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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 189,786 population of Minnehaha County, South Dakota comprised of 9,827 people who identified as Hispanic (5.18%), and 179,959 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota with a population of 163,916 (86.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,397 (6.01%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,395 (2.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 155,896 (82.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,234 (5.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,020 (4.23%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Minnehaha County, SD in 2017

Total Population:189,786

Non Hispanic (94.82%)

Hispanic (5.18%)

Race in Minnehaha County, SD in 2017

Total Population:189,786

White Alone (86.37%)

Black or African American Alone (6.01%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.84%)

Two or more races (2.42%)

Asian Alone (2.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Minnehaha County, SD in 2017

Total Population:189,786

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.14%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.92%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.20%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.3%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.22%)

Population By Race in Minnehaha , SD in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	163,916	86.37%
Black or African American Alone	11,397	6.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	5,395	2.84%
Two Or More Races	4,583	2.42%
Asian Alone	4,287	2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	208	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	155,896	82.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,234	5.92%
White Alone - Hispanic	8,020	4.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	4,367	2.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,204	2.22%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,189	2.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,028	0.54%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	394	0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	163	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	139	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	83	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	69	0.04%