| Designation | Symbol / Emblem |
| Animal | Coyote (Canis latrans) |
| Bird | Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus culchicus) |
| Bread | Fry Bread |
| Common Language | English |
| Dessert | Kuchen ( Recipes ) |
| Drink | Milk (lac vaccum) |
| Fish | Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) |
| Fishing Museum | The Museum of Wildlife, Science, and Industry located in the city of Webster |
| Flag | Flag of South Dakota |
| Floral Emblem | American Pasque Flower, May Day Flower (Pulsatilla hirsutissima), with the motto “I Lead.” |
| Fossil | Triceratops |
| Gemstone | Fairburn Agate ( More ) |
| Grass | Western wheat grass (Agropyron smithii) |
| Hall of Fame | The South Dakota Hall of Fame – Chamberlain, SD |
| Insect | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
| Jewlery | Black Hills Gold |
| Mineral Stone | Rose Quartz |
| Musical Instrument | Fiddle |
| Soil | Houdek soil (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic typic argiustolls) |
| Song | Hail, South Dakota by Deecort Hammitt |
| Sport | Rodeo |
| Tree | Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca densata) |
South Dakota State Symbols
Designation Symbol / Emblem Animal Coyote (Canis latrans) Bird Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus culchicus) Bread Fry Bread Common Language English Dessert Kuchen ( Recipes ) Drink Milk (lac vaccum) Fish Walleye…