Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 35,266 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 1,197 people who identified as Hispanic (3.39%), and 34,069 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 32,672 (92.64%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,019 (2.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 569 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brookings County, South Dakota in 2018, with a population of 31,668 (89.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,009 (2.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,004 (2.85%).

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 2018
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Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 550 1.56%
White Alone 32,672 92.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 428 1.21%
Asian Alone 1,019 2.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.08%
Two Or More Races 569 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,004 2.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 71 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 76 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 521 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 31,668 89.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 357 1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,009 2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 493 1.4%