2022 population: 203,971 ( 34,503 from 2010 , 6,762 from 2020)
Land area: 806.8 square miles
Population density: 252.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	162,965	79.90%	11.5%
Black:	13,791	6.76%	118.0%
Indian:	4,938	2.42%	25.6%
Asian:	4,585	2.25%	78.8%
2+ races:	5,329	2.61%	60.8%
Hispanic:	12,363	6.06%	77.1%

Total non-White:	41,006	20.10%	75.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,391	16.2
Deaths:	4,057	10.3
Net Migration:	2,595	6.6
Net Immigration:	1,648	4.2

Change in White population:	16,806	9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	17,697	10.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
169,468
146,159	86.25%
6,326	3.73%
3,933	2.32%
2,565	1.51%
3,314	1.96%
6,982	4.12%
23,309	13.75%

2000
148,281
136,632	92.14%
2,217	1.50%
2,678	1.81%
1,535	1.04%
1,934	1.30%
3,187	2.15%
11,649	7.86%

1990
123,809
120,110	97.01%
774	0.63%
1,370	1.11%
875	0.71%
n/a
680	0.55%
3,699	2.99%

1980
109,435
107,106	97.87%
278	0.25%
1,063	0.97%
441	0.40%
n/a
482	0.44%
2,329	2.13%

1970
95,209
93,989	98.72%
178	0.19%
589	0.62%
85	0.09%
n/a
335	0.35%
1,220	1.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
23,731	16.0
10,637	7.2
12,061	8.1
3,971	2.7

9,527	6.4
11,660	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
20,970	16.9
9,919	8.0
6,574	5.3
4,375	3.5

16,522	13.3
7,950	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
19,815	18.1
8,815	8.1
3,548	3.2
n/a

13,004	11.9
1,370	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,212	4.4
n/a

13,117	13.8
1,109	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Minnehaha County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.6
50,044	24.5%
153,927	75.5%
26,691	13.1%

79,887
2.41

48,355	60.5%
37,263	77.1%
4,952	10.2%
31,532	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
42,563	25.1%
126,905	74.9%
18,843	11.1%

67,028
2.43

42,052	62.7%
31,988	76.1%
4,625	11.0%
24,976	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
38,779	26.2%
109,502	73.8%
16,280	11.0%

58,019
2.46

37,895	65.3%
30,577	80.7%
3,687	9.7%
20,124	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
33,521	27.1%
90,288	72.9%
14,380	11.6%

47,850
2.50

32,327	67.6%
27,405	84.8%
2,699	8.3%
15,523	32.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
31,427	28.7%
78,008	71.3%
11,592	10.6%

40,036
2.63

28,165	70.3%
24,607	87.4%
1,999	7.1%
11,871	29.7%

2022 Housing Data for Minnehaha County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,650	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,147	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,053	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,811	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,807	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,465	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,654	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,017	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,343	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,769	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,001	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,677	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,837	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,427	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,386	8.0%
$200,000 or more	5,843	7.3%

Median Household Income	73,110
Per Capita Income	39,289

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,554	3.2%
Public Assistance	1,530	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,872	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,922	82.7%
Unemployed	2,304	1.9%
In Armed Forces	337	0.3%

Total Labor Force	101,563	84.9%
Not in Labor Force	18,053	15.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43,905	32,314	57.6%
Non-Profit	4,771	10,857	30.5%
Self-Employed	5,168	3,190	61.8%

Local Government	2,340	3,035	43.5%
State Government	855	1,641	34.3%
Federal Government	1,277	1,159	52.4%

Total Private + Self	49,073	35,504	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,243	16,692	35.6%
Total	58,316	52,196	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,798	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,432	21.2%
Professional, Technical	24,951	22.6%
Service Occupations	17,439	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	573	0.5%
All others	27,015	24.4%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,282	17.4%
Retail trade	12,875	11.6%
Manufacturing	12,255	11.1%
Finance and insurance	10,702	9.7%
Construction	8,523	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	7,577	6.8%
Educational services	7,469	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,150	4.7%
Other services	4,957	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4,518	4.1%
Wholesale trade	3,332	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,301	3.0%
Public administration	3,111	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,968	1.8%
Information	1,805	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,557	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,337	1.2%
Utilities	565	0.5%
Management	215	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	136	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,458	2.76%
Puerto Rican	524	0.26%
Cuban	90	0.05%
Dominican	135	0.07%

