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.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McPherson County | 95.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 2 | Faulk County | 95.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 3 | Spink County | 94.4 | +2 pts |
| 4 | Miner County | 94.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 5 | Edmunds County | 94.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 6 | Perkins County | 94 | -1.4 pts |
| 7 | Deuel County | 93.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 8 | Turner County | 93.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 9 | McCook County | 93.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 10 | Hand County | 93.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 11 | Sanborn County | 93.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 12 | Kingsbury County | 93.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 13 | Hanson County | 93.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 14 | Douglas County | 92.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 15 | Sully County | 92.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 16 | Hamlin County | 91.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Clark County | 91.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Campbell County | 91.7 | -3 pts |
| 19 | Hutchinson County | 91.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 20 | Codington County | 90.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 21 | Potter County | 90.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 22 | Grant County | 90 | -2.3 pts |
| 23 | Stanley County | 90 | +1 pts |
| 24 | Custer County | 89.9 | +1 pts |
| 25 | Aurora County | 89.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 89.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 27 | Lake County | 89.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 28 | Lawrence County | 89.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 29 | Union County | 89 | -0.2 pts |
| 30 | Davison County | 88.8 | -1 pts |
| 31 | Haakon County | 88.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 32 | Butte County | 88 | -0.1 pts |
| 33 | Brookings County | 87.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 34 | Harding County | 87.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 35 | Yankton County | 87.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 36 | Hyde County | 86.7 | -3.1 pts |
| 37 | Gregory County | 86.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Bon Homme County | 86.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 39 | Clay County | 86.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 40 | Jerauld County | 86.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 41 | Meade County | 85.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 42 | Brown County | 84.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 43 | Fall River County | 84.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 44 | Marshall County | 84.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 45 | Day County | 83.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 46 | Jones County | 82.9 | +4.7 pts |
| 47 | Brule County | 81.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 48 | Hughes County | 80.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 49 | Tripp County | 80.7 | +1 pts |
| 50 | Minnehaha County | 79.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 51 | Walworth County | 78.9 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Pennington County | 78.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 53 | Moody County | 74.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 54 | Beadle County | 68.9 | -3.9 pts |
| 55 | Charles Mix County | 63.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 56 | Lyman County | 57.4 | +3.7 pts |
| 57 | Roberts County | 56.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 58 | Jackson County | 36.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 59 | Bennett County | 35.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 60 | Mellette County | 31.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 61 | Corson County | 30.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 62 | Ziebach County | 27.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 63 | Buffalo County | 21.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 64 | Dewey County | 20.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 65 | Todd County | 8.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 66 | Oglala Lakota County | 6.6 | +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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Questions
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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