Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (7.58K), followed by Pennington County (1.53K), and Lincoln County (496).
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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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 7578 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 1527 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 496 |
| 4 | Meade County | 431 |
| 5 | Brown County | 430 |
| 6 | Yankton County | 428 |
| 7 | Brookings County | 349 |
| 8 | Clay County | 234 |
| 9 | Beadle County | 230 |
| 10 | Hughes County | 214 |
| 11 | Codington County | 209 |
| 12 | Lawrence County | 197 |
| 13 | Davison County | 163 |
| 14 | Union County | 148 |
| 15 | Lake County | 93 |
| 16 | Bon Homme County | 84 |
| 17 | Fall River County | 71 |
| 18 | Moody County | 66 |
| 19 | Hutchinson County | 54 |
| 20 | Butte County | 47 |
| 21 | Custer County | 45 |
| 22 | Roberts County | 37 |
| 23 | Clark County | 34 |
| 23 | Turner County | 34 |
| 24 | Deuel County | 33 |
| 24 | Grant County | 33 |
| 25 | Spink County | 31 |
| 26 | Charles Mix County | 29 |
| 26 | Marshall County | 29 |
| 27 | Hamlin County | 28 |
| 28 | Day County | 27 |
| 29 | Brule County | 24 |
| 30 | McCook County | 20 |
| 30 | Todd County | 20 |
| 31 | Kingsbury County | 19 |
| 32 | Aurora County | 18 |
| 33 | Walworth County | 17 |
| 34 | Tripp County | 15 |
| 35 | Hanson County | 14 |
| 36 | Stanley County | 13 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 12 |
| 37 | Oglala Lakota County | 12 |
| 38 | Corson County | 11 |
| 38 | Lyman County | 11 |
| 38 | Perkins County | 11 |
| 38 | Potter County | 11 |
| 39 | Buffalo County | 10 |
| 39 | Gregory County | 10 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 10 |
| 40 | Dewey County | 9 |
| 40 | Edmunds County | 9 |
| 40 | Haakon County | 9 |
| 40 | Ziebach County | 9 |
| 41 | Hyde County | 8 |
| 42 | Harding County | 7 |
| 42 | Miner County | 7 |
| 42 | Sully County | 7 |
| 43 | Bennett County | 5 |
| 43 | Faulk County | 5 |
| 43 | McPherson County | 5 |
| 44 | Campbell County | 4 |
| 44 | Jerauld County | 4 |
| 45 | Hand County | 3 |
| 45 | Sanborn County | 3 |
| 46 | Jones County | 1 |
| 46 | Mellette County | 1 |