Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,697 population of Hughes County, South Dakota comprised of 594 people who identified as Hispanic (3.36%), and 17,103 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hughes County, South Dakota with a population of 14,856 (83.95%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,076 (11.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 492 (2.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 14,550 (82.22%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,882 (10.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 412 (2.33%).

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 2017

Total Population:17,697

Non Hispanic (96.64%)

Hispanic (3.36%)

Race in Hughes County, SD in 2017

Total Population:17,697

White Alone (83.95%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (11.73%)

Two or more races (2.78%)

Black or African American Alone (0.76%)

Asian Alone (0.74%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2017

Total Population:17,697

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.22%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (10.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.33%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.00%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.73%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.1%)

Population By Race in Hughes , SD in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,856	83.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,076	11.73%
Two Or More Races	492	2.78%
Black or African American Alone	135	0.76%
Asian Alone	131	0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Hughes , SD in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,550	82.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,882	10.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	412	2.33%
White Alone - Hispanic	306	1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	194	1.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	130	0.74%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	128	0.72%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	80	0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%