Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,760 population of Hughes County, South Dakota comprised of 539 people who identified as Hispanic (3.04%), and 17,221 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hughes County, South Dakota with a population of 14,751 (83.06%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,196 (12.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 530 (2.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hughes County, South Dakota in 2021, with a population of 14,458 (81.41%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,042 (11.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 453 (2.55%).

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 2021

Total Population:17,760

Non Hispanic (96.97%)

Hispanic (3.04%)

Race in Hughes County, SD in 2021

Total Population:17,760

White Alone (83.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (12.37%)

Two or more races (2.98%)

Asian Alone (0.83%)

Black or African American Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Hughes County, SD in 2021

Total Population:17,760

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.41%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (11.5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.55%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.03%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.65%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.87%)

Population By Race in Hughes , SD in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,751	83.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,196	12.37%
Two Or More Races	530	2.98%
Asian Alone	147	0.83%
Black or African American Alone	130	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Hughes , SD in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,458	81.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,042	11.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	453	2.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	293	1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	154	0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	143	0.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	122	0.69%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	77	0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3	0.02%