Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.34K), followed by Pennington County (1.63K), and Lincoln County (1.40K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 13344 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 1629 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 1403 |
| 4 | Brown County | 771 |
| 5 | Meade County | 640 |
| 6 | Brookings County | 579 |
| 7 | Yankton County | 456 |
| 8 | Beadle County | 329 |
| 9 | Clay County | 256 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 255 |
| 11 | Union County | 249 |
| 12 | Codington County | 231 |
| 13 | Davison County | 221 |
| 14 | Lake County | 147 |
| 15 | Hughes County | 130 |
| 16 | Bon Homme County | 100 |
| 17 | Fall River County | 88 |
| 18 | Oglala Lakota County | 84 |
| 19 | Moody County | 76 |
| 19 | Roberts County | 76 |
| 20 | Custer County | 68 |
| 21 | Clark County | 67 |
| 22 | Hutchinson County | 66 |
| 23 | Butte County | 65 |
| 24 | Turner County | 57 |
| 25 | Grant County | 56 |
| 26 | Charles Mix County | 50 |
| 27 | Spink County | 45 |
| 28 | Deuel County | 43 |
| 29 | Todd County | 42 |
| 30 | McCook County | 41 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 39 |
| 32 | Hamlin County | 37 |
| 33 | Brule County | 34 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 33 |
| 34 | Kingsbury County | 33 |
| 35 | Day County | 28 |
| 36 | Dewey County | 27 |
| 37 | Tripp County | 25 |
| 38 | Lyman County | 24 |
| 39 | Bennett County | 23 |
| 40 | Hanson County | 22 |
| 40 | Walworth County | 22 |
| 41 | Corson County | 21 |
| 42 | Aurora County | 20 |
| 43 | Stanley County | 19 |
| 44 | Buffalo County | 17 |
| 44 | Gregory County | 17 |
| 44 | McPherson County | 17 |
| 44 | Miner County | 17 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 16 |
| 46 | Harding County | 15 |
| 46 | Perkins County | 15 |
| 47 | Edmunds County | 13 |
| 47 | Ziebach County | 13 |
| 48 | Potter County | 12 |
| 49 | Faulk County | 10 |
| 49 | Mellette County | 10 |
| 50 | Jerauld County | 9 |
| 50 | Sully County | 9 |
| 51 | Hand County | 7 |
| 51 | Hyde County | 7 |
| 52 | Haakon County | 5 |
| 52 | Sanborn County | 5 |
| 53 | Campbell County | 4 |
| 54 | Jones County | 3 |