Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, SD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 37,578 population of Brown County, South Dakota comprised of 736 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 36,842 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, South Dakota with a population of 34,693 (92.32%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,250 (3.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 596 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, South Dakota in 2012, with a population of 34,122 (90.8%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,157 (3.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 571 (1.52%).

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

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Population By Race in Brown , SD in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 430 1.14%
White Alone 34,693 92.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,250 3.33%
Asian Alone 561 1.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 48 0.13%
Two Or More Races 596 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , SD in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 571 1.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 417 1.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,122 90.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,157 3.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 556 1.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 546 1.45%