Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake, SD in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 11,757 population of Lake County, South Dakota comprised of 267 people who identified as Hispanic (2.27%), and 11,490 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, South Dakota with a population of 11,295 (96.07%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 145 (1.23%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 112 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, South Dakota in 2012, with a population of 11,080 (94.24%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 215 (1.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 125 (1.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Lake , SD in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 93 0.79%
White Alone 11,295 96.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 112 0.95%
Asian Alone 107 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races 145 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , SD in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 215 1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,080 94.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.75%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 125 1.06%