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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 197,695 population of Minnehaha County, South Dakota comprised of 12,041 people who identified as Hispanic (6.09%), and 185,654 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota with a population of 168,983 (85.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,936 (6.54%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,894 (2.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 159,189 (80.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,752 (6.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,794 (4.95%).

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 2020
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Population By Race in Minnehaha , SD in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,936 6.54%
White Alone 168,983 85.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,894 2.98%
Asian Alone 4,384 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 236 0.12%
Two Or More Races 5,262 2.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 184 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,794 4.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,350 0.68%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 62 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 163 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 488 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,752 6.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 159,189 80.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,544 2.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,322 2.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,774 2.42%