South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population in South Dakota was 74,170 and represented 9.00% of the total South Dakota population (823,740).

Among South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest number of people who identified as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (13,263), followed by Pennington County (10,043), and Todd County (8,694). McPherson County had the lowest (2).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in 2011
South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in 2011
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County American Indian & Alaska Native Pop. % of County Population
Aurora 45 1.66
Beadle 215 1.21
Bennett 2116 61.33
Bon Homme 512 7.3
Brookings 347 1.08
Brown 1188 3.22
Brule 468 8.84
Buffalo 1647 83.22
Butte 193 1.87
Campbell 7 0.49
Charles Mix 2939 31.99
Clark 3 0.08
Clay 428 3.06
Codington 531 1.94
Corson 2686 66.58
Custer 276 3.31
Davison 492 2.5
Day 538 9.37
Deuel 17 0.39
Dewey 4051 75.07
Douglas 61 2.05
Edmunds 27 0.67
Fall River 490 7.04
Faulk 3 0.13
Grant 41 0.56
Gregory 328 7.77
Haakon 36 1.88
Hamlin 17 0.28
Hand 11 0.32
Hanson 13 0.39
Harding 21 1.65
Hughes 1856 10.72
Hutchinson 63 0.87
Hyde 114 8.15
Jackson 1656 52.44
Jerauld 10 0.48
Jones 28 2.79
Kingsbury 32 0.62
Lake 107 0.93
Lawrence 515 2.12
Lincoln 232 0.5
Lyman 1487 39.05
McCook 31 0.56
McPherson 2 0.08
Marshall 454 9.81
Meade 651 2.55
Mellette 1139 54.95
Miner 5 0.22
Minnehaha 4582 2.67
Moody 897 13.8
Oglala Lakota 13263 95.44
Pennington 10043 9.8
Perkins 59 1.96
Potter 31 1.31
Roberts 3652 35.49
Sanborn 7 0.3
Spink 150 2.29
Stanley 207 6.95
Sully 24 1.75
Todd 8694 88.28
Tripp 776 13.77
Turner 75 0.9
Union 85 0.58
Walworth 803 14.44
Yankton 627 2.79
Ziebach 2066 72.75