Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brookings County, SD in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 35,980 population of Brookings County, South Dakota comprised of 1,745 people who identified as Hispanic (4.85%), and 34,235 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brookings County, South Dakota with a population of 32,755 (91.04%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,214 (3.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 744 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brookings County, South Dakota in 2023, with a population of 31,426 (87.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,329 (3.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,183 (3.29%).

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 2023
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Population By Race in Brookings , SD in 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 677 1.88%
White Alone 32,755 91.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 559 1.55%
Asian Alone 1,214 3.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.09%
Two Or More Races 744 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Brookings , SD in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 88 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,329 3.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 170 0.47%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 120 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 589 1.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 31,426 87.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 389 1.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,183 3.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 624 1.73%