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Highest Black population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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 0.2%.

Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6915.8%+4.3 pts
02Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.8%+1.5 pts
03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451.7%+1.4 pts
04Clay County, SDSD15,0311.6%+0.6 pts
05Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.5%+0.9 pts
06Brown County, SDSD37,5611.4%+1.1 pts
07Meade County, SDSD30,7111.4%−0.1 pts
08Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.3%+0.2 pts
09Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.2%+0.4 pts
10Union County, SDSD17,4021.0%+0.7 pts
11Lake County, SDSD10,9930.8%+0.6 pts
12Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.7%0.0 pts
13Davison County, SDSD20,0690.6%+0.4 pts
14Brule County, SDSD5,2780.5%+0.3 pts
15Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.5%+0.2 pts
16Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.5%+0.2 pts
17Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.5%+0.3 pts
18Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.5%+0.3 pts
19Jones County, SDSD9130.4%+0.4 pts
20Turner County, SDSD9,3140.4%+0.3 pts
21Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.4%+0.2 pts
22Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.4%+0.4 pts
23Codington County, SDSD29,5620.4%+0.3 pts
24Custer County, SDSD9,4310.4%+0.2 pts
25Harding County, SDSD1,3310.4%+0.1 pts
26Spink County, SDSD6,1550.4%+0.1 pts
27Sully County, SDSD1,4790.3%+0.3 pts
28Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.3%+0.2 pts
29Clark County, SDSD4,0310.3%+0.2 pts
30Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%+0.2 pts
31Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.3%+0.2 pts
32Moody County, SDSD6,6320.3%0.0 pts
33Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.2%+0.2 pts
34Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%+0.2 pts
35Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.2%+0.1 pts
36Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.2%+0.2 pts
37Hand County, SDSD3,1210.2%+0.2 pts
38Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.2%−0.1 pts
39Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%+0.1 pts
40Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.2%–
41Miner County, SDSD2,2810.2%−0.3 pts
42Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%+0.1 pts
43Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%0.0 pts
44McCook County, SDSD5,9640.2%+0.1 pts
45Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%+0.1 pts
46Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.2%+0.1 pts
47Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%+0.1 pts
48Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%+0.1 pts
49McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.1%+0.1 pts
50Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%+0.1 pts
51Butte County, SDSD10,8560.1%0.0 pts
52Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%0.0 pts
53Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%+0.1 pts
54Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%0.0 pts
55Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.1%0.0 pts
56Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%0.0 pts
57Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%0.0 pts
58Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.1%0.0 pts
59Day County, SDSD5,4840.1%−0.1 pts
60Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.1%+0.1 pts
61Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%−0.1 pts
62Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.0%0.0 pts
63Grant County, SDSD7,5340.0%0.0 pts
64Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%0.0 pts
65Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%0.0 pts
66Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS