Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (10.29K), followed by Pennington County (1.43K), and Lincoln County (707).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Minnehaha County 10288
2 Pennington County 1431
3 Lincoln County 707
4 Brown County 571
5 Brookings County 537
6 Meade County 469
7 Yankton County 431
8 Clay County 213
9 Lawrence County 195
10 Codington County 185
11 Beadle County 155
12 Union County 144
13 Davison County 137
14 Hughes County 125
15 Lake County 124
16 Bon Homme County 83
17 Fall River County 78
18 Moody County 66
19 Hutchinson County 64
20 Clark County 50
21 Custer County 48
22 Roberts County 47
23 Butte County 46
24 Charles Mix County 33
24 Grant County 33
24 Spink County 33
25 Deuel County 32
25 Oglala Lakota County 32
26 Todd County 29
26 Turner County 29
27 McCook County 27
28 Hamlin County 23
28 Stanley County 23
29 Marshall County 22
30 Walworth County 21
31 Aurora County 20
32 Brule County 19
32 Day County 19
32 Jackson County 19
32 Kingsbury County 19
32 Lyman County 19
33 Dewey County 18
34 Hanson County 17
34 Miner County 17
35 Perkins County 16
35 Tripp County 16
36 Edmunds County 15
37 Bennett County 13
37 Corson County 13
37 Gregory County 13
38 Buffalo County 12
38 Ziebach County 12
39 Douglas County 11
39 Harding County 11
40 Faulk County 9
41 Haakon County 7
41 McPherson County 7
41 Potter County 7
41 Sanborn County 7
42 Mellette County 6
42 Sully County 6
43 Hyde County 5
44 Campbell County 4
44 Hand County 4
44 Jones County 4
45 Jerauld County 3