Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SD in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 17,063 population of Union County, South Dakota comprised of 827 people who identified as Hispanic (4.85%), and 16,236 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Dakota with a population of 16,022 (93.9%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 325 (1.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 279 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Dakota in 2022, with a population of 15,318 (89.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 704 (4.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 275 (1.61%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Union County, SD in 2022
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Population By Race in Union , SD in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 235 1.38%
White Alone 16,022 93.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 167 0.98%
Asian Alone 279 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 35 0.21%
Two Or More Races 325 1.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SD in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 704 4.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 216 1.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,318 89.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 131 0.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 275 1.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 263 1.54%