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Highest Subsaharan African population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 38 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 38 is 0.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clay County, SD, up 21 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Subsaharan African population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Sully County, SDSD1,4793.8%–

02▼1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.2%+1.6 pts

03Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.2%+0.7 pts

04▼1Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.9%+0.4 pts

05▲21Clay County, SDSD15,0310.8%+0.7 pts

06▲4Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.6%+0.6 pts

07Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.5%+0.3 pts

08▲5Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%–

09Potter County, SDSD2,3770.3%−0.4 pts

10▼5Day County, SDSD5,4840.3%–

11Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.3%–

12▼3Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.3%–

13▲11Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.3%–

14▼12Brown County, SDSD37,5610.3%+0.1 pts

15▲1Davison County, SDSD20,0690.2%+0.1 pts

16▲2Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.2%+0.1 pts

17▲12Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%+0.1 pts

18▲16Todd County, SDSD8,8630.2%+0.1 pts

19▼15Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.2%–

20▼1Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.2%–

21▲14Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.2%0.0 pts

22▼11Codington County, SDSD29,5620.2%–

23▼1Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%−0.6 pts

24Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.1%–

25▼17Spink County, SDSD6,1550.1%–

26▲1Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%–

27▲3Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.1%–

28Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.1%–

29▼17Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%–

30Hand County, SDSD3,1210.1%–

31Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%–

32McCook County, SDSD5,9640.0%–

33Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.0%−0.2 pts

34Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.0%–

35▼2Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.0%−0.2 pts

36▼16Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.0%−0.1 pts

37▼30Grant County, SDSD7,5340.0%–

38▼2Custer County, SDSD9,4310.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES