# How big is South Dakota?

South Dakota covers 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), 75,811 of them land. It is the 17th-biggest state, a little smaller than Belarus.

- 77,116 square miles
- 199,729 km²
- 49.4 million acres
- 37.3 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/south-dakota/

## 380 miles by 210

It is about 380 miles long and 210 miles wide.

## South Dakota against Belarus

Belarus covers about 80,000 square miles, so South Dakota is a little smaller. Drag South Dakota over Belarus on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 49.9× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Washington State](https://how-big-is.com/washington-state/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Nebraska](https://how-big-is.com/nebraska/)
- 12% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 285× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 49.4 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 37.3 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 28 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 58,546× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 406,266× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 22.2× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 404× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 9.2% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 280× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 349× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is South Dakota?**
77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), 75,811 of them land.

**Is South Dakota bigger than Nebraska?**
No, but only just: 77,116 square miles against 77,348.

**Where does South Dakota rank by size?**
17th of the 50 states by total area, and 16th by land area.

**How long is South Dakota?**
About 380 miles (612 km) long and 210 miles (338 km) wide.

**How big is South Dakota compared to Texas?**
About 29% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 77,116 square miles in all, 75,811 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.