South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population for South Dakota was 23,730 and represented 2.96% of the total South Dakota citizen population.

Among all South Dakota counties, Shannon had the highest Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population (12.82K), followed by Pennington (8.46K), and Todd (8.13K).

In terms of percentages, Shannon had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (93.71%), followed by Todd (83.86%), and Buffalo (78.97%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone.

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South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Shannon 12820 93.71
Pennington 8455 8.44
Todd 8130 83.86
Minnehaha 4185 2.55
Dewey 3875 72.36
Roberts 3430 33.91
Charles Mix 2770 30.39
Corson 2625 64.97
Bennett 2295 66.91
Ziebach 1955 70.07
Hughes 1665 9.81
Buffalo 1540 78.97
Lyman 1415 37.89
Jackson 1365 44.83
Mellette 1160 56.45
Brown 1120 3.10
Moody 850 13.27
Walworth 835 15.45
Lawrence 780 3.28
Codington 720 2.65
Tripp 665 11.88
Clay 570 4.17
Yankton 565 2.56
Day 545 9.65
Meade 505 2.00
Brule 470 8.98
Bon Homme 405 5.80
Davison 405 2.10
Fall River 380 5.42
Marshall 335 7.33
Custer 320 3.90
Gregory 310 7.31
Stanley 275 9.35
Lincoln 220 0.49
Brookings 215 0.69
Beadle 160 0.99
Hyde 120 8.39
Butte 105 1.04
Hutchinson 95 1.31
Lake 95 0.85
Spink 85 1.32
Union 85 0.60
Douglas 55 1.85
Jones 45 4.17
Grant 40 0.56
Edmunds 35 0.87
Sully 35 2.59
Aurora 30 1.12
Hanson 30 0.89
Jerauld 30 1.50
Perkins 30 1.04
Turner 30 0.36
Haakon 25 1.36
Potter 25 1.08
McCook 20 0.36
McPherson 20 0.81
Miner 20 0.85
Campbell 15 1.07
Deuel 15 0.35
Harding 15 1.12
Kingsbury 15 0.29
Faulk 10 0.42
Hamlin 10 0.17
Hand 10 0.30
Sanborn 10 0.43
Clark 4 0.11