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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Population By Race in Minnehaha , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,397 6.01%
White Alone 163,916 86.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,395 2.84%
Asian Alone 4,287 2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 208 0.11%
Two Or More Races 4,583 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 163 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,020 4.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,028 0.54%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 83 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 394 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,234 5.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 155,896 82.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,367 2.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,204 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,189 2.21%