Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.18K people in South Dakota with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.13% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota counties, Hamlin County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.46%), followed by Yankton County (0.44%), and Pennington County (0.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic groups) 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 West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Hamlin County
Yankton County
Pennington County
Minnehaha County
Clay County
Aurora County
Brookings County
Jackson County
Bennett County
Davison County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hamlin County 0.46
2 Yankton County 0.44
3 Pennington County 0.34
4 Minnehaha County 0.27
5 Clay County 0.26
6 Aurora County 0.15
7 Brookings County 0.11
7 Jackson County 0.11
8 Bennett County 0.09
9 Davison County 0.08
10 Campbell County 0.07
10 Lawrence County 0.07
10 Meade County 0.07
11 Moody County 0.03
12 Brown County 0.02
12 Spink County 0.02