Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,343 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 1,384 people who identified as Hispanic (4.03%), and 32,959 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 31,668 (92.21%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,035 (3.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 628 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brookings County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 30,551 (88.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,117 (3.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,013 (2.95%).

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 2020
Total Population:34,343
95.97%
Non Hispanic (95.97%)
Hispanic (4.03%)
Race in Brookings County, SD in 2020
Total Population:34,343
92.21%
White Alone (92.21%)
Asian Alone (3.01%)
Two or more races (1.83%)
Black or African American Alone (1.62%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.25%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2020
Total Population:34,343
88.96%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.96%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.25%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.95%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.83%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.54%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.47%)
Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 31,668 92.21%
Asian Alone 1,035 3.01%
Two Or More Races 628 1.83%
Black or African American Alone 556 1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 428 1.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,551 88.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,117 3.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,013 2.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 527 1.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 505 1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 341 0.99%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 101 0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 87 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 51 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%