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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 25,389 population of Lawrence County, South Dakota comprised of 775 people who identified as Hispanic (3.05%), and 24,614 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, South Dakota with a population of 23,724 (93.44%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 598 (2.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 543 (2.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 23,122 (91.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 602 (2.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 519 (2.04%).

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 2016

Total Population:25,389

Non Hispanic (96.95%)

Hispanic (3.05%)

Race in Lawrence County, SD in 2016

Total Population:25,389

White Alone (93.44%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.36%)

Two or more races (2.14%)

Asian Alone (1.17%)

Black or African American Alone (0.84%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Lawrence County, SD in 2016

Total Population:25,389

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.07%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.37%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.04%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.88%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.49%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.15%)

Population By Race in Lawrence , SD in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	23,724	93.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	598	2.36%
Two Or More Races	543	2.14%
Asian Alone	297	1.17%
Black or African American Alone	214	0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	13	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , SD in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	23,122	91.07%
White Alone - Hispanic	602	2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	519	2.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	476	1.88%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	293	1.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	195	0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	79	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	67	0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	19	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%