How many physician assistants are in South Dakota?
680 physician assistants were employed in South Dakota in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 76.7 per 100,000 residents and ranks South Dakota 44 of 51 states with data. South Dakota accounts for 0.4% of the 162,150 physician assistants counted across all states.
States ranked just above and below South Dakota
| # | State | Physician Assistants | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Alaska | 700 | 95.4 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 700 | 33.1 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 680 | 76.7 |
| 45 | Montana | 600 | 55.3 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 530 | 36.4 |
The physician assistants page lists every one of the 51 states in order. Largest: New York with 19,140. Highest per capita: Connecticut at 99 per 100,000.
How many publish a business email?
11 physician assistants in South Dakota have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 1.6% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's physician assistants lists on October 1, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.
FAQ
How many physician assistants are in South Dakota?
680 physician assistants were employed in South Dakota in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 76.7 per 100,000 residents and ranks South Dakota 44 of 51 states with data.
Is that the number of licensed physician assistants in South Dakota?
No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.
When is this updated?
The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on October 1, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS460000000000029107101 (Physician Assistants, South Dakota), read October 1, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 51 published state estimates.