Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yankton County, SD in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 22,702 population of Yankton County, South Dakota comprised of 840 people who identified as Hispanic (3.7%), and 21,862 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yankton County, South Dakota with a population of 20,979 (92.41%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 724 (3.19%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 430 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yankton County, South Dakota in 2015, with a population of 20,303 (89.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 676 (2.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 629 (2.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yankton County, SD in 2015

Total Population:22,702

Non Hispanic (96.3%)

Hispanic (3.7%)

Race in Yankton County, SD in 2015

Total Population:22,702

White Alone (92.41%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.19%)

Black or African American Alone (1.89%)

Two or more races (1.69%)

Asian Alone (0.77%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Yankton County, SD in 2015

Total Population:22,702

Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.43%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.98%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.77%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.76%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.51%)

Population By Race in Yankton , SD in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,979	92.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	724	3.19%
Black or African American Alone	430	1.89%
Two Or More Races	383	1.69%
Asian Alone	175	0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Yankton , SD in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	20,303	89.43%
White Alone - Hispanic	676	2.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	629	2.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	399	1.76%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	353	1.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	170	0.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	95	0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	31	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	30	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%