<page_title> List of U.S. states and territories by area </page_title> <section_title> Area by state, federal district or territory </section_title> <table> <cell> South Dakota <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> State federal district or territory </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17 <col_header> Total area </col_header> <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> </table>
South Dakota is the seventeenth largest state by area of the 50 United States.