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

Hanson County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 66 counties in 2021, at 96.5%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 88.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 80.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96.5Hanson County
Lowest4.3Oglala Lakota County
Median88.766 counties
South Dakota80.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hanson CountyHanson County: 96.5 %96.5Faulk CountyFaulk County: 96.2 %96.2McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 96 %96Deuel CountyDeuel County: 95.8 %95.8Turner CountyTurner County: 94.9 %94.9Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 94.8 %94.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 94.6 %94.6Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 94.4 %94.4Sanborn CountySanborn County: 94.4 %94.4Sully CountySully County: 94.1 %94.1Haakon CountyHaakon County: 94.1 %94.1Perkins CountyPerkins County: 93.9 %93.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 93.7 %93.7Miner CountyMiner County: 93.2 %93.2Clark CountyClark County: 93.1 %93.1McCook CountyMcCook County: 93 %93Hand CountyHand County: 92.9 %92.9Lake CountyLake County: 92.6 %92.6Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 92.4 %92.4Grant CountyGrant County: 92.2 %92.2Spink CountySpink County: 91.9 %91.9Hyde CountyHyde County: 91.6 %91.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 91.6 %91.6Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 91.4 %91.4Potter CountyPotter County: 91.1 %91.1Codington CountyCodington County: 90.9 %90.9Union CountyUnion County: 90.4 %90.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 90 %90Aurora CountyAurora County: 89.9 %89.9Davison CountyDavison County: 89.7 %89.7Butte CountyButte County: 89.3 %89.3Harding CountyHarding County: 89.1 %89.1Brookings CountyBrookings County: 88.9 %88.9Custer CountyCuster County: 88.4 %88.4Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 88.4 %88.4Yankton CountyYankton County: 87.4 %87.4Gregory CountyGregory County: 86.9 %86.9Stanley CountyStanley County: 86.8 %86.8Meade CountyMeade County: 86.6 %86.6Clay CountyClay County: 85.9 %85.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hanson County96.5
2Faulk County96.2
3McPherson County96
4Deuel County95.8
5Turner County94.9
6Edmunds County94.8
7Campbell County94.6
8Kingsbury County94.4
9Sanborn County94.4
10Sully County94.1
11Haakon County94.1
12Perkins County93.9
13Douglas County93.7
14Miner County93.2
15Clark County93.1
16McCook County93
17Hand County92.9
18Lake County92.6
19Hamlin County92.4
20Grant County92.2
21Spink County91.9
22Hyde County91.6
23Lincoln County91.6
24Hutchinson County91.4
25Potter County91.1
26Codington County90.9
27Union County90.4
28Lawrence County90
29Aurora County89.9
30Davison County89.7
31Butte County89.3
32Harding County89.1
33Brookings County88.9
34Custer County88.4
35Jerauld County88.4
36Yankton County87.4
37Gregory County86.9
38Stanley County86.8
39Meade County86.6
40Clay County85.9
41Bon Homme County85.7
42Brown County85.5
43Day County85.2
44Fall River County84
45Brule County82.4
46Marshall County81.9
47Minnehaha County80.8
48Jones County80.7
49Hughes County80.7
50Tripp County79.4
51Walworth County78.4
52Pennington County78.2
53Moody County75.3
54Beadle County74.4
55Charles Mix County60.6
56Roberts County54.5
57Lyman County53.9
58Jackson County35.3
59Mellette County35
60Bennett County32.3
61Corson County27
62Ziebach County22.9
63Dewey County18.3
64Buffalo County14
65Todd County7
66Oglala Lakota County4.3

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

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

Hanson County, with 96.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oglala Lakota County, with 4.3% 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: 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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