South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the White Alone population in South Dakota was 733,926 and represented 84.98% of the total South Dakota population (863,693).

Among South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (162,210), followed by Pennington County (91,112), and Lincoln County (51,852). Buffalo County had the lowest (307).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White 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 White Alone Population By County in 2016
South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2016
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Aurora 2629 94.84
Beadle 15676 86.35
Bennett 1165 33.69
Bon Homme 6192 89.24
Brookings 31864 92.71
Brown 34909 89.78
Brule 4475 86.03
Buffalo 307 15.09
Butte 9535 94.13
Campbell 1353 97.55
Charles Mix 6004 64.13
Clark 3505 96.45
Clay 12571 89.92
Codington 26516 94.47
Corson 1254 30.6
Custer 8003 92.91
Davison 18762 93.65
Day 4833 87.63
Deuel 4139 97.53
Dewey 1207 20.86
Douglas 2796 96.05
Edmunds 3822 97.08
Fall River 5934 87.54
Faulk 2270 97.93
Grant 6985 96.71
Gregory 3679 88.5
Haakon 1769 93.9
Hamlin 5778 97.67
Hand 3207 97.92
Hanson 3304 97.61
Harding 1193 94.23
Hughes 14886 84.51
Hutchinson 7068 96.41
Hyde 1180 88.72
Jackson 1352 41.33
Jerauld 1962 97.76
Jones 858 92.36
Kingsbury 4811 96.8
Lake 12043 95.42
Lawrence 23724 93.44
Lincoln 51852 95.02
Lyman 2191 56.11
McCook 5337 96.81
McPherson 2373 98.3
Marshall 4271 88.34
Meade 24907 90.99
Mellette 800 38.63
Miner 2163 96.87
Minnehaha 162210 86.95
Moody 5184 79.77
Oglala Lakota 717 4.97
Pennington 91112 83.41
Perkins 2833 95.77
Potter 2148 95
Roberts 5937 58.25
Sanborn 2316 97.68
Spink 6187 95.43
Stanley 2706 89.72
Sully 1333 94.61
Todd 877 8.55
Tripp 4542 82.55
Turner 8039 97.35
Union 14400 94.9
Walworth 4393 80.33
Yankton 20893 92.23
Ziebach 685 23.87