Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, SD in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 3,271 population of Jackson County, South Dakota comprised of 97 people who identified as Hispanic (2.97%), and 3,174 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.04%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, South Dakota with a population of 1,742 (53.26%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,352 (41.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 148 (4.53%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 1,681 (51.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,326 (40.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 139 (4.25%).

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

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Population By Race in Jackson , SD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20 0.61%
White Alone 1,352 41.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,742 53.26%
Asian Alone 8 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.03%
Two Or More Races 148 4.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , SD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 26 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 61 1.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,326 40.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,681 51.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 139 4.25%