Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SD in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,003 population of Union County, South Dakota comprised of 599 people who identified as Hispanic (3.74%), and 15,404 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Dakota with a population of 15,065 (94.14%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 268 (1.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 265 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Dakota in 2019, with a population of 14,552 (90.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 513 (3.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 262 (1.64%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Union County, SD in 2019

Total Population:16,003

Non Hispanic (96.26%)

Hispanic (3.74%)

Race in Union County, SD in 2019

Total Population:16,003

White Alone (94.14%)

Two or more races (1.68%)

Asian Alone (1.66%)

Black or African American Alone (1.51%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.92%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Union County, SD in 2019

Total Population:16,003

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.93%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.21%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.53%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.4%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.30%)

Population By Race in Union , SD in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,065	94.14%
Two Or More Races	268	1.68%
Asian Alone	265	1.66%
Black or African American Alone	241	1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	147	0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Union , SD in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,552	90.93%
White Alone - Hispanic	513	3.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	262	1.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	244	1.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	224	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	108	0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	39	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	24	0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	17	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%