Counties in South Dakota by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2024

McPherson County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 66 counties in 2024, at 96.8%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 87.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 79.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96.8McPherson County
Median87.266 counties
South Dakota79.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 96.8 %96.8Miner CountyMiner County: 96 %96Faulk CountyFaulk County: 95.1 %95.1Deuel CountyDeuel County: 93.9 %93.9Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 93.8 %93.8Potter CountyPotter County: 93.3 %93.3Turner CountyTurner County: 93 %93McCook CountyMcCook County: 92.6 %92.6Spink CountySpink County: 92.6 %92.6Hand CountyHand County: 92.2 %92.2Perkins CountyPerkins County: 92 %92Douglas CountyDouglas County: 91.8 %91.8Hanson CountyHanson County: 91.8 %91.8Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 91.3 %91.3Harding CountyHarding County: 91.2 %91.2Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 91.2 %91.2Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 90.8 %90.8Clark CountyClark County: 90.7 %90.7Codington CountyCodington County: 90.4 %90.4Sanborn CountySanborn County: 90.2 %90.2Haakon CountyHaakon County: 90 %90Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 89.4 %89.4Grant CountyGrant County: 89.3 %89.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 89 %89Lake CountyLake County: 88.8 %88.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 88.8 %88.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 88.6 %88.6Union CountyUnion County: 88.4 %88.4Davison CountyDavison County: 88.2 %88.2Butte CountyButte County: 88 %88Stanley CountyStanley County: 87.9 %87.9Custer CountyCuster County: 87.7 %87.7Brookings CountyBrookings County: 87.5 %87.5Yankton CountyYankton County: 86.9 %86.9Sully CountySully County: 86.5 %86.5Aurora CountyAurora County: 86.3 %86.3Gregory CountyGregory County: 86.2 %86.2Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 86.1 %86.1Hyde CountyHyde County: 86.1 %86.1Meade CountyMeade County: 85 %85
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1McPherson County96.8+1.3 pts
2Miner County96+1.7 pts
3Faulk County95.1-0.3 pts
4Deuel County93.90 pts
5Edmunds County93.8-0.5 pts
6Potter County93.3+2.9 pts
7Turner County93-0.7 pts
8McCook County92.6-0.7 pts
9Spink County92.6-1.8 pts
10Hand County92.2-1 pts
11Perkins County92-2 pts
12Douglas County91.8-1 pts
13Hanson County91.8-1.3 pts
14Kingsbury County91.3-1.8 pts
15Harding County91.2+3.8 pts
16Hamlin County91.2-0.6 pts
17Hutchinson County90.8-0.4 pts
18Clark County90.7-1 pts
19Codington County90.4-0.5 pts
20Sanborn County90.2-2.9 pts
21Haakon County90+1.7 pts
22Jerauld County89.4+3.2 pts
23Grant County89.3-0.7 pts
24Lincoln County89-0.8 pts
25Lake County88.8-0.9 pts
26Lawrence County88.8-0.5 pts
27Campbell County88.6-3 pts
28Union County88.4-0.6 pts
29Davison County88.2-0.5 pts
30Butte County88-0 pts
31Stanley County87.9-2 pts
32Custer County87.7-2.2 pts
33Brookings County87.5-0.4 pts
34Yankton County86.9-0.4 pts
35Sully County86.5-6 pts
36Aurora County86.3-3.5 pts
37Gregory County86.2-0.5 pts
38Bon Homme County86.1-0.4 pts
39Hyde County86.1-0.7 pts
40Meade County85-0.7 pts
41Brown County84.7-0.1 pts
42Clay County84.2-2.3 pts
43Fall River County83.9-0.5 pts
44Marshall County83.7-0.6 pts
45Day County83-0.8 pts
46Brule County81.2-0.4 pts
47Jones County80.2-2.7 pts
48Hughes County80.2-0.5 pts
49Tripp County79.9-0.7 pts
50Minnehaha County78.6-0.5 pts
51Walworth County78.2-0.7 pts
52Pennington County77.8-0.5 pts
53Moody County73.9-0.9 pts
54Beadle County68.1-0.7 pts
55Charles Mix County63.7-0.1 pts
56Lyman County57.1-0.3 pts
57Roberts County56.5-0.5 pts
58Jackson County36.6+0.4 pts
59Mellette County34.7+3.1 pts
60Bennett County34.4-1.2 pts
61Corson County29.9-0.2 pts
62Ziebach County27.1-0 pts
63Dewey County21+0.8 pts
64Buffalo County17.5-3.7 pts
65Todd County8.1-0 pts
66Oglala Lakota County7+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White 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: White 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 white (non-Hispanic) population share?

McPherson County, with 96.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Oglala Lakota County, with 7% 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: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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