South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population in South Dakota was 75,326 and represented 9.03% of the total South Dakota population (833,859).

Among South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest number of people who identified as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (13,337), followed by Pennington County (10,417), and Todd County (8,755). 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 2012
South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in 2012
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County American Indian & Alaska Native Pop. % of County Population
Aurora 48 1.74
Beadle 216 1.2
Bennett 2132 61.78
Bon Homme 521 7.41
Brookings 385 1.17
Brown 1250 3.33
Brule 474 8.96
Buffalo 1654 82.04
Butte 179 1.75
Campbell 8 0.57
Charles Mix 2960 32.2
Clark 6 0.17
Clay 449 3.19
Codington 572 2.07
Corson 2689 66.12
Custer 270 3.25
Davison 557 2.79
Day 514 9.18
Deuel 18 0.41
Dewey 4111 74.31
Douglas 66 2.24
Edmunds 21 0.52
Fall River 476 6.83
Faulk 3 0.13
Grant 50 0.68
Gregory 305 7.18
Haakon 37 1.93
Hamlin 20 0.34
Hand 14 0.42
Hanson 14 0.41
Harding 27 2.07
Hughes 1807 10.36
Hutchinson 72 0.99
Hyde 120 8.4
Jackson 1634 51.48
Jerauld 10 0.49
Jones 24 2.42
Kingsbury 39 0.75
Lake 112 0.95
Lawrence 537 2.2
Lincoln 254 0.53
Lyman 1481 39.23
McCook 49 0.88
McPherson 2 0.08
Marshall 445 9.48
Meade 708 2.74
Mellette 1107 53.95
Miner 6 0.26
Minnehaha 4776 2.73
Moody 857 13.2
Oglala Lakota 13337 94.99
Pennington 10417 9.99
Perkins 65 2.15
Potter 34 1.45
Roberts 3750 36.33
Sanborn 10 0.43
Spink 188 2.79
Stanley 234 7.86
Sully 26 1.82
Todd 8755 88.31
Tripp 760 13.77
Turner 79 0.95
Union 92 0.62
Walworth 734 13.47
Yankton 669 2.96
Ziebach 2090 72.6