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Highest Black population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haakon County, SD, up 41 places to #12.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.3%+4.8 pts
02▲25Sully County, SDSD1,4794.5%+4.5 pts
03▲2Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.3%+1.7 pts
04▼1Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.3%+2.0 pts
05▼1Clay County, SDSD15,0311.8%+0.9 pts
06▲1Meade County, SDSD30,7111.7%+0.3 pts
07▲1Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.6%+0.4 pts
08▲18Spink County, SDSD6,1551.6%+1.3 pts
09▲25Potter County, SDSD2,3771.5%+1.5 pts
10▲15Harding County, SDSD1,3311.5%+1.2 pts
11▼5Brown County, SDSD37,5611.3%+1.0 pts
12▲41Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.3%+1.3 pts
13▼4Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.1%+0.3 pts
14▼12Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.0%+0.7 pts
15▼3Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.0%+0.3 pts
16▼6Union County, SDSD17,4020.9%+0.6 pts
17▲19Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.9%+0.8 pts
18▲21Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.8%+0.8 pts
19▼8Lake County, SDSD10,9930.7%+0.5 pts
20▲21Miner County, SDSD2,2810.7%+0.2 pts
21▲2Codington County, SDSD29,5620.7%+0.6 pts
22▼9Davison County, SDSD20,0690.7%+0.4 pts
23▼9Brule County, SDSD5,2780.6%+0.4 pts
24▲9Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.6%+0.6 pts
25▼10Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.6%+0.3 pts
26▲3Clark County, SDSD4,0310.5%+0.5 pts
27▲15Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.5%+0.5 pts
28▲7Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.5%+0.4 pts
29▲8Hand County, SDSD3,1210.5%+0.5 pts
30▲22Todd County, SDSD8,8630.4%+0.4 pts
31▼11Turner County, SDSD9,3140.4%+0.3 pts
32▲31Grant County, SDSD7,5340.4%+0.4 pts
33▲14Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.3%+0.3 pts
34▲12Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.3%+0.3 pts
35▼11Custer County, SDSD9,4310.3%+0.1 pts
36▼6Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%+0.2 pts
37▲7McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%+0.2 pts
38▼21Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.3%0.0 pts
39▼11Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.3%+0.1 pts
40▼8Moody County, SDSD6,6320.2%−0.1 pts
41▼3Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.2%−0.1 pts
42▲1Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%0.0 pts
43▲13Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%0.0 pts
44▲4Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%0.0 pts
45▲5Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%0.0 pts
46▼6Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.1%–
47▼29Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.1%−0.1 pts
48▼17Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.0%0.0 pts
49▲10Day County, SDSD5,4840.0%−0.1 pts
50▲7Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.0%−0.1 pts
51▲10Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%−0.1 pts
52▼1Butte County, SDSD10,8560.0%−0.1 pts
53▲9Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.0%0.0 pts
54▼9Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.1 pts
55▼39Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.0%−0.3 pts
56▼1Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%−0.1 pts
57▼35Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.0%0.0 pts
58▲6Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%0.0 pts
59▼40Jones County, SDSD9130.0%0.0 pts
60▼6Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.0%−0.1 pts
61▼12McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.0%0.0 pts
62▼2Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.0%0.0 pts
63▼5Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%−0.1 pts
64▲1Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%0.0 pts
65▼44Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.0%−0.2 pts
66Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES