Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Dakota Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 3,697. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (2,460), followed by Pennington County (266), and Brown County (260).

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

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Brown County
Lincoln County
Meade County
Yankton County
Brookings County
Codington County
Bon Homme County
Gregory County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Minnehaha County 2460
2 Pennington County 266
3 Brown County 260
4 Lincoln County 146
5 Meade County 82
6 Yankton County 81
7 Brookings County 58
8 Codington County 49
9 Bon Homme County 43
10 Gregory County 31
11 Brule County 30
12 Spink County 23
13 Lawrence County 21
13 Union County 21
14 Douglas County 17
14 Moody County 17
14 Roberts County 17
15 Clay County 13
16 Jones County 12
17 McPherson County 10
18 McCook County 9
19 Edmunds County 8
20 Turner County 7
21 Sully County 6
22 Potter County 4
23 Custer County 3
24 Charles Mix County 2
25 Marshall County 1
26 Beadle County 0
26 Bennett County 0
26 Clark County 0
26 Corson County 0
26 Davison County 0
26 Dewey County 0
26 Haakon County 0
26 Hamlin County 0
26 Hughes County 0
26 Hyde County 0
26 Lake County 0
26 Miner County 0
26 Stanley County 0
26 Tripp County 0
26 Walworth County 0