This Kids Count factbook examines statewide trends in the well-being of South Dakotas children. The statistical portrait is based on 25 indicators in the areas of demographics, health, education, economics, and safety. The indicators include: (1) poverty thresholds; (2) racial groups; (3) single age years; (4) households and families; (5) infant mortality; (6) low birth weight; (7) child death; (8) teen violent death; (9) births to single teens; (10) prenatal care; (11) immunizations; (12) school enrollment; (13) school dropout rates; (14) children with a disability; (15) poverty statistics; (16) personal income; (17) women employed; (18) TANF/food stamps/Medicaid; (19) child care; (20) free and reduced price lunch recipients; (21) juvenile justice; (22) child abuse and neglect; (23) youth related traffic accidents; (24) juvenile drug and alcohol abuse; and (25) youth risk behavior survey. The first section of the factbook presents introductory materials and comparative information between South Dakota and the United States. The major portion of the factbook presents state and county data tables for each indicator. Among the findings are the following: South Dakota has the highest percentage rate in the nation of children under 6 in paid child care while parents work; the state ranks 5th for children living with fully employed parents; children in low-income working families face uncertain futures; and improvement in child poverty rate outpaces the national rate. The factbook concludes with a section listing data resources, websites of interest, data calculation information, and interpretation instructions. (SD)