Brule County Demographics

A map of Brule County's Population by Race

Brule County, South Dakota had a population of 5,247 in 2020. It was 82.7% White, 0.5% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 9.6% Native American/Other, and 4.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brule County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brule County is the 34th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Brule County's White Population

4,340 residents of Brule County identify as White, or 82.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #47 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more White than neighboring Buffalo County (14.7% White), and Charles Mix County (61% White). Brule County is less White than neighboring Aurora County (87.7% White), Gregory County (87.4% White), and Jerauld County (92.9% White).

Brule County's Black Population

28 residents of Brule County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #14 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more Black than neighboring Buffalo County (0% Black), Gregory County (0.2% Black), Jerauld County (0% Black), and Charles Mix County (0.2% Black).

Brule County's Asian Population

26 residents of Brule County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #23 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more Asian than neighboring Buffalo County (0.1% Asian), Jerauld County (0.2% Asian), and Charles Mix County (0.3% Asian).

Brule County's Hispanic Population

106 residents of Brule County identify as Hispanic, or 2.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #46 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more Hispanic than neighboring Buffalo County (0.7% Hispanic), and Gregory County (1.3% Hispanic). Brule County is less Hispanic than neighboring Aurora County (8% Hispanic), Jerauld County (4.4% Hispanic), and Charles Mix County (2.4% Hispanic).

Brule County's Native American/Other Population

506 residents of Brule County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 9.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of South Dakota (8.7% Native American/Other). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Aurora County (1.4% Native American/Other), Gregory County (6.8% Native American/Other), and Jerauld County (0.7% Native American/Other). Brule County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Buffalo County (81.2% Native American/Other), and Charles Mix County (32.3% Native American/Other).

Brule County's Multiracial Population

241 residents of Brule County identify as Multiracial, or 4.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brule County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Brule County is ranked #14 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brule County is more Multiracial than neighboring Buffalo County (3.4% Multiracial), Aurora County (2% Multiracial), Gregory County (3.8% Multiracial), Jerauld County (1.8% Multiracial), and Charles Mix County (3.7% Multiracial).

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