Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, 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 (12.39K), followed by Pennington County (11.01K), and Todd County (7.97K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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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 2020
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| Rank | County | American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 12389 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 11008 |
| 3 | Todd County | 7973 |
| 4 | Minnehaha County | 5894 |
| 5 | Dewey County | 3865 |
| 6 | Roberts County | 3859 |
| 7 | Charles Mix County | 2935 |
| 8 | Corson County | 2542 |
| 9 | Hughes County | 2169 |
| 10 | Bennett County | 1973 |
| 11 | Ziebach County | 1617 |
| 12 | Buffalo County | 1559 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 1472 |
| 14 | Lyman County | 1400 |
| 15 | Brown County | 1397 |
| 16 | Mellette County | 1051 |
| 17 | Meade County | 985 |
| 18 | Moody County | 899 |
| 19 | Tripp County | 852 |
| 20 | Codington County | 814 |
| 21 | Yankton County | 743 |
| 22 | Walworth County | 717 |
| 23 | Davison County | 646 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 602 |
| 25 | Clay County | 589 |
| 26 | Brule County | 582 |
| 27 | Bon Homme County | 550 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 504 |
| 29 | Day County | 501 |
| 30 | Fall River County | 460 |
| 31 | Brookings County | 428 |
| 32 | Marshall County | 413 |
| 33 | Beadle County | 404 |
| 34 | Gregory County | 321 |
| 35 | Butte County | 286 |
| 36 | Custer County | 277 |
| 37 | Stanley County | 206 |
| 38 | Lake County | 201 |
| 39 | Union County | 153 |
| 40 | Hutchinson County | 125 |
| 41 | Spink County | 121 |
| 42 | Hyde County | 120 |
| 43 | Grant County | 115 |
| 44 | Turner County | 105 |
| 45 | Aurora County | 84 |
| 46 | Douglas County | 78 |
| 47 | Perkins County | 75 |
| 48 | McCook County | 74 |
| 49 | Potter County | 73 |
| 50 | Hamlin County | 56 |
| 51 | Kingsbury County | 55 |
| 52 | Jones County | 54 |
| 53 | Haakon County | 51 |
| 54 | Sully County | 48 |
| 55 | Deuel County | 44 |
| 55 | Edmunds County | 44 |
| 56 | Clark County | 41 |
| 57 | Harding County | 36 |
| 58 | Hanson County | 26 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 24 |
| 60 | Sanborn County | 23 |
| 61 | Faulk County | 19 |
| 62 | Jerauld County | 18 |
| 63 | Hand County | 17 |
| 64 | Miner County | 15 |
| 65 | McPherson County | 13 |