Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, SD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 38,884 population of Brown County, South Dakota comprised of 998 people who identified as Hispanic (2.57%), and 37,886 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, South Dakota with a population of 34,909 (89.78%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,404 (3.61%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,106 (2.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 34,155 (87.84%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,268 (3.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,094 (2.81%).

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 2016
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Ethnicity in Brown County, SD in 2016
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Population By Race in Brown , SD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 605 1.56%
White Alone 34,909 89.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,404 3.61%
Asian Alone 1,106 2.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 72 0.19%
Two Or More Races 788 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , SD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 754 1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 136 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 571 1.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,155 87.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,268 3.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,094 2.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 726 1.87%