Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.30% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.05%), followed by Sully County (0.70%), and Day County (0.40%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Sully County
Day County
Turner County
Meade County
Lawrence County
Brookings County
Hamlin County
Douglas County
Pennington County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Minnehaha County 1.05
2 Sully County 0.70
3 Day County 0.40
4 Turner County 0.26
5 Meade County 0.25
6 Lawrence County 0.21
7 Brookings County 0.19
8 Hamlin County 0.15
9 Douglas County 0.14
9 Pennington County 0.14
10 Clay County 0.12
11 Hughes County 0.09
12 Corson County 0.08
12 Lyman County 0.08
13 Bon Homme County 0.07
13 Lincoln County 0.07
14 Spink County 0.06
15 Codington County 0.05
15 Davison County 0.05
15 Lake County 0.05
16 Brown County 0.04
17 Charles Mix County 0.03
18 Roberts County 0.02