Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.60K people in South Dakota with African ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with African ancestry (2.05K), followed by Pennington County (147), and Meade County (75).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Meade County
Brookings County
Lawrence County
Lincoln County
Day County
Turner County
Clay County
Brown County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 2046
2 Pennington County 147
3 Meade County 75
4 Brookings County 65
5 Lawrence County 54
6 Lincoln County 47
7 Day County 22
7 Turner County 22
8 Clay County 18
9 Brown County 17
10 Hughes County 16
11 Codington County 13
12 Davison County 10
13 Hamlin County 9
13 Sully County 9
14 Lake County 6
15 Bon Homme County 5
16 Douglas County 4
16 Spink County 4
17 Charles Mix County 3
17 Corson County 3
17 Lyman County 3
18 Roberts County 2