South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone citizen population for South Dakota was 22,560 and represented 2.69% 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 (12.91K), followed by Pennington (8.64K), and Todd (7.73K).

In terms of percentages, Oglala Lakota had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (90.40%), followed by Buffalo (81.22%), and Todd (78.16%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Oglala Lakota 12905 90.40
Pennington 8640 8.09
Todd 7730 78.16
Dewey 4400 77.13
Minnehaha 4300 2.44
Roberts 3685 36.09
Corson 2815 67.59
Charles Mix 2790 29.95
Ziebach 2115 75.00
Hughes 1805 10.37
Jackson 1705 52.14
Buffalo 1665 81.22
Bennett 1620 47.30
Lyman 1540 39.69
Brown 1315 3.48
Mellette 1095 53.29
Tripp 730 13.38
Moody 705 11.12
Walworth 670 12.56
Meade 620 2.31
Davison 595 3.05
Lawrence 570 2.31
Day 550 9.99
Brule 520 9.92
Yankton 520 2.32
Codington 485 1.75
Clay 400 2.95
Brookings 355 1.11
Bon Homme 350 5.05
Marshall 350 7.77
Fall River 330 4.93
Custer 305 3.64
Gregory 295 7.02
Beadle 260 1.61
Lincoln 255 0.49
Stanley 250 8.35
Grant 245 3.52
Butte 180 1.77
Haakon 160 7.67
McPherson 155 6.55
Hyde 130 9.49
Spink 125 1.93
Hutchinson 105 1.46
Union 95 0.65
Faulk 90 3.87
Douglas 80 2.77
Perkins 80 2.71
Aurora 65 2.46
Clark 60 1.66
Potter 55 2.40
Hamlin 45 0.77
Turner 45 0.55
Hanson 40 1.18
McCook 30 0.55
Harding 25 1.98
Kingsbury 25 0.50
Sully 20 1.44
Campbell 15 1.04
Edmunds 15 0.38
Sanborn 15 0.64
Jerauld 10 0.50
Deuel 4 0.09
Lake 4 0.03
Miner 4 0.18
Hand 0 0.00
Jones 0 0.00