South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the White Alone population in South Dakota was 751,371 and represented 84.63% of the total South Dakota population (887,852).

Among South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (168,983), followed by Pennington County (91,032), and Lincoln County (61,595). Buffalo County had the lowest (313).

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 2020
South Dakota White Alone Population By County in 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Aurora 2569 93.93
Beadle 15918 83.06
Bennett 1194 35.24
Bon Homme 6197 88.91
Brookings 31668 92.21
Brown 33755 88.31
Brule 4399 83.93
Buffalo 313 16.14
Butte 9596 93.23
Campbell 1329 96.44
Charles Mix 6052 64.6
Clark 3702 96.08
Clay 13376 89.17
Codington 26584 93.77
Corson 1182 30.35
Custer 7721 92.63
Davison 18496 92.68
Day 4768 87.58
Deuel 4153 96.69
Dewey 1063 20.34
Douglas 2685 94.74
Edmunds 3868 96.99
Fall River 6086 87.32
Faulk 2079 97.51
Grant 7235 95.98
Gregory 3517 87.86
Haakon 1739 93.19
Hamlin 5977 96.94
Hand 3073 97.87
Hanson 3340 96.45
Harding 1227 93.81
Hughes 14788 83.36
Hutchinson 7121 95.89
Hyde 1086 86.88
Jackson 1110 39.66
Jerauld 1587 96.3
Jones 835 90.17
Kingsbury 5029 96.73
Lake 10345 93.9
Lawrence 24045 93.04
Lincoln 61595 93.83
Lyman 2152 58.1
McCook 5464 96.37
McPherson 2324 96.75
Marshall 3763 87.35
Meade 26921 90.04
Mellette 729 37.97
Miner 2220 96.35
Minnehaha 168983 85.48
Moody 4995 78.85
Oglala Lakota 945 6.92
Pennington 91032 83.08
Perkins 2701 95.04
Potter 2320 93.81
Roberts 5931 57.86
Sanborn 2253 96.86
Spink 6094 96.12
Stanley 2643 88.96
Sully 1371 94.49
Todd 791 8.48
Tripp 4576 81.55
Turner 8385 96.66
Union 15894 94.27
Walworth 4293 81.09
Yankton 21531 92.46
Ziebach 658 27.47