Population By Race and Ethnicity in Minnehaha County, SD in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 199,904 population of Minnehaha County, South Dakota comprised of 12,505 people who identified as Hispanic (6.26%), and 187,399 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota with a population of 170,313 (85.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,344 (6.68%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,050 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2021, with a population of 160,174 (80.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,121 (6.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,139 (5.07%).

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 2021
Total Population:199,904
93.74%
Non Hispanic (93.74%)
Hispanic (6.26%)
Race in Minnehaha County, SD in 2021
Total Population:199,904
85.2%
White Alone (85.2%)
Black or African American Alone (6.68%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.03%)
Two or more races (2.75%)
Asian Alone (2.23%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Minnehaha County, SD in 2021
Total Population:199,904
80.13%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.13%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.56%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.07%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.43%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.49%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.32%)
Population By Race in Minnehaha , SD in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 170,313 85.2%
Black or African American Alone 13,344 6.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,050 3.03%
Two Or More Races 5,493 2.75%
Asian Alone 4,465 2.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 239 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Minnehaha , SD in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 160,174 80.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,121 6.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,139 5.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,970 2.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,644 2.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,402 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,406 0.7%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 523 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 223 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 151 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 63 0.03%