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Counties in South Dakota by black or African American population share

Minnehaha County had the highest black or African American population share of 66 counties in 2021, at 6.1%. 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.

Highest6.1Minnehaha County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median0.366 counties
South Dakota2.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 6.1 %6.1Walworth CountyWalworth County: 3.7 %3.7Brown CountyBrown County: 2.3 %2.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1.9 %1.9Hyde CountyHyde County: 1.7 %1.7Spink CountySpink County: 1.7 %1.7Meade CountyMeade County: 1.6 %1.6Clay CountyClay County: 1.6 %1.6Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 1.6 %1.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.5 %1.5Yankton CountyYankton County: 1.4 %1.4McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 1.3 %1.3Jones CountyJones County: 1.3 %1.3Gregory CountyGregory County: 1.3 %1.3Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1.2 %1.2Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.2 %1.2Brule CountyBrule County: 1.2 %1.2Aurora CountyAurora County: 1.1 %1.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0.9 %0.9Beadle CountyBeadle County: 0.9 %0.9Codington CountyCodington County: 0.9 %0.9Moody CountyMoody County: 0.9 %0.9Custer CountyCuster County: 0.8 %0.8Davison CountyDavison County: 0.8 %0.8Tripp CountyTripp County: 0.7 %0.7Sully CountySully County: 0.7 %0.7Turner CountyTurner County: 0.5 %0.5Roberts CountyRoberts County: 0.5 %0.5Butte CountyButte County: 0.4 %0.4Clark CountyClark County: 0.4 %0.4Union CountyUnion County: 0.4 %0.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.4 %0.4Lake CountyLake County: 0.3 %0.3Grant CountyGrant County: 0.3 %0.3Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 0.3 %0.3McCook CountyMcCook County: 0.3 %0.3Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 0.2 %0.2Dewey CountyDewey County: 0.2 %0.2Mellette CountyMellette County: 0.2 %0.2Hand CountyHand County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Minnehaha County6.1
2Walworth County3.7
3Brown County2.3
4Lincoln County1.9
5Hyde County1.7
6Spink County1.7
7Meade County1.6
8Clay County1.6
9Bon Homme County1.6
10Douglas County1.5
11Yankton County1.4
12McPherson County1.3
13Jones County1.3
14Gregory County1.3
15Brookings County1.2
15Pennington County1.2
17Brule County1.2
18Aurora County1.1
19Lawrence County0.9
20Beadle County0.9
21Codington County0.9
21Moody County0.9
23Custer County0.8
24Davison County0.8
25Tripp County0.7
26Sully County0.7
27Turner County0.5
28Roberts County0.5
29Butte County0.4
29Clark County0.4
31Union County0.4
32Jackson County0.4
33Lake County0.3
34Grant County0.3
35Edmunds County0.3
36McCook County0.3
37Hamlin County0.2
38Dewey County0.2
38Mellette County0.2
40Hand County0.2
41Bennett County0.2
41Potter County0.2
43Charles Mix County0.1
44Marshall County0.1
45Miner County0.1
46Corson County0.1
47Hughes County0.1
48Haakon County0.1
49Deuel County0
50Todd County0
51Buffalo County0
51Campbell County0
51Day County0
51Fall River County0
51Faulk County0
51Hanson County0
51Harding County0
51Hutchinson County0
51Jerauld County0
51Kingsbury County0
51Lyman County0
51Oglala Lakota County0
51Perkins County0
51Sanborn County0
51Stanley County0
51Ziebach County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Minnehaha County, with 6.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2021.

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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