Population By Race and Ethnicity in Perkins County, SD in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,962 population of Perkins County, South Dakota comprised of 51 people who identified as Hispanic (1.72%), and 2,911 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Perkins County, South Dakota with a population of 2,822 (95.27%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75 (2.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 40 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Perkins County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 2,778 (93.79%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 68 (2.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 44 (1.49%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Perkins County, SD in 2017

Total Population:2,962

Non Hispanic (98.28%)

Hispanic (1.72%)

Race in Perkins County, SD in 2017

Total Population:2,962

White Alone (95.27%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.53%)

Two or more races (1.35%)

Black or African American Alone (0.51%)

Asian Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Perkins County, SD in 2017

Total Population:2,962

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.79%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.3%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.49%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.57%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.51%)

Population By Race in Perkins , SD in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	2,822	95.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	75	2.53%
Two Or More Races	40	1.35%
Black or African American Alone	15	0.51%
Asian Alone	8	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Perkins , SD in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	2,778	93.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	68	2.3%
White Alone - Hispanic	44	1.49%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	40	1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	7	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	0	0%