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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 56,732 population of Lincoln County, South Dakota comprised of 1,195 people who identified as Hispanic (2.11%), and 55,537 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, South Dakota with a population of 53,662 (94.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 973 (1.72%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 870 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 52,707 (92.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 955 (1.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 890 (1.57%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 870 1.53%
White Alone 53,662 94.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 419 0.74%
Asian Alone 778 1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.05%
Two Or More Races 973 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 955 1.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 106 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 83 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 851 1.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 52,707 92.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 756 1.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 890 1.57%