Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, SD in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,801 population of Jackson County, South Dakota comprised of 121 people who identified as Hispanic (4.32%), and 2,680 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.68%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, South Dakota with a population of 1,489 (53.16%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,093 (39.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 176 (6.28%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 1,420 (50.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,061 (37.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 164 (5.86%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 35 1.25%
White Alone 1,093 39.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,489 53.16%
Asian Alone 7 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.04%
Two Or More Races 176 6.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , SD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 32 1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 69 2.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,061 37.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,420 50.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 164 5.86%