Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.60K people in South Dakota with African ancestry (0.30% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sioux Falls city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.07%), followed by Box Elder city (0.34%), and Spearfish city (0.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Sioux Falls city
Box Elder city
Spearfish city
Brookings city
Vermillion city
Rapid City city
Pierre city
Aberdeen city
Mitchell city
Watertown city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sioux Falls city 1.07
2 Box Elder city 0.34
3 Spearfish city 0.32
4 Brookings city 0.27
5 Vermillion city 0.16
6 Rapid City city 0.13
7 Pierre city 0.11
8 Aberdeen city 0.06
8 Mitchell city 0.06
8 Watertown city 0.06