South Dakota Personality Profile
- Population (est.):
- 935,094
- Test results:
- 23,256
Personality snapshot
Just one other place in the U.S. ranks as more Observant than South Dakota. These test-takers still lean Intuitive, but far less strongly than the U.S. as a whole, so practical, here-and-now personality types turn up more often. ENTJs (Commanders) are rarer, while Sentinels and Explorers are both more common than nationally, with ESFJs (Consuls) appearing 58% more often.
About South Dakota
South Dakota is divided by the Missouri River into the farm country of the east and the ranchlands of the west. In the Black Hills, the faces of four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial is under construction nearby. Badlands National Park, with its eroded buttes and fossil beds, draws visitors, as does the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis.
- Capital:
- Pierre
- Nickname:
- The Mount Rushmore State
- Statehood:
- November 2, 1889
- Census region:
- Midwest
Stands out as
The 2nd most Observant
of the 50 states and D.C. – see the most Observant U.S. states
Personality twin
The closest match across all five traits.
Twin abroad: New Zealand
Average personality traits
Out of every 100 test-takers
- 24 Analysts
- 37 Diplomats
- 21 Sentinels
- 18 Explorers
Personality types
- INTJ (Architect): 6.5% of respondents, 14% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- INTP (Logician): 6.6% of respondents, about as common as in the U.S. as a whole
- ENTJ (Commander): 6.4% of respondents, 21% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ENTP (Debater): 4.5% of respondents, 12% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- INFJ (Advocate): 7.3% of respondents, about as common as in the U.S. as a whole
- INFP (Mediator): 10.4% of respondents, 11% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ENFJ (Protagonist): 9.5% of respondents, 10% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ENFP (Campaigner): 9.5% of respondents, 15% less common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ISTJ (Logistician): 4.7% of respondents, about as common as in the U.S. as a whole
- ISFJ (Defender): 6.2% of respondents, 32% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ESTJ (Executive): 3.5% of respondents, 31% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ESFJ (Consul): 6.4% of respondents, 58% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ISTP (Virtuoso): 4.1% of respondents, 13% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ISFP (Adventurer): 6.8% of respondents, 11% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ESTP (Entrepreneur): 2.4% of respondents, 31% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
- ESFP (Entertainer): 5.3% of respondents, 33% more common than in the U.S. as a whole
Share of respondents. Shaded types are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the U.S. as a whole, in their Role’s color: the deeper the shade, the bigger the difference.
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