Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 32,799 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 760 people who identified as Hispanic (2.32%), and 32,039 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 30,662 (93.49%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 960 (2.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 418 (1.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brookings County, South Dakota in 2012, with a population of 30,016 (91.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 953 (2.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 646 (1.97%).

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 2012
Total Population:32,799
97.68%
Non Hispanic (97.68%)
Hispanic (2.32%)
Race in Brookings County, SD in 2012
Total Population:32,799
93.49%
White Alone (93.49%)
Asian Alone (2.93%)
Two or more races (1.27%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.17%)
Black or African American Alone (1.06%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2012
Total Population:32,799
91.52%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.52%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.91%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.38%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.18%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.06%)
Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 30,662 93.49%
Asian Alone 960 2.93%
Two Or More Races 418 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 385 1.17%
Black or African American Alone 349 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,016 91.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 953 2.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 646 1.97%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 387 1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 346 1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%