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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Population By Race in Hughes , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 135 0.76%
White Alone 14,856 83.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,076 11.73%
Asian Alone 131 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 492 2.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Hughes , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 306 1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 194 1.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 80 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,550 82.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,882 10.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 412 2.33%