Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yankton County, SD in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 23,286 population of Yankton County, South Dakota comprised of 1,241 people who identified as Hispanic (5.33%), and 22,045 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yankton County, South Dakota with a population of 21,531 (92.46%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 743 (3.19%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 435 (1.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yankton County, South Dakota in 2020, with a population of 20,540 (88.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 991 (4.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 577 (2.48%).

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 2020
Total Population:23,286
94.67%
Non Hispanic (94.67%)
Hispanic (5.33%)
Race in Yankton County, SD in 2020
Total Population:23,286
92.46%
White Alone (92.46%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.19%)
Black or African American Alone (1.87%)
Two or more races (1.77%)
Asian Alone (0.66%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Yankton County, SD in 2020
Total Population:23,286
88.21%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.21%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.26%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.48%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.75%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.68%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.64%)
Population By Race in Yankton , SD in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 21,531 92.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 743 3.19%
Black or African American Alone 435 1.87%
Two Or More Races 412 1.77%
Asian Alone 154 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Yankton , SD in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,540 88.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 991 4.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 577 2.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 390 1.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 381 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 166 0.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%