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 2023, at 6.5%. 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, 2023

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 6.5 %6.5Sully CountySully County: 5 %5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.2 %2.2Clay CountyClay County: 2 %2Potter CountyPotter County: 1.9 %1.9Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 1.9 %1.9McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 1.7 %1.7Meade CountyMeade County: 1.7 %1.7Harding CountyHarding County: 1.7 %1.7Yankton CountyYankton County: 1.5 %1.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.5 %1.5Brule CountyBrule County: 1.4 %1.4Haakon CountyHaakon County: 1.4 %1.4Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.3 %1.3Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1.1 %1.1Moody CountyMoody County: 1.1 %1.1Beadle CountyBeadle County: 1.1 %1.1Aurora CountyAurora County: 1.1 %1.1Gregory CountyGregory County: 1 %1Miner CountyMiner County: 1 %1Spink CountySpink County: 0.9 %0.9Union CountyUnion County: 0.8 %0.8Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 0.8 %0.8Jones CountyJones County: 0.8 %0.8Turner CountyTurner County: 0.8 %0.8Codington CountyCodington County: 0.7 %0.7Tripp CountyTripp County: 0.6 %0.6Grant CountyGrant County: 0.6 %0.6Davison CountyDavison County: 0.6 %0.6Clark CountyClark County: 0.5 %0.5Lake CountyLake County: 0.5 %0.5Dewey CountyDewey County: 0.4 %0.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0.4 %0.4Custer CountyCuster County: 0.4 %0.4Hanson CountyHanson County: 0.4 %0.4Hand CountyHand County: 0.4 %0.4Deuel CountyDeuel County: 0.4 %0.4Roberts CountyRoberts County: 0.3 %0.3Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 0.3 %0.3Todd CountyTodd County: 0.3 %0.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Minnehaha County6.5+0.2 pts
2Sully County5-0.5 pts
3Lincoln County2.20 pts
4Clay County2+0.3 pts
5Potter County1.9+0.4 pts
6Bon Homme County1.9+0.2 pts
7McPherson County1.7-0.2 pts
8Meade County1.70 pts
9Harding County1.7+1.6 pts
10Yankton County1.5+0.3 pts
11Douglas County1.5-0.2 pts
12Brule County1.4+0.1 pts
13Haakon County1.4-0.4 pts
14Pennington County1.3-0.1 pts
15Brookings County1.1+0.1 pts
16Moody County1.1+0.3 pts
17Beadle County1.1+0.5 pts
18Aurora County1.1-0.2 pts
19Gregory County1+0.1 pts
19Miner County1+0.4 pts
21Spink County0.9-0.2 pts
22Union County0.8+0.4 pts
23Edmunds County0.8+0.5 pts
24Jones County0.8-0.6 pts
24Turner County0.8+0.2 pts
26Codington County0.7+0.2 pts
27Tripp County0.60 pts
28Grant County0.6+0.4 pts
29Davison County0.6+0.1 pts
30Clark County0.5+0.2 pts
31Lake County0.5+0.1 pts
32Dewey County0.40 pts
33Lawrence County0.4-0.3 pts
34Custer County0.4-0 pts
34Hanson County0.4+0.4 pts
36Hand County0.4+0.2 pts
37Deuel County0.4+0.3 pts
38Roberts County0.3-0.1 pts
39Hamlin County0.3+0.1 pts
39Todd County0.3+0.3 pts
39Walworth County0.3-1.9 pts
42McCook County0.30 pts
43Mellette County0.2-0 pts
44Brown County0.2-2 pts
45Bennett County0.20 pts
45Jackson County0.2-0.1 pts
47Marshall County0.1-0 pts
48Charles Mix County0.10 pts
49Corson County0.10 pts
50Hutchinson County0.1+0.1 pts
51Oglala Lakota County0.10 pts
52Day County0.1+0.1 pts
53Hughes County0-0 pts
54Buffalo County00 pts
54Butte County00 pts
54Campbell County00 pts
54Fall River County00 pts
54Faulk County00 pts
54Hyde County0-1.5 pts
54Jerauld County00 pts
54Kingsbury County00 pts
54Lyman County00 pts
54Perkins County00 pts
54Sanborn County00 pts
54Stanley County00 pts
54Ziebach 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Minnehaha County, with 6.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2023.

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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