Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (12.23K), followed by Pennington County (11.34K), and Todd County (7.90K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 12234 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 11342 |
| 3 | Todd County | 7901 |
| 4 | Minnehaha County | 6050 |
| 5 | Dewey County | 3821 |
| 6 | Roberts County | 3807 |
| 7 | Charles Mix County | 2819 |
| 8 | Corson County | 2502 |
| 9 | Hughes County | 2196 |
| 10 | Bennett County | 1984 |
| 11 | Ziebach County | 1612 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 1545 |
| 13 | Buffalo County | 1514 |
| 14 | Brown County | 1450 |
| 15 | Lyman County | 1425 |
| 16 | Mellette County | 1046 |
| 17 | Meade County | 982 |
| 18 | Moody County | 917 |
| 19 | Codington County | 884 |
| 20 | Tripp County | 840 |
| 21 | Yankton County | 749 |
| 22 | Walworth County | 744 |
| 23 | Davison County | 725 |
| 24 | Clay County | 615 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | 609 |
| 26 | Brule County | 589 |
| 27 | Bon Homme County | 548 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 547 |
| 29 | Day County | 503 |
| 30 | Fall River County | 459 |
| 31 | Brookings County | 448 |
| 32 | Beadle County | 422 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 418 |
| 34 | Gregory County | 314 |
| 35 | Custer County | 288 |
| 36 | Butte County | 285 |
| 37 | Stanley County | 215 |
| 38 | Lake County | 206 |
| 39 | Union County | 171 |
| 40 | Hutchinson County | 128 |
| 41 | Hyde County | 123 |
| 41 | Spink County | 123 |
| 42 | Grant County | 118 |
| 43 | Turner County | 113 |
| 44 | McCook County | 89 |
| 45 | Aurora County | 81 |
| 45 | Potter County | 81 |
| 46 | Perkins County | 76 |
| 47 | Douglas County | 68 |
| 48 | Hamlin County | 63 |
| 48 | Kingsbury County | 63 |
| 49 | Jones County | 57 |
| 50 | Haakon County | 52 |
| 50 | Sully County | 52 |
| 51 | Edmunds County | 49 |
| 52 | Clark County | 44 |
| 53 | Deuel County | 35 |
| 54 | Harding County | 33 |
| 55 | Hanson County | 27 |
| 56 | Campbell County | 26 |
| 57 | Sanborn County | 25 |
| 58 | Faulk County | 21 |
| 59 | Jerauld County | 19 |
| 60 | Hand County | 15 |
| 61 | McPherson County | 13 |
| 61 | Miner County | 13 |