While alone (Non-Hispanics) in South Dakota

Non-Hispanic Whites account for nearly 79.58% of South Dakota’s population. German, Norwegian, Irish, and English Americans have made up the largest European ancestry groups in South Dakota. As per the Census report, German Americans made up 34.4% of the population and number 304,063 members. Norwegian Americans made up 12.8% of the population and number 113,629

Irish Americans made up 9.4% of the population and number 83,376 followed by English ancestry at 5.9% of the population and number 51,882

Native Americans in South Dakota

Native Americans are the second largest group in South Dakota. Native Americans made up 8.41% of South Dakota’s population and number 74,595individuals as of 2020. Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota (Sioux) are major Native American groups. South Dakota has the third-highest proportion of Native Americans of any state, behind Alaska and New Mexico.

Hispanics and Latinos in South Dakota

Hispanics and Latinos are the third-largest groups in South Dakota. Around 4.37% of South Dakota’s Population claims Hispanic or Latin American ethnicity.  

Multi-Race in South Dakota

Multiracial individuals are also a visible minority in South Dakota and they are the fourth-largest group. People identifying as multiracial form 3.88% of the population, and number around 34,432  people. 

African Americans in Florida

As of 2020, those of African ancestry accounted for 1.97% of South Dakota’s population.

Asian Americans in South Dakota

Asian Americans are a minority group in South Dakota. Americans of Asian descent formed 1.50% of the population. Its ethnic Asian population has grown rapidly since the late 1990s; the majority are Indians, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and ethnic Chinese.

Pacific Islanders in South Dakota

Americans with origins from the Pacific Islands are the smallest minority in South Dakota.  They made up 0.06% of South Dakota’s population