South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 72,968 people that identified as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone in South Dakota and they represented 8.35% of the total population of South Dakota in 2017. Oglala Lakota County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone population (12,994), followed by Pennington County (9,693), and Todd County (8,684). On the other hand, McPherson County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone (4), followed by Faulk County (8), and Clark County (8).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone, Oglala Lakota County had the highest percentage (90.29%), followed by Todd County (84.05%), and Buffalo County (78.5%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone Population By County in 2017
South Dakota Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone Population By County in 2017
County
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone Population
% of County Population
Oglala Lakota 12,994 90.29
Pennington 9,693 8.76
Todd 8,684 84.05
Minnehaha 4,367 2.3
Dewey 4,203 71.8
Roberts 3,680 35.84
Charles Mix 2,829 30.09
Corson 2,618 62.53
Bennett 1,986 57.62
Hughes 1,882 10.64
Ziebach 1,854 67.49
Jackson 1,678 51.21
Buffalo 1,581 78.5
Lyman 1,459 37.71
Brown 1,306 3.32
Mellette 1,092 52.86
Moody 809 12.48
Walworth 752 13.72
Tripp 738 13.55
Meade 682 2.44
Davison 598 3.01
Yankton 598 2.64
Codington 576 2.04
Bon Homme 539 7.75
Lawrence 532 2.07
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