Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (163.92K), followed by Pennington County (92.22K), and Lincoln County (53.66K).

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 White Alone Population in 2017
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Minnehaha County 163916
2 Pennington County 92218
3 Lincoln County 53662
4 Brown County 34811
5 Brookings County 32291
6 Codington County 26589
7 Meade County 25413
8 Lawrence County 23962
9 Yankton County 20905
10 Davison County 18498
11 Beadle County 15715
12 Hughes County 14856
13 Union County 14508
14 Clay County 12567
15 Lake County 12193
16 Butte County 9529
17 Custer County 8106
18 Turner County 8058
19 Hutchinson County 7066
20 Grant County 6921
21 Spink County 6214
22 Bon Homme County 6190
23 Charles Mix County 6007
24 Roberts County 5937
25 Hamlin County 5887
26 Fall River County 5851
27 McCook County 5369
28 Moody County 5156
29 Day County 4835
30 Kingsbury County 4743
31 Brule County 4515
32 Tripp County 4470
33 Walworth County 4408
34 Marshall County 4301
35 Deuel County 4180
36 Edmunds County 3794
37 Gregory County 3733
38 Clark County 3546
39 Hanson County 3330
40 Hand County 3205
41 Perkins County 2822
42 Douglas County 2790
43 Stanley County 2673
44 Aurora County 2610
45 Sanborn County 2382
46 McPherson County 2342
47 Faulk County 2277
48 Lyman County 2188
49 Miner County 2122
50 Potter County 2093
51 Jerauld County 1973
52 Haakon County 1795
53 Campbell County 1340
54 Jackson County 1327
55 Sully County 1321
56 Corson County 1254
57 Dewey County 1203
58 Bennett County 1174
59 Harding County 1172
60 Hyde County 1140
61 Todd County 854
62 Jones County 848
63 Mellette County 807
64 Oglala Lakota County 714
65 Ziebach County 676
66 Buffalo County 316