Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 17,317 population of Hughes County, South Dakota comprised of 400 people who identified as Hispanic (2.31%), and 16,917 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hughes County, South Dakota with a population of 14,815 (85.55%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,856 (10.72%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 405 (2.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2011, with a population of 14,583 (84.21%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,762 (10.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 340 (1.96%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hughes County, SD in 2011

Total Population:17,317

Non Hispanic (97.69%)

Hispanic (2.31%)

Race in Hughes County, SD in 2011

Total Population:17,317

White Alone (85.55%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (10.72%)

Two or more races (2.34%)

Black or African American Alone (0.83%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2011

Total Population:17,317

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.21%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (10.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.96%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.50%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.34%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.81%)

Population By Race in Hughes , SD in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,815	85.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,856	10.72%
Two Or More Races	405	2.34%
Black or African American Alone	143	0.83%
Asian Alone	96	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Hughes , SD in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,583	84.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,762	10.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	340	1.96%
White Alone - Hispanic	232	1.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	140	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	94	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	65	0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%