State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 733,719.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 235,377,662.
• Rank within US : N/A

Hanson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 99.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,383.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 10 of 3146

Deuel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 99.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 22 of 3146

Campbell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 98.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,460.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 51 of 3146

Hand County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 98.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,194.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 69 of 3146

Kingsbury County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 97.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,839.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 83 of 3146

Edmunds County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 97.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,819.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 106 of 3146

Turner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 97.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,094.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 135 of 3146

Hamlin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,825.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 345 of 3146

Spink County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,260.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 381 of 3146

Hutchinson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,055.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 391 of 3146

Faulk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,229.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 432 of 3146

McPherson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,213.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 455 of 3146

Sanborn County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,292.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 456 of 3146

Miner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,130.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 460 of 3146

Jerauld County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,938.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 539 of 3146

Sully County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,253.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 544 of 3146

McCook County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 96.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,324.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 556 of 3146

Clark County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 95.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,504.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 759 of 3146

Perkins County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 95.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,753.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 767 of 3146

Douglas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 95.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,782.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 778 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 53,679.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 895 of 3146

Codington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 26,425.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 922 of 3146

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,930.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1005 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,404.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1019 of 3146

Butte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,579.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1027 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,688.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1054 of 3146

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,219.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1080 of 3146

Custer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,131.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1092 of 3146

Lawrence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 23,732.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1110 of 3146

Jones County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 737.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1148 of 3146

Davison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,401.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1220 of 3146

Brookings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 31,987.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1239 of 3146

Yankton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 20,983.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1253 of 3146

Aurora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,548.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1269 of 3146

Potter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,119.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1344 of 3146

Stanley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,745.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1418 of 3146

Meade County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,138.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3146

Haakon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,813.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1541 of 3146

Brown County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 34,768.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1591 of 3146

Clay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,357.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1659 of 3146

Bon Homme County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,134.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1663 of 3146

Hyde County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,166.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1684 of 3146

Gregory County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,689.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1704 of 3146

Marshall County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,259.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3146

Fall River County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,873.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1810 of 3146

Day County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,765.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1824 of 3146

Brule County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,541.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1863 of 3146

Minnehaha County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 161,852.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1905 of 3146

Hughes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,808.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2008 of 3146

Pennington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 91,710.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2061 of 3146

Tripp County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,426.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2150 of 3146

Beadle County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,813.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2168 of 3146

Walworth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,370.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2200 of 3146

Moody County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,180.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2229 of 3146

Charles Mix County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,906.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2747 of 3146

Roberts County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,932.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2852 of 3146

Lyman County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,167.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2879 of 3146

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3048 of 3146

Mellette County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 795.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3051 of 3146

Bennett County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,151.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3082 of 3146

Corson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,202.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3095 of 3146

Ziebach County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 657.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3114 of 3146

Dewey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,161.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3124 of 3146

Buffalo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3137 of 3146

Todd County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 849.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3144 of 3146

Shannon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 737.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3145 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/27/2022 8:12 pm.
South Dakota County Name Change: please note that Shannon County, SD (FIPS code=46113) was renamed effective May 1, 2015, and the new name is Oglala Lakota County (FIPS Code=46102). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.