Oglala Lakota County, SD

Designated Market Area: Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

Places in Oglala Lakota County, SD [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 13,519 ( 67 from 2010 , 150 from 2020)
Land area: 2093.6 square miles
Population density: 6.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	660	4.88%	73.2%
Black:	46	0.34%	1050.0%
Indian:	11,704	86.57%	8.4%
Asian:	51	0.38%	218.8%
2+ races:	333	2.46%	223.3%
Hispanic:	725	5.36%	143.3%

Total non-White:	12,859	95.12%	2.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	561	20.5
Deaths:	441	16.1
Net Migration:	-267	-9.8
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	279	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-346	-2.5

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
13,586
381	2.80%
4	0.03%
12,784	94.10%
16	0.12%
103	0.76%
298	2.19%
13,205	97.20%

2000
12,466
554	4.44%
10	0.08%
11,608	93.12%
5	0.04%
104	0.83%
177	1.42%
11,912	95.56%

1990
9,902
505	5.10%
8	0.08%
9,180	92.71%
11	0.11%
n/a
198	2.00%
9,397	94.90%

1980
11,323
674	5.95%
12	0.11%
10,461	92.39%
38	0.34%
n/a
130	1.15%
10,649	94.05%

1970
8,198
1,107	13.50%
8	0.10%
7,065	86.18%
7	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
7,091	86.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,472	27.9
1,132	9.1
-1,026	-8.2
9	0.1

-173	-1.4
1,293	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
3,332	33.6
1,086	11.0
598	6.0
6	0.1

49	0.5
2,515	25.4

Number	Rate
1980's
3,861	34.1
981	8.7
-5,057	-44.7
n/a

-169	-1.5
-1,252	-11.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
824	10.1
n/a

-433	-5.3
3,558	43.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Oglala Lakota 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
26.3
5,047	37.3%
8,472	62.7%
1,025	7.6%

2,684
4.99

2,196	81.8%
604	27.5%
422	19.2%
488	18.2%

2010
Number	Percent
23.5
5,342	39.3%
8,244	60.7%
799	5.9%

3,144
4.29

2,591	82.4%
974	37.6%
575	22.2%
553	17.6%

2000
Number	Percent
21.3
5,613	45.0%
6,853	55.0%
589	4.7%

2,769
4.39

2,344	84.7%
999	42.6%
675	28.8%
425	15.3%

1990
Number	Percent
20.3
4,600	46.5%
5,302	53.5%
570	5.8%

2,231
4.39

1,819	81.5%
870	47.8%
481	26.4%
412	18.5%

1980
Number	Percent
19.1
5,431	48.0%
5,892	52.0%
575	5.1%

2,299
4.86

1,969	85.6%
1,147	58.3%
430	21.8%
330	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	505	18.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	241	9.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	227	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	115	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	151	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	178	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	72	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	143	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	171	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	266	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	278	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	136	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	1.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	2.9%
$200,000 or more	41	1.5%

Median Household Income	32,279
Per Capita Income	10,955

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	541	20.2%
Public Assistance	419	15.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,331	49.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,767	34.9%
Unemployed	391	4.9%
In Armed Forces	26	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,184	40.1%
Not in Labor Force	4,754	59.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		64.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	484	380	56.0%
Non-Profit	62	172	26.5%
Self-Employed	156	29	84.3%

Local Government	420	877	32.4%
State Government	23	72	24.2%
Federal Government	267	195	57.8%

Total Private + Self	640	409	61.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	772	1,316	37.0%
Total	1,412	1,725	45.0%

Pct. Govt.	59.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	307	9.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	549	17.5%
Professional, Technical	708	22.6%
Service Occupations	870	27.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	144	4.6%
All others	703	22.4%

White Collar		49.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	789	25.2%
Public administration	517	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	444	14.2%
Retail trade	295	9.4%
Construction	246	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	170	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	130	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	116	3.7%
Other services	90	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	86	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	77	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	72	2.3%
Wholesale trade	54	1.7%
Manufacturing	38	1.2%
Utilities	13	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	596	4.35%
Puerto Rican	78	0.57%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	48	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,347	83.1%
Other	2,014	16.2%
Spanish	74	0.6%
German, other Germanic	19	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	227	1.7%
American	218	1.6%
German	172	1.3%
Irish	120	0.9%
Brazilian	62	0.5%
Russian	51	0.4%
Swedish	43	0.3%
Danish	40	0.3%
Norwegian	28	0.2%
English	21	0.2%
Ukrainian	19	0.1%
Czech	9	0.1%
Polish	8	0.1%
Scottish	6	0.0%
Dutch	4	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,695	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	13,679	99.9%
Foreign-born	16	0.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,473
Median Value	$46,700

Occupied	2,684	77.3%
Vacant	789	22.7%

Owned	1,358	50.6%
Rented	1,326	49.4%
Median Rent	$545

Single-Family Units	2,446	70.4%
Detached	2,314	66.6%
Attached	132	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	33	1.0%
Mobile Homes	874	25.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
154	2.2%	1,668	23.8%	2,465	35.2%	2,137	30.6%	402	5.7%	168	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	154	2.2%
9-12 Years	1,668	23.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,465	35.2%
Some College	2,137	30.6%
Bach. Degree	402	5.7%
Grad Degree	168	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.2

Oglala Lakota County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Oglala Lakota County, SD