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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 25,736 population of Lawrence County, South Dakota comprised of 821 people who identified as Hispanic (3.19%), and 24,915 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, South Dakota with a population of 23,962 (93.11%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 612 (2.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 553 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 23,305 (90.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 657 (2.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 532 (2.07%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lawrence County, SD in 2017
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Population By Race in Lawrence , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 229 0.89%
White Alone 23,962 93.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 612 2.38%
Asian Alone 364 1.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06%
Two Or More Races 553 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 657 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 80 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 58 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 210 0.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,305 90.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 532 2.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 361 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 495 1.92%