Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oglala Lakota County, SD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 14,392 population of Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota comprised of 533 people who identified as Hispanic (3.7%), and 13,859 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.3%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota with a population of 13,388 (93.02%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 714 (4.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 224 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 12,994 (90.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 614 (4.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 394 (2.74%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Oglala Lakota, South Dakota.

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Population By Race in Oglala Lakota , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40 0.28%
White Alone 714 4.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,388 93.02%
Asian Alone 18 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.06%
Two Or More Races 224 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Oglala Lakota , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 100 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 394 2.74%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 614 4.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 12,994 90.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 191 1.33%