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.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McPherson County | 96.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 2 | Miner County | 96 | +1.7 pts |
| 3 | Faulk County | 95.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 4 | Deuel County | 93.9 | 0 pts |
| 5 | Edmunds County | 93.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 6 | Potter County | 93.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 7 | Turner County | 93 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | McCook County | 92.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 9 | Spink County | 92.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 10 | Hand County | 92.2 | -1 pts |
| 11 | Perkins County | 92 | -2 pts |
| 12 | Douglas County | 91.8 | -1 pts |
| 13 | Hanson County | 91.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 14 | Kingsbury County | 91.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 15 | Harding County | 91.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 16 | Hamlin County | 91.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 17 | Hutchinson County | 90.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Clark County | 90.7 | -1 pts |
| 19 | Codington County | 90.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 20 | Sanborn County | 90.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 21 | Haakon County | 90 | +1.7 pts |
| 22 | Jerauld County | 89.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 23 | Grant County | 89.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 89 | -0.8 pts |
| 25 | Lake County | 88.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 26 | Lawrence County | 88.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 27 | Campbell County | 88.6 | -3 pts |
| 28 | Union County | 88.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 29 | Davison County | 88.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 30 | Butte County | 88 | -0 pts |
| 31 | Stanley County | 87.9 | -2 pts |
| 32 | Custer County | 87.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 33 | Brookings County | 87.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 34 | Yankton County | 86.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 35 | Sully County | 86.5 | -6 pts |
| 36 | Aurora County | 86.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 37 | Gregory County | 86.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 38 | Bon Homme County | 86.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 39 | Hyde County | 86.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Meade County | 85 | -0.7 pts |
| 41 | Brown County | 84.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 42 | Clay County | 84.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 43 | Fall River County | 83.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 44 | Marshall County | 83.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 45 | Day County | 83 | -0.8 pts |
| 46 | Brule County | 81.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 47 | Jones County | 80.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 48 | Hughes County | 80.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 49 | Tripp County | 79.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 50 | Minnehaha County | 78.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 51 | Walworth County | 78.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 52 | Pennington County | 77.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 53 | Moody County | 73.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 54 | Beadle County | 68.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Charles Mix County | 63.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Lyman County | 57.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 57 | Roberts County | 56.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 58 | Jackson County | 36.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 59 | Mellette County | 34.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 60 | Bennett County | 34.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 61 | Corson County | 29.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 62 | Ziebach County | 27.1 | -0 pts |
| 63 | Dewey County | 21 | +0.8 pts |
| 64 | Buffalo County | 17.5 | -3.7 pts |
| 65 | Todd County | 8.1 | -0 pts |
| 66 | Oglala Lakota County | 7 | +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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Questions
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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