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

McPherson County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 66 counties in 2023, at 95.4%. Oglala Lakota County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 87.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 80.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95.4McPherson County
Median87.666 counties
South Dakota80.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 95.4 %95.4Faulk CountyFaulk County: 95.3 %95.3Spink CountySpink County: 94.4 %94.4Miner CountyMiner County: 94.3 %94.3Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 94.3 %94.3Perkins CountyPerkins County: 94 %94Deuel CountyDeuel County: 93.8 %93.8Turner CountyTurner County: 93.7 %93.7McCook CountyMcCook County: 93.3 %93.3Hand CountyHand County: 93.2 %93.2Sanborn CountySanborn County: 93.1 %93.1Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 93.1 %93.1Hanson CountyHanson County: 93.1 %93.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 92.8 %92.8Sully CountySully County: 92.5 %92.5Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 91.8 %91.8Clark CountyClark County: 91.8 %91.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 91.7 %91.7Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 91.2 %91.2Codington CountyCodington County: 90.9 %90.9Potter CountyPotter County: 90.4 %90.4Grant CountyGrant County: 90 %90Stanley CountyStanley County: 90 %90Custer CountyCuster County: 89.9 %89.9Aurora CountyAurora County: 89.8 %89.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 89.8 %89.8Lake CountyLake County: 89.7 %89.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 89.3 %89.3Union CountyUnion County: 89 %89Davison CountyDavison County: 88.8 %88.8Haakon CountyHaakon County: 88.3 %88.3Butte CountyButte County: 88 %88Brookings CountyBrookings County: 87.9 %87.9Harding CountyHarding County: 87.4 %87.4Yankton CountyYankton County: 87.3 %87.3Hyde CountyHyde County: 86.7 %86.7Gregory CountyGregory County: 86.7 %86.7Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 86.5 %86.5Clay CountyClay County: 86.4 %86.4Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 86.2 %86.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McPherson County95.4+0.2 pts
2Faulk County95.3-0.3 pts
3Spink County94.4+2 pts
4Miner County94.3+0.5 pts
5Edmunds County94.3-0.6 pts
6Perkins County94-1.4 pts
7Deuel County93.8+0.4 pts
8Turner County93.7-1.1 pts
9McCook County93.3+0.6 pts
10Hand County93.2+0.6 pts
11Sanborn County93.1-0.2 pts
12Kingsbury County93.1-0.5 pts
13Hanson County93.1-0.3 pts
14Douglas County92.8-0.7 pts
15Sully County92.5+0.4 pts
16Hamlin County91.8-0.2 pts
17Clark County91.8-0.4 pts
18Campbell County91.7-3 pts
19Hutchinson County91.2-0.3 pts
20Codington County90.9+0.2 pts
21Potter County90.4-1.5 pts
22Grant County90-2.3 pts
23Stanley County90+1 pts
24Custer County89.9+1 pts
25Aurora County89.8+1.1 pts
26Lincoln County89.8-1.1 pts
27Lake County89.7-2.5 pts
28Lawrence County89.3-0.1 pts
29Union County89-0.2 pts
30Davison County88.8-1 pts
31Haakon County88.3-2.1 pts
32Butte County88-0.1 pts
33Brookings County87.9-0.7 pts
34Harding County87.4+2.5 pts
35Yankton County87.3-0.6 pts
36Hyde County86.7-3.1 pts
37Gregory County86.7-0.1 pts
38Bon Homme County86.5+0.3 pts
39Clay County86.4+0.3 pts
40Jerauld County86.2-1.8 pts
41Meade County85.7-0.3 pts
42Brown County84.9-0.6 pts
43Fall River County84.4+0.3 pts
44Marshall County84.3+2.3 pts
45Day County83.9-1.4 pts
46Jones County82.9+4.7 pts
47Brule County81.6+0.4 pts
48Hughes County80.7-0.2 pts
49Tripp County80.7+1 pts
50Minnehaha County79.1-1.1 pts
51Walworth County78.90 pts
52Pennington County78.3-0.1 pts
53Moody County74.9-0.4 pts
54Beadle County68.9-3.9 pts
55Charles Mix County63.8+1.4 pts
56Lyman County57.4+3.7 pts
57Roberts County56.9+1.7 pts
58Jackson County36.2+3.5 pts
59Bennett County35.5-0.9 pts
60Mellette County31.6-0.6 pts
61Corson County30.1+1.9 pts
62Ziebach County27.1+2.1 pts
63Buffalo County21.2+2.7 pts
64Dewey County20.2+1.5 pts
65Todd County8.1+0.6 pts
66Oglala Lakota County6.6+2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

McPherson County, with 95.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oglala Lakota County, with 6.6% 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: 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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