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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 12,621 population of Lake County, South Dakota comprised of 309 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 12,312 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, South Dakota with a population of 12,043 (95.42%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 170 (1.35%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 146 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 11,792 (93.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 251 (1.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 150 (1.19%).

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 2016
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Ethnicity in Lake County, SD in 2016
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Population By Race in Lake , SD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 131 1.04%
White Alone 12,043 95.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 146 1.16%
Asian Alone 127 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 170 1.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , SD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 251 1.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,792 93.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.92%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 150 1.19%