Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, SD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 12,814 population of Lake County, South Dakota comprised of 316 people who identified as Hispanic (2.47%), and 12,498 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, South Dakota with a population of 12,193 (95.15%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 178 (1.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 178 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 11,945 (93.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 248 (1.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 160 (1.25%).

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 2017
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Population By Race in Lake , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 128 1%
White Alone 12,193 95.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 178 1.39%
Asian Alone 130 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.06%
Two Or More Races 178 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 248 1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,945 93.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 140 1.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 160 1.25%