Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 32,151 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 689 people who identified as Hispanic (2.14%), and 31,462 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 30,154 (93.79%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 904 (2.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 432 (1.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brookings County, South Dakota in 2011, with a population of 29,573 (91.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 897 (2.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 581 (1.81%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Brookings, South Dakota.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Brookings County, SD in 2011
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Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2011
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Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 292 0.91%
White Alone 30,154 93.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 347 1.08%
Asian Alone 904 2.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.07%
Two Or More Races 432 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 581 1.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 37 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 261 0.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,573 91.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 310 0.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 897 2.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 400 1.24%