Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, SD in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 12,769 population of Lake County, South Dakota comprised of 358 people who identified as Hispanic (2.8%), and 12,411 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, South Dakota with a population of 12,093 (94.71%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 211 (1.65%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 180 (1.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, South Dakota in 2019, with a population of 11,823 (92.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 270 (2.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 190 (1.49%).

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 2019
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Population By Race in Lake , SD in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 151 1.18%
White Alone 12,093 94.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 180 1.41%
Asian Alone 117 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.13%
Two Or More Races 211 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , SD in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 270 2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 133 1.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,823 92.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 144 1.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 190 1.49%