Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mellette County, SD in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 2,068 population of Mellette County, South Dakota comprised of 70 people who identified as Hispanic (3.39%), and 1,998 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.62%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Mellette County, South Dakota with a population of 1,152 (55.71%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 778 (37.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 124 (6%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mellette County, South Dakota in 2019, with a population of 1,110 (53.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 753 (36.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 121 (5.85%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mellette County, SD in 2019
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Population By Race in Mellette , SD in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10 0.48%
White Alone 778 37.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,152 55.71%
Asian Alone 4 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 124 6%
Population By Ethnicity in Mellette , SD in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 25 1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 42 2.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 753 36.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,110 53.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 121 5.85%