |
| Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II | 20,264 | 6,150,096 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II | 237 | 139,459 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II | 46 | 26,109 |
| Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II | 5,304 | 1,421,355 |
| Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era | 196 | 56,800 |
| World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era | 1,865 | 706,062 |
| Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only | 7,415 | 2,556,142 |
| Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only | 4,626 | 1,584,797 |
| Between Korean War and World War II only | 163 | 83,169 |
| Pre-World War II only | 8 | 8,402 |