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