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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 28,007 population of Meade County, South Dakota comprised of 1,185 people who identified as Hispanic (4.23%), and 26,822 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Meade County, South Dakota with a population of 25,413 (90.74%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 843 (3.01%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 791 (2.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Meade County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 24,502 (87.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 911 (3.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 729 (2.6%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Meade County, SD in 2017
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Population By Race in Meade , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 583 2.08%
White Alone 25,413 90.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 791 2.82%
Asian Alone 346 1.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.11%
Two Or More Races 843 3.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Meade , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 911 3.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 109 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 114 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 548 1.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,502 87.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 682 2.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 335 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 729 2.6%