Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (12.23K), followed by Pennington County (11.34K), and Todd County (7.90K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021
Oglala Lakota
12.23K
Pennington
11.34K
Todd
7.90K
Minnehaha
6.05K
Dewey
3.82K
Roberts
3.81K
Charles Mix
2.82K
Corson
2.50K
Hughes
2.20K
Bennett
1.98K
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021
Rank
County
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Oglala Lakota County 12,234
2 Pennington County 11,342
3 Todd County 7,901
4 Minnehaha County 6,050
5 Dewey County 3,821
6 Roberts County 3,807
7 Charles Mix County 2,819
8 Corson County 2,502
9 Hughes County 2,196
10 Bennett County 1,984
11 Ziebach County 1,612
12 Jackson County 1,545
13 Buffalo County 1,514
14 Brown County 1,450
15 Lyman County 1,425
16 Mellette County 1,046
17 Meade County 982
18 Moody County 917
19 Codington County 884
20 Tripp County 840
21 Yankton County 749
22 Walworth County 744
23 Davison County 725
24 Clay County 615
25 Lawrence County 609
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