All markets/South Dakota651,000 adults 21+
South Dakota leans toward spiced rum, flavored rum and Canadian whisky.
Based on Iowa; its group checked in Pennsylvania. Compared with the 50 states and DC.
How to read this
Each score: how closely South Dakota’s people match the Iowa counties where that drink’s sales make up a bigger share of spirits sales. Not a sales figure.
Each row ranks South Dakota among 51 states for one category. It does not compare categories with each other.
Beside each category is the Census measure the model leans on most for it here.
Each category’s standing comes from a model fitted to Iowa county sales on public Census measures only, checked in Pennsylvania for its group; only the 8 spirits groups and the 24 subcategories that passed are ranked.
An association between places, not a cause or a sales forecast.
The whole book: 32 ranked categories
Show all 32Show the top 8 and bottom 3
Each dot is where South Dakota ranks among the 51 states for that category, on the scale printed above its block. Point at a row to see it on the map; click to read it.Tap a row to read it.
Who lives here
The usual state = the middle of the 50 states and DC.
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Leans in
Leans away from
- Irish Whiskey49thof 51 states
- Flavored Vodka, ImportedMore hospitality, food and arts jobs than the usual state: 8.4% against 8.3%.48thof 51 states
- Imported LiqueursMore men among adults than the usual state: 50.5% against 49.0%.48thof 51 states
Tied with: Blended Scotch, Aged and Dark Rum, American Dry Gin, Cognac and Imported Brandy
South Dakota on the map
South Dakota and its 3 metro areas; tap one to open it.
Did you know?
3rdof 51 statesSouth Dakota is among the 3 states where farming and mining jobs are most common: 6.3% here, usual 1.6%.
Metros in South Dakota (3)
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What this rests on
County sales by category in Iowa (99 counties, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), checked in Pennsylvania (67 counties, Jul 2024 to Jun 2025), plus Census ACS 2024 5-year. An association between places, not a cause or a sales forecast.