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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,350 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 1,319 people who identified as Hispanic (3.84%), and 33,031 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 31,685 (92.24%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,031 (3%); 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 30,616 (89.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,069 (3.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,010 (2.94%).

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
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Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 553 1.61%
White Alone 31,685 92.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 425 1.24%
Asian Alone 1,031 3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.08%
Two Or More Races 628 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 50 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,069 3.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 76 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 21 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 97 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 503 1.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,616 89.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 349 1.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,010 2.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 531 1.55%