Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, SD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 24,418 population of Lawrence County, South Dakota comprised of 716 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 23,702 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, South Dakota with a population of 22,995 (94.17%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 537 (2.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 482 (1.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2012, with a population of 22,395 (91.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 600 (2.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 484 (1.98%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lawrence County, SD in 2012

Total Population:24,418

Non Hispanic (97.07%)

Hispanic (2.93%)

Race in Lawrence County, SD in 2012

Total Population:24,418

White Alone (94.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.2%)

Two or more races (1.97%)

Black or African American Alone (0.81%)

Asian Alone (0.79%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Lawrence County, SD in 2012

Total Population:24,418

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.46%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.98%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.78%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.28%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.79%)

Population By Race in Lawrence , SD in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	22,995	94.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	537	2.2%
Two Or More Races	482	1.97%
Black or African American Alone	197	0.81%
Asian Alone	193	0.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	14	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , SD in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	22,395	91.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	600	2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	484	1.98%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	435	1.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	192	0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	186	0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	53	0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	47	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	11	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0%