Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 17,487 population of Hughes County, South Dakota comprised of 586 people who identified as Hispanic (3.35%), and 16,901 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hughes County, South Dakota with a population of 14,630 (83.66%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,103 (12.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 493 (2.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2019, with a population of 14,280 (81.66%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,958 (11.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 419 (2.4%).

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 2019

Total Population:17,487

Non Hispanic (96.65%)

Hispanic (3.35%)

Race in Hughes County, SD in 2019

Total Population:17,487

White Alone (83.66%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (12.03%)

Two or more races (2.82%)

Asian Alone (0.77%)

Black or African American Alone (0.69%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2019

Total Population:17,487

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.66%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (11.2%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.4%)

Hispanic White Alone (2%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.92%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)

Population By Race in Hughes , SD in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,630	83.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,103	12.03%
Two Or More Races	493	2.82%
Asian Alone	134	0.77%
Black or African American Alone	120	0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Hughes , SD in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,280	81.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,958	11.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	419	2.4%
White Alone - Hispanic	350	2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	145	0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	131	0.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	112	0.64%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	74	0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%