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Highest Subsaharan African population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 36 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Subsaharan African population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.5%+1.9 pts

02Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%+1.0 pts

03Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.0%+0.5 pts

04Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.8%–

05Day County, SDSD5,4840.7%–

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.6%–

07Grant County, SDSD7,5340.6%–

08Spink County, SDSD6,1550.6%–

09Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.5%–

10Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.5%+0.5 pts

11Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

12Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.4%–

13Meade County, SDSD30,7110.4%–

14Clark County, SDSD4,0310.3%+0.3 pts

15Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%−0.1 pts

16Davison County, SDSD20,0690.3%+0.2 pts

17Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.3%–

18Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.3%+0.2 pts

19Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%–

20Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.3%+0.1 pts

21Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%+0.1 pts

22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%−0.5 pts

23Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%–

24Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%–

25Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%–

26Clay County, SDSD15,0310.1%+0.0 pts

27Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%–

28Lake County, SDSD10,9930.1%–

29Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%−0.1 pts

30Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.1%–

31Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%–

32Moody County, SDSD6,6320.0%−0.1 pts

33Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.0%−0.2 pts

34Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%−0.0 pts

35Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.0%−0.1 pts

36Custer County, SDSD9,4310.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS