2025

Counties in South Dakota ranked by Hispanic Pacific Islander Population

This list ranks the 64 counties in South Dakota based on their Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these counties over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 counties with the largest Hispanic Pacific Islander population in South Dakota

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    Clay County
    Hispanic Pacific Islander population in Clay County is 7
    0.04% of Clay County population is Hispanic Pacific Islander

List of 64 counties in South Dakota by Hispanic Pacific Islander Population

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Rank by Hispanic Pacific Islander Population
County
Hispanic Pacific Islander Population
% of Total County Population
% of Total South Dakota Hispanic Pacific Islander Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Clay County 7 0.04% 100.00%

List of counties with no Hispanic Pacific Islander Population in South Dakota

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following counties in South Dakota have no recorded Hispanic Pacific Islander population*:
  • Brown County
  • Sully County
  • Walworth County
  • Grant County
  • Union County
  • Hanson County
  • Jerauld County
  • Deuel County
  • Day County
  • Douglas County
  • Campbell County
  • Sanborn County
  • Spink County
  • Brookings County
  • Bon Homme County
  • Kingsbury County
  • Minnehaha County
  • Butte County
  • Jackson County
  • Perkins County
  • Hughes County
  • Gregory County
  • Edmunds County
  • Clark County
  • McCook County
  • Marshall County
  • Beadle County
  • Hamlin County
  • Harding County
  • Custer County
  • Miner County
  • Lincoln County
  • Turner County
  • Lawrence County
  • Brule County
  • Faulk County
  • Roberts County
  • Moody County
  • Tripp County
  • Charles Mix County
  • Hutchinson County
  • Jones County
  • Ziebach County
  • Fall River County
  • Davison County
  • McPherson County
  • Meade County
  • Codington County
  • Stanley County
  • Yankton County
  • Potter County
  • Hyde County
  • Pennington County
  • Dewey County
  • Lyman County
  • Corson County
  • Lake County
  • Bennett County
  • Haakon County
  • Hand County
  • Todd County
  • Aurora County
  • Mellette County
* These counties were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks counties in South Dakota by their Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Hispanic Pacific Islander Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Hispanic Pacific Islander, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Hispanic Pacific Islander alone, while others identify as Hispanic Pacific Islander along with another race (such as Hispanic Pacific Islander and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Hispanic Pacific Islander .
  • We’ve used the “Hispanic Pacific Islander alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Hispanic Pacific Islander population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Hispanic Pacific Islander alone or in combination in counties. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total County Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Hispanic Pacific Islander .
  2. % of Total South Dakota Hispanic Pacific Islander Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Hispanic Pacific Islander population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Hispanic Pacific Islander populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Counties that don’t have any reported Hispanic Pacific Islander population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Hispanic Pacific Islander populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.