Languages spoken in South Dakota

Of 850,347 residents of South Dakota aged 5 and over, 60,461 (7.1%) speak a language other than English at home, and 19,518 (2.3%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 22,332 speakers, followed by Other Native languages of North America (9,521).

Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.