Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SD in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 17,183 population of Union County, South Dakota comprised of 883 people who identified as Hispanic (5.14%), and 16,300 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Dakota with a population of 16,104 (93.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 333 (1.94%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 260 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Dakota in 2023, with a population of 15,361 (89.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 743 (4.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 279 (1.62%).

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 2023
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Ethnicity in Union County, SD in 2023
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Population By Race in Union , SD in 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 258 1.5%
White Alone 16,104 93.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 197 1.15%
Asian Alone 260 1.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.18%
Two Or More Races 333 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SD in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 743 4.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 60 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 238 1.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,361 89.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 137 0.8%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 256 1.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 279 1.62%