Brookings County Demographics

A map of Brookings County's Population by Race

Brookings County, South Dakota had a population of 34,375 in 2020. It was 87.0% White, 1.8% Black, 2.7% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American/Other, and 3.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brookings County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brookings County is the 5th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Brookings County's White Population

29,922 residents of Brookings County identify as White, or 87.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Brookings County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #36 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more White than neighboring Moody County (76.2% White). Brookings County is less White than neighboring Deuel County (94.2% White), Lake County (89.1% White), Hamlin County (91.9% White), and Lincoln County (95.2% White).

Brookings County's Black Population

628 residents of Brookings County identify as Black, or 1.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brookings County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #2 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more Black than neighboring Moody County (0.3% Black), Deuel County (0.2% Black), Lake County (0.8% Black), Hamlin County (0.1% Black), and Lincoln County (0.2% Black).

Brookings County's Asian Population

912 residents of Brookings County identify as Asian, or 2.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brookings County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #2 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more Asian than neighboring Moody County (1.4% Asian), Deuel County (0% Asian), Lake County (0.6% Asian), Hamlin County (0.2% Asian), and Lincoln County (0.4% Asian).

Brookings County's Hispanic Population

1,427 residents of Brookings County identify as Hispanic, or 4.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brookings County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #16 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more Hispanic than neighboring Deuel County (3.2% Hispanic), and Lincoln County (1.9% Hispanic). Brookings County is less Hispanic than neighboring Moody County (5% Hispanic), Lake County (5.5% Hispanic), and Hamlin County (4.7% Hispanic).

Brookings County's Native American/Other Population

449 residents of Brookings County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brookings County slightly less than the Native American/Other share of the population of South Dakota (8.7% Native American/Other). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #47 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Deuel County (0.7% Native American/Other), Hamlin County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Lincoln County (0.2% Native American/Other). Brookings County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Moody County (12.1% Native American/Other), and Lake County (1.4% Native American/Other).

Brookings County's Multiracial Population

1,037 residents of Brookings County identify as Multiracial, or 3.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brookings County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brookings County is ranked #33 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brookings County is more Multiracial than neighboring Deuel County (1.6% Multiracial), Lake County (2.7% Multiracial), Hamlin County (2.2% Multiracial), and Lincoln County (2.1% Multiracial). Brookings County is less Multiracial than neighboring Moody County (5.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.