Population By Race and Ethnicity in Meade County, SD in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 25,851 population of Meade County, South Dakota comprised of 1,009 people who identified as Hispanic (3.9%), and 24,842 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Meade County, South Dakota with a population of 23,727 (91.78%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 729 (2.82%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 708 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Meade County, South Dakota in 2012, with a population of 22,904 (88.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 823 (3.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 665 (2.57%).

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

You can find similar information for other South Dakota counties, and for South Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

See this for other years:

Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Meade County, SD in 2012

Total Population:25,851

Non Hispanic (96.1%)

Hispanic (3.9%)

Race in Meade County, SD in 2012

Total Population:25,851

White Alone (91.78%)

Two or more races (2.82%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.74%)

Black or African American Alone (1.67%)

Asian Alone (0.89%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Meade County, SD in 2012

Total Population:25,851

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.6%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.57%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.4%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.68%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.57%)

Population By Race in Meade , SD in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	23,727	91.78%
Two Or More Races	729	2.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	708	2.74%
Black or African American Alone	431	1.67%
Asian Alone	230	0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	26	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Meade , SD in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	22,904	88.6%
White Alone - Hispanic	823	3.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	665	2.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	620	2.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	406	1.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	222	0.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	88	0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	64	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	25	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	25	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	8	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%