Total Central American	3,596	1.82%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,779	0.90%
Honduran	148	0.07%
Nicaraguan	26	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1,638	0.83%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	306	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	50	0.03%
Chilean	86	0.04%
Colombian	105	0.05%
Ecuadorian	7	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	21	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	37	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	900	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	858	0.43%
Korean	369	0.19%
Chinese	296	0.15%
Filipino	238	0.12%
Laotian	222	0.11%
Bhutanese	140	0.07%
Vietnamese	116	0.06%
Cambodian	115	0.06%
Thai	113	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	166,111	90.6%
Spanish	6,518	3.6%
Other	5,155	2.8%
Other Indo-European	2,261	1.2%
Other Asian	724	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	640	0.3%
German, other Germanic	611	0.3%
Arabic	548	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	296	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	66,446	33.6%
Norwegian	27,001	13.7%
Irish	21,111	10.7%
English	13,235	6.7%
Dutch	11,860	6.0%
American	9,904	5.0%
Swedish	5,663	2.9%
Danish	4,070	2.1%
French	3,377	1.7%
Czech	3,069	1.6%
Italian	2,792	1.4%
Ethiopian	2,761	1.4%
European	2,666	1.3%
Polish	2,472	1.3%
African	2,373	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	190,007	96.1%
Not a citizen	7,735	3.9%

Native	182,844	92.5%
Foreign-born	14,898	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,798	2.9%	5,219	4.0%	33,095	25.3%	43,921	33.6%	31,242	23.9%	13,431	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,798	2.9%
9-12 Years	5,219	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,095	25.3%
Some College	43,921	33.6%
Bach. Degree	31,242	23.9%
Grad Degree	13,431	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	71,139	69,288	1,851	2.6%	3.6%
1991	73,422	71,607	1,815	2.5%	3.5%
1992	72,417	70,587	1,830	2.5%	3.4%
1993	76,993	75,127	1,866	2.4%	3.5%
1994	78,668	76,797	1,871	2.4%	3.3%
1995	80,763	78,949	1,814	2.2%	3.2%
1996	83,611	81,766	1,845	2.2%	3.3%
1997	86,425	84,759	1,666	1.9%	2.9%
1998	87,829	86,290	1,539	1.8%	2.9%
1999	89,420	87,923	1,497	1.7%	2.7%

2000	88,926	87,154	1,772	2.0%	2.5%
2001	89,911	87,750	2,161	2.4%	3.0%
2002	90,776	88,275	2,501	2.8%	3.2%
2003	91,503	88,695	2,808	3.1%	3.5%
2004	92,563	89,414	3,149	3.4%	3.6%
2005	93,536	90,518	3,018	3.2%	3.6%
2006	94,827	92,309	2,518	2.7%	3.0%
2007	98,022	95,554	2,468	2.5%	2.8%
2008	99,268	96,438	2,830	2.9%	3.1%
2009	99,450	94,805	4,645	4.7%	4.6%

2010	99,686	94,792	4,894	4.9%	4.9%
2011	100,479	96,100	4,379	4.4%	4.6%
2012	101,974	98,148	3,826	3.8%	4.1%
2013	103,466	100,107	3,359	3.2%	3.7%
2014	105,348	102,263	3,085	2.9%	3.3%
2015	106,985	104,148	2,837	2.7%	3.0%
2016	108,249	105,446	2,803	2.6%	3.0%
2017	109,469	106,549	2,920	2.7%	3.1%
2018	110,591	107,816	2,775	2.5%	2.9%
2019	112,198	109,256	2,942	2.6%	3.0%

2020	113,168	108,033	5,135	4.5%	4.6%
2021	114,910	112,108	2,802	2.4%	2.6%
2022	116,647	114,479	2,168	1.9%	2.1%
2023	118,749	116,581	2,168	1.8%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	84,770
Median Value	$246,200

Occupied	79,887	94.2%
Vacant	4,883	5.8%

Owned	50,674	63.4%
Rented	29,213	36.6%
Median Rent	$927

Single-Family Units	55,038	64.9%
Detached	50,994	60.2%
Attached	4,044	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,582	25.5%
Mobile Homes	3,285	3.9%

Minnehaha County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Minnehaha County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Minnehaha County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Minnehaha County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Minnehaha County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Minnehaha County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Minnehaha County, SD