Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dewey County, SD in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 5,904 population of Dewey County, South Dakota comprised of 256 people who identified as Hispanic (4.34%), and 5,648 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.66%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Dewey County, South Dakota with a population of 4,423 (74.92%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,203 (20.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 241 (4.08%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dewey County, South Dakota in 2018, with a population of 4,239 (71.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,154 (19.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 222 (3.76%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dewey County, SD in 2018
Total Population:5,904
95.66%
Non Hispanic (95.66%)
Hispanic (4.34%)
Race in Dewey County, SD in 2018
Total Population:5,904
74.92%20.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (74.92%)
White Alone (20.38%)
Two or more races (4.08%)
Black or African American Alone (0.39%)
Asian Alone (0.22%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Dewey County, SD in 2018
Total Population:5,904
71.8%19.55%
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (71.8%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (19.55%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.76%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.12%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.95%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.83%)
Population By Race in Dewey , SD in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,423 74.92%
White Alone 1,203 20.38%
Two Or More Races 241 4.08%
Black or African American Alone 23 0.39%
Asian Alone 13 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Dewey , SD in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,239 71.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,154 19.55%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 222 3.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 184 3.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 49 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%