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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 22,691 population of Yankton County, South Dakota comprised of 1,086 people who identified as Hispanic (4.79%), and 21,605 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yankton County, South Dakota with a population of 20,905 (92.13%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 713 (3.14%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 483 (2.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yankton County, South Dakota in 2017, with a population of 20,022 (88.24%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 883 (3.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 598 (2.64%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yankton County, SD in 2017
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Ethnicity in Yankton County, SD in 2017
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Population By Race in Yankton , SD in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 483 2.13%
White Alone 20,905 92.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 713 3.14%
Asian Alone 155 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races 424 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Yankton , SD in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 42 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 883 3.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 441 1.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,022 88.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 598 2.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 151 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 385 1.7%