Counties in South Dakota by black or African American population share, 2024

Minnehaha County had the highest black or African American population share of 66 counties in 2024, at 6.3%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median0.366 counties
South Dakota2.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 6.3 %6.3Sully CountySully County: 4.5 %4.5Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 2.3 %2.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.3 %2.3Clay CountyClay County: 1.8 %1.8Meade CountyMeade County: 1.7 %1.7Spink CountySpink County: 1.6 %1.6Yankton CountyYankton County: 1.6 %1.6Potter CountyPotter County: 1.6 %1.6Harding CountyHarding County: 1.5 %1.5Brown CountyBrown County: 1.3 %1.3Haakon CountyHaakon County: 1.3 %1.3Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.1 %1.1Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1.1 %1.1Beadle CountyBeadle County: 1 %1Union CountyUnion County: 0.9 %0.9Gregory CountyGregory County: 0.9 %0.9Tripp CountyTripp County: 0.8 %0.8Lake CountyLake County: 0.7 %0.7Miner CountyMiner County: 0.7 %0.7Codington CountyCodington County: 0.7 %0.7Davison CountyDavison County: 0.7 %0.7Brule CountyBrule County: 0.6 %0.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.6 %0.6Aurora CountyAurora County: 0.6 %0.6Clark CountyClark County: 0.5 %0.5Dewey CountyDewey County: 0.5 %0.5Deuel CountyDeuel County: 0.5 %0.5Hand CountyHand County: 0.5 %0.5Todd CountyTodd County: 0.4 %0.4Turner CountyTurner County: 0.4 %0.4Grant CountyGrant County: 0.4 %0.4Hanson CountyHanson County: 0.4 %0.4Walworth CountyWalworth County: 0.3 %0.3Custer CountyCuster County: 0.3 %0.3Roberts CountyRoberts County: 0.3 %0.3McCook CountyMcCook County: 0.3 %0.3Hyde CountyHyde County: 0.3 %0.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0.3 %0.3Moody CountyMoody County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Minnehaha County6.3-0.2 pts
2Sully County4.5-0.5 pts
3Bon Homme County2.3+0.5 pts
4Lincoln County2.3+0.1 pts
5Clay County1.8-0.2 pts
6Meade County1.7+0.1 pts
7Spink County1.6+0.7 pts
7Yankton County1.60 pts
9Potter County1.6-0.4 pts
10Harding County1.5-0.2 pts
11Brown County1.3+1.1 pts
12Haakon County1.3-0.1 pts
13Pennington County1.1-0.1 pts
14Brookings County1.1-0.1 pts
15Beadle County1-0.1 pts
16Union County0.9+0.1 pts
17Gregory County0.9-0.1 pts
18Tripp County0.8+0.1 pts
19Lake County0.7+0.2 pts
20Miner County0.7-0.3 pts
21Codington County0.7-0.1 pts
22Davison County0.7+0.1 pts
23Brule County0.6-0.8 pts
23Douglas County0.6-0.8 pts
25Aurora County0.6-0.5 pts
26Clark County0.50 pts
27Dewey County0.5+0.1 pts
28Deuel County0.5+0.2 pts
29Hand County0.5+0.1 pts
30Todd County0.4+0.1 pts
31Turner County0.4-0.4 pts
32Grant County0.4-0.2 pts
33Hanson County0.4-0 pts
34Walworth County0.30 pts
35Custer County0.3-0 pts
36Roberts County0.3-0 pts
37McCook County0.30 pts
38Hyde County0.3+0.3 pts
38Lawrence County0.3-0.1 pts
40Moody County0.2-0.9 pts
41Bennett County0.20 pts
42Charles Mix County0.20 pts
43Hamlin County0.1-0.2 pts
44Marshall County0.1-0 pts
45Hutchinson County0.10 pts
46Oglala Lakota County0.10 pts
47Edmunds County0.1-0.8 pts
47Hughes County0.10 pts
49Day County0-0 pts
50Lyman County00 pts
51Buffalo County00 pts
51Butte County00 pts
51Campbell County00 pts
51Corson County0-0.1 pts
51Fall River County00 pts
51Faulk County00 pts
51Jackson County0-0.2 pts
51Jerauld County00 pts
51Jones County0-0.8 pts
51Kingsbury County00 pts
51McPherson County0-1.7 pts
51Mellette County0-0.2 pts
51Perkins County00 pts
51Sanborn County00 pts
51Stanley County00 pts
51Ziebach County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Minnehaha County, with 6.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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