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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 194,153 population of Minnehaha County, South Dakota comprised of 10,319 people who identified as Hispanic (5.32%), and 183,834 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota with a population of 166,757 (85.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,300 (6.34%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,553 (2.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2019, with a population of 158,270 (81.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,128 (6.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,487 (4.37%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,300 6.34%
White Alone 166,757 85.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,553 2.86%
Asian Alone 4,308 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 227 0.12%
Two Or More Races 5,008 2.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 172 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,487 4.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 998 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 84 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 145 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 433 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,128 6.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 158,270 81.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,555 2.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,224 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,575 2.36%