South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population for South Dakota was 21,910 and represented 2.63% of the total South Dakota citizen population.

Among all South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota had the highest Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population (12.92K), followed by Pennington (8.36K), and Todd (7.58K).

In terms of percentages, Oglala Lakota had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (90.63%), followed by Buffalo (79.02%), and Todd (76.64%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Oglala Lakota 12915 90.63
Pennington 8355 7.87
Todd 7580 76.64
Minnehaha 4525 2.59
Dewey 4310 76.35
Roberts 3630 35.47
Charles Mix 2835 30.58
Corson 2810 67.55
Ziebach 2075 73.97
Hughes 1850 10.65
Bennett 1700 49.42
Jackson 1655 51.40
Buffalo 1620 79.02
Lyman 1475 38.26
Brown 1215 3.25
Mellette 1110 53.37
Moody 780 12.48
Tripp 765 14.00
Davison 670 3.41
Lawrence 665 2.72
Codington 585 2.11
Meade 575 2.16
Walworth 575 10.74
Day 535 9.64
Yankton 535 2.38
Brule 495 9.37
Marshall 490 10.76
Fall River 445 6.54
Clay 420 3.07
Brookings 370 1.16
Custer 340 4.07
Bon Homme 310 4.46
Gregory 285 6.77
Lincoln 265 0.52
Beadle 255 1.56
Stanley 240 8.09
Butte 195 1.91
McPherson 160 7.11
Haakon 155 7.47
Grant 140 2.02
Hutchinson 135 1.88
Hyde 135 9.41
Spink 110 1.68
Douglas 95 3.23
Edmunds 85 2.14
Faulk 80 3.40
Perkins 75 2.49
Aurora 65 2.47
Union 65 0.44
Campbell 60 3.88
Hanson 60 1.77
Clark 40 1.13
Hamlin 40 0.68
Turner 40 0.49
Potter 35 1.53
McCook 30 0.54
Harding 20 1.58
Lake 20 0.16
Sanborn 20 0.86
Jones 15 1.96
Kingsbury 10 0.20
Deuel 4 0.09
Jerauld 4 0.20
Miner 4 0.18
Sully 4 0.28
Hand 0 0.00