South Dakota Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on July 11, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total South Dakota population was 881,785. The White Alone racial group had the highest population (728.53K) and constituted 82.62% of the total South Dakota population. The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the second highest population (73.30K) and constituted 8.31% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (38.52K), constituting 4.37% of the population. The racial group with the lowest population was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (753).

The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 712.74K and constituted 80.83% of the population. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (37.62K) and constituted 4.27% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity for South Dakota.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

South Dakota Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
South Dakota Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
South Dakota Population By Race in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 728526 82.62
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73296 8.31
Two Or More Races 38519 4.37
Black or African American Alone 19300 2.19
Asian Alone 12677 1.44
Some Other Race Alone 8714 0.99
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 753 0.09
South Dakota Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 712735 80.83
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 37618 4.27