Population By Race and Ethnicity in Day County, SD in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 5,504 population of Day County, South Dakota comprised of 102 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 5,402 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Day County, South Dakota with a population of 4,836 (87.86%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 523 (9.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 99 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Day County, South Dakota in 2015, with a population of 4,761 (86.5%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 503 (9.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 93 (1.69%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Day County, SD in 2015

Total Population:5,504

Non Hispanic (98.15%)

Hispanic (1.85%)

Race in Day County, SD in 2015

Total Population:5,504

White Alone (87.86%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (9.5%)

Two or more races (1.8%)

Asian Alone (0.47%)

Black or African American Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Day County, SD in 2015

Total Population:5,504

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.5%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (9.14%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.36%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.84%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.47%)

Population By Race in Day , SD in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	4,836	87.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	523	9.5%
Two Or More Races	99	1.8%
Asian Alone	26	0.47%
Black or African American Alone	20	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Day , SD in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	4,761	86.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	503	9.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	93	1.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	75	1.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	26	0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	20	0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%