South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2011

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the White Alone population in South Dakota was 712,446 and represented 86.49% of the total South Dakota population (823,740).

Among South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (153,662), followed by Pennington County (86,355), and Lincoln County (45,036). Buffalo County had the lowest (297).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2011
South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2011
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Aurora 2619 96.43
Beadle 16137 91.11
Bennett 1166 33.8
Bon Homme 6319 90.07
Brookings 30154 93.79
Brown 34433 93.23
Brule 4664 88.07
Buffalo 297 15.01
Butte 9797 95.01
Campbell 1401 98.32
Charles Mix 5965 64.93
Clark 3551 98.72
Clay 12783 91.35
Codington 26255 95.71
Corson 1214 30.09
Custer 7846 94.01
Davison 18711 94.87
Day 5080 88.46
Deuel 4296 98.35
Dewey 1140 21.13
Douglas 2858 96.23
Edmunds 3958 97.92
Fall River 6190 88.94
Faulk 2325 98.73
Grant 7212 98.02
Gregory 3777 89.44
Haakon 1817 94.73
Hamlin 5877 98.54
Hand 3386 98.57
Hanson 3320 98.37
Harding 1234 96.78
Hughes 14815 85.55
Hutchinson 7073 97.57
Hyde 1254 89.64
Jackson 1343 42.53
Jerauld 2040 98.31
Jones 950 94.62
Kingsbury 5066 98.05
Lake 11155 96.47
Lawrence 22980 94.43
Lincoln 45036 96.21
Lyman 2209 58.01
McCook 5439 98.2
McPherson 2422 98.82
Marshall 4082 88.22
Meade 23561 92.38
Mellette 816 39.36
Miner 2288 98.41
Minnehaha 153662 89.61
Moody 5314 81.77
Oglala Lakota 479 3.45
Pennington 86355 84.3
Perkins 2914 96.59
Potter 2302 97.13
Roberts 6283 61.05
Sanborn 2313 98.22
Spink 6336 96.56
Stanley 2685 90.13
Sully 1325 96.43
Todd 937 9.52
Tripp 4706 83.53
Turner 8153 97.57
Union 14082 96.18
Walworth 4575 82.27
Yankton 21029 93.43
Ziebach 685 24.12