Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln County, SD in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 52,997 population of Lincoln County, South Dakota comprised of 1,046 people who identified as Hispanic (1.97%), and 51,951 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, South Dakota with a population of 50,517 (95.32%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 807 (1.52%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 670 (1.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, South Dakota in 2015, with a population of 49,642 (93.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 875 (1.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 741 (1.4%).

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

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Population By Race in Lincoln , SD in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 670 1.26%
White Alone 50,517 95.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 324 0.61%
Asian Alone 657 1.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.04%
Two Or More Races 807 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , SD in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 875 1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 72 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 66 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 652 1.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 49,642 93.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 252 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 647 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 741 1.4%