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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 54,568 population of Lincoln County, South Dakota comprised of 1,071 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 53,497 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, South Dakota with a population of 51,852 (95.02%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 900 (1.65%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 726 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, South Dakota in 2016, with a population of 50,980 (93.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 872 (1.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 829 (1.52%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lincoln County, SD in 2016
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Population By Race in Lincoln , SD in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 726 1.33%
White Alone 51,852 95.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 339 0.62%
Asian Alone 720 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.06%
Two Or More Races 900 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , SD in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 872 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 78 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 707 1.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,980 93.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 261 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 700 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 829 1.52%