Population By Race and Ethnicity in Minnehaha County, SD in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 171,482 population of Minnehaha County, South Dakota comprised of 7,306 people who identified as Hispanic (4.26%), and 164,176 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota with a population of 153,662 (89.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,752 (3.94%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,582 (2.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2011, with a population of 147,542 (86.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,618 (3.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,120 (3.57%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Minnehaha County, SD in 2011
Total Population:171,482
95.74%
Non Hispanic (95.74%)
Hispanic (4.26%)
Race in Minnehaha County, SD in 2011
Total Population:171,482
89.61%
White Alone (89.61%)
Black or African American Alone (3.94%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.67%)
Two or more races (2.13%)
Asian Alone (1.54%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in Minnehaha County, SD in 2011
Total Population:171,482
86.04%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.04%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.86%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.57%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.36%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.23%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.94%)
Population By Race in Minnehaha , SD in 2011
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 153,662 89.61%
Black or African American Alone 6,752 3.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,582 2.67%
Two Or More Races 3,647 2.13%
Asian Alone 2,644 1.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 195 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2011
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 147,542 86.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,618 3.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,120 3.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,044 2.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,328 1.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,588 1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 538 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 319 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 134 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 56 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.03%