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 2022, at 6.2%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.4% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median0.466 counties
South Dakota2.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 6.2 %6.2Sully CountySully County: 5.5 %5.5Brown CountyBrown County: 2.3 %2.3Walworth CountyWalworth County: 2.2 %2.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.1 %2.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 1.9 %1.9Haakon CountyHaakon County: 1.8 %1.8Clay CountyClay County: 1.7 %1.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.7 %1.7Meade CountyMeade County: 1.7 %1.7Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 1.6 %1.6Hyde CountyHyde County: 1.5 %1.5Potter CountyPotter County: 1.5 %1.5Jones CountyJones County: 1.4 %1.4Brule CountyBrule County: 1.3 %1.3Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.3 %1.3Aurora CountyAurora County: 1.3 %1.3Yankton CountyYankton County: 1.2 %1.2Spink CountySpink County: 1.1 %1.1Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1.1 %1.1Gregory CountyGregory County: 0.9 %0.9Moody CountyMoody County: 0.8 %0.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0.7 %0.7Tripp CountyTripp County: 0.6 %0.6Beadle CountyBeadle County: 0.6 %0.6Turner CountyTurner County: 0.6 %0.6Miner CountyMiner County: 0.6 %0.6Codington CountyCodington County: 0.6 %0.6Davison CountyDavison County: 0.5 %0.5Roberts CountyRoberts County: 0.5 %0.5Union CountyUnion County: 0.4 %0.4Clark CountyClark County: 0.4 %0.4Custer CountyCuster County: 0.4 %0.4Lake CountyLake County: 0.4 %0.4Dewey CountyDewey County: 0.4 %0.4Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 0.4 %0.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.3 %0.3McCook CountyMcCook County: 0.3 %0.3Mellette CountyMellette County: 0.3 %0.3Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Minnehaha County6.2+0.2 pts
2Sully County5.5+4.8 pts
3Brown County2.3-0.1 pts
4Walworth County2.2-1.5 pts
5Lincoln County2.1+0.2 pts
6McPherson County1.9+0.5 pts
7Haakon County1.8+1.8 pts
8Clay County1.7+0.1 pts
9Douglas County1.7+0.2 pts
9Meade County1.70 pts
11Bon Homme County1.6+0.1 pts
12Hyde County1.5-0.2 pts
13Potter County1.5+1.4 pts
14Jones County1.4+0.1 pts
15Brule County1.3+0.2 pts
16Pennington County1.3+0.1 pts
17Aurora County1.3+0.2 pts
18Yankton County1.2-0.2 pts
19Spink County1.1-0.5 pts
20Brookings County1.1-0.1 pts
21Gregory County0.9-0.3 pts
22Moody County0.8-0.1 pts
23Lawrence County0.7-0.3 pts
24Tripp County0.6-0.1 pts
25Beadle County0.6-0.3 pts
26Turner County0.6+0.1 pts
27Miner County0.6+0.5 pts
28Codington County0.6-0.3 pts
29Davison County0.5-0.3 pts
30Roberts County0.5-0 pts
31Union County0.40 pts
32Clark County0.4-0 pts
33Custer County0.4-0.5 pts
34Lake County0.4+0.1 pts
35Dewey County0.4+0.1 pts
36Edmunds County0.4+0.1 pts
37Jackson County0.3-0.1 pts
38McCook County0.30 pts
39Mellette County0.30 pts
40Hamlin County0.2-0 pts
41Grant County0.2-0.1 pts
42Bennett County0.20 pts
43Marshall County0.2+0.1 pts
44Charles Mix County0.10 pts
44Hand County0.1-0.1 pts
46Corson County0.10 pts
47Deuel County0.1+0.1 pts
48Oglala Lakota County0.1+0.1 pts
49Hughes County0-0 pts
50Todd County00 pts
51Buffalo County00 pts
51Butte County0-0.4 pts
51Campbell County00 pts
51Day County00 pts
51Fall River County00 pts
51Faulk County00 pts
51Hanson County00 pts
51Harding County00 pts
51Hutchinson County00 pts
51Jerauld County00 pts
51Kingsbury County00 pts
51Lyman County00 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 6.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2022.

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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