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