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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 8,334 population of Custer County, South Dakota comprised of 340 people who identified as Hispanic (4.08%), and 7,994 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Custer County, South Dakota with a population of 7,704 (92.44%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 286 (3.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 200 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Custer County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 7,449 (89.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 255 (3.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 234 (2.81%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Custer County, SD in 2020
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Population By Race in Custer , SD in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 66 0.79%
White Alone 7,704 92.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 286 3.43%
Asian Alone 76 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 200 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Custer , SD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 255 3.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 52 0.62%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,449 89.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 234 2.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 171 2.05%