Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, 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 (13.34K), followed by Pennington County (10.42K), and Todd County (8.76K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 13337 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 10417 |
| 3 | Todd County | 8755 |
| 4 | Minnehaha County | 4776 |
| 5 | Dewey County | 4111 |
| 6 | Roberts County | 3750 |
| 7 | Charles Mix County | 2960 |
| 8 | Corson County | 2689 |
| 9 | Bennett County | 2132 |
| 10 | Ziebach County | 2090 |
| 11 | Hughes County | 1807 |
| 12 | Buffalo County | 1654 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 1634 |
| 14 | Lyman County | 1481 |
| 15 | Brown County | 1250 |
| 16 | Mellette County | 1107 |
| 17 | Moody County | 857 |
| 18 | Tripp County | 760 |
| 19 | Walworth County | 734 |
| 20 | Meade County | 708 |
| 21 | Yankton County | 669 |
| 22 | Codington County | 572 |
| 23 | Davison County | 557 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 537 |
| 25 | Bon Homme County | 521 |
| 26 | Day County | 514 |
| 27 | Fall River County | 476 |
| 28 | Brule County | 474 |
| 29 | Clay County | 449 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 445 |
| 31 | Brookings County | 385 |
| 32 | Gregory County | 305 |
| 33 | Custer County | 270 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 254 |
| 35 | Stanley County | 234 |
| 36 | Beadle County | 216 |
| 37 | Spink County | 188 |
| 38 | Butte County | 179 |
| 39 | Hyde County | 120 |
| 40 | Lake County | 112 |
| 41 | Union County | 92 |
| 42 | Turner County | 79 |
| 43 | Hutchinson County | 72 |
| 44 | Douglas County | 66 |
| 45 | Perkins County | 65 |
| 46 | Grant County | 50 |
| 47 | McCook County | 49 |
| 48 | Aurora County | 48 |
| 49 | Kingsbury County | 39 |
| 50 | Haakon County | 37 |
| 51 | Potter County | 34 |
| 52 | Harding County | 27 |
| 53 | Sully County | 26 |
| 54 | Jones County | 24 |
| 55 | Edmunds County | 21 |
| 56 | Hamlin County | 20 |
| 57 | Deuel County | 18 |
| 58 | Hand County | 14 |
| 58 | Hanson County | 14 |
| 59 | Jerauld County | 10 |
| 59 | Sanborn County | 10 |
| 60 | Campbell County | 8 |
| 61 | Clark County | 6 |
| 61 | Miner County | 6 |
| 62 | Faulk County | 3 |
| 63 | McPherson County | 2 |