South Dakota Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone population in South Dakota was 17,613 and represented 2.04% of the total South Dakota population (863,693).

Among South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (10,435), followed by Pennington County (1,549), and Lincoln County (726). Jones County had the lowest (4).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American 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 Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
South Dakota Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Aurora 22 0.79
Beadle 247 1.36
Bennett 16 0.46
Bon Homme 87 1.25
Brookings 573 1.67
Brown 605 1.56
Brule 19 0.37
Buffalo 12 0.59
Butte 49 0.48
Campbell 4 0.29
Charles Mix 35 0.37
Clark 57 1.57
Clay 227 1.62
Codington 197 0.7
Corson 16 0.39
Custer 48 0.56
Davison 165 0.82
Day 20 0.36
Deuel 33 0.78
Dewey 21 0.36
Douglas 12 0.41
Edmunds 16 0.41
Fall River 87 1.28
Faulk 9 0.39
Grant 35 0.49
Gregory 14 0.34
Haakon 8 0.43
Hamlin 25 0.42
Hand 4 0.12
Hanson 20 0.59
Harding 12 0.95
Hughes 130 0.74
Hutchinson 64 0.87
Hyde 5 0.38
Jackson 20 0.61
Jerauld 4 0.2
Jones 4 0.43
Kingsbury 20 0.4
Lake 131 1.04
Lawrence 214 0.84
Lincoln 726 1.33
Lyman 21 0.54
McCook 29 0.53
McPherson 9 0.37
Marshall 32 0.66
Meade 503 1.84
Mellette 6 0.29
Miner 17 0.76
Minnehaha 10435 5.59
Moody 69 1.06
Oglala Lakota 33 0.23
Pennington 1549 1.42
Perkins 16 0.54
Potter 8 0.35
Roberts 53 0.52
Sanborn 8 0.34
Spink 37 0.57
Stanley 26 0.86
Sully 6 0.43
Todd 35 0.34
Tripp 19 0.35
Turner 32 0.39
Union 155 1.02
Walworth 23 0.42
Yankton 467 2.06
Ziebach 12 0.42