Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, SD in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 12,350 population of Lake County, South Dakota comprised of 295 people who identified as Hispanic (2.39%), and 12,055 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, South Dakota with a population of 11,848 (95.94%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 149 (1.21%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 130 (1.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, South Dakota in 2015, with a population of 11,604 (93.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 244 (1.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 128 (1.04%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lake County, SD in 2015
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Population By Race in Lake , SD in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 105 0.85%
White Alone 11,848 95.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 130 1.05%
Asian Alone 114 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 149 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , SD in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 244 1.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,604 93.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.85%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 128 1.04%