Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, SD in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 36,932 population of Brown County, South Dakota comprised of 587 people who identified as Hispanic (1.59%), and 36,345 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, South Dakota with a population of 34,433 (93.23%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,188 (3.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 580 (1.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, South Dakota in 2011, with a population of 33,973 (91.99%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,117 (3.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 535 (1.45%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Brown, South Dakota.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Brown County, SD in 2011
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Population By Race in Brown , SD in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 268 0.73%
White Alone 34,433 93.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,188 3.22%
Asian Alone 418 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 45 0.12%
Two Or More Races 580 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , SD in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 460 1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 71 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 45 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 262 0.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,973 91.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,117 3.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 413 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 535 1.45%