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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.11K people in South Dakota with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.90K), followed by Brown County (433), and Brookings County (401).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Brown County
Brookings County
Lincoln County
Pennington County
Lawrence County
Codington County
Meade County
Clay County
Davison County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 6897
2 Brown County 433
3 Brookings County 401
4 Lincoln County 288
5 Pennington County 284
6 Lawrence County 141
7 Codington County 123
8 Meade County 121
9 Clay County 58
10 Davison County 39
11 Edmunds County 34
12 Hutchinson County 31
13 Day County 30
14 Grant County 22
14 Turner County 22
15 Lake County 21
16 Clark County 19
17 Hamlin County 16
17 Hughes County 16
17 Roberts County 16
18 Dewey County 12
18 Spink County 12
19 Bon Homme County 11
20 Jackson County 10
21 Sully County 9
22 Aurora County 7
22 Charles Mix County 7
23 Bennett County 5
24 Douglas County 4
24 Harding County 4
25 Corson County 3
25 Lyman County 3
26 Custer County 2
26 Marshall County 2
26 Moody County 2
27 Todd County 1