Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mellette County, SD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,920 population of Mellette County, South Dakota comprised of 26 people who identified as Hispanic (1.35%), and 1,894 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.65%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Mellette County, South Dakota with a population of 1,051 (54.74%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 729 (37.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 123 (6.41%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mellette County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 1,029 (53.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 726 (37.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 122 (6.35%).

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 2020
Total Population:1,920
98.65%
Non Hispanic (98.65%)
Hispanic (1.35%)
Race in Mellette County, SD in 2020
Total Population:1,920
54.74%37.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (54.74%)
White Alone (37.97%)
Two or more races (6.41%)
Black or African American Alone (0.57%)
Asian Alone (0.31%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)
Ethnicity in Mellette County, SD in 2020
Total Population:1,920
53.59%37.81%
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (53.59%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (37.81%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.35%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.15%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.57%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.52%)
Population By Race in Mellette , SD in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,051 54.74%
White Alone 729 37.97%
Two Or More Races 123 6.41%
Black or African American Alone 11 0.57%
Asian Alone 6 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Population By Ethnicity in Mellette , SD in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,029 53.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 726 37.81%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 122 6.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 1.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 3 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%