Butte County Demographics

A map of Butte County's Population by Race

Butte County, South Dakota had a population of 10,243 in 2020. It was 89.3% White, 0.1% Black, 0.3% Asian, 4.0% Hispanic, 2.1% Native American/Other, and 4.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Butte County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Butte County is the 18th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Butte County's White Population

9,147 residents of Butte County identify as White, or 89.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Butte County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Butte County is ranked #28 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more White than neighboring Lawrence County (89% White), Meade County (84.7% White), and Pennington County (75.8% White). Butte County is less White than neighboring Harding County (91.9% White), and Crook County (94.2% White).

Butte County's Black Population

12 residents of Butte County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Butte County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Butte County is ranked #51 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more Black than neighboring Crook County (0% Black). Butte County is less Black than neighboring Lawrence County (0.5% Black), Harding County (0.4% Black), Meade County (1.4% Black), and Pennington County (1.2% Black).

Butte County's Asian Population

30 residents of Butte County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Butte County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Butte County is ranked #33 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more Asian than neighboring Harding County (0% Asian), and Crook County (0.1% Asian). Butte County is less Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.8% Asian), Meade County (0.9% Asian), and Pennington County (1.3% Asian).

Butte County's Hispanic Population

410 residents of Butte County identify as Hispanic, or 4.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Butte County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Butte County is ranked #17 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more Hispanic than neighboring Lawrence County (3.6% Hispanic), Harding County (2.4% Hispanic), and Crook County (1.6% Hispanic). Butte County is less Hispanic than neighboring Meade County (4.4% Hispanic), and Pennington County (5.1% Hispanic).

Butte County's Native American/Other Population

217 residents of Butte County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Butte 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, Butte County is ranked #42 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Crook County (0.9% Native American/Other). Butte County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (2.2% Native American/Other), Harding County (2.7% Native American/Other), Meade County (3.1% Native American/Other), and Pennington County (10.5% Native American/Other).

Butte County's Multiracial Population

427 residents of Butte County identify as Multiracial, or 4.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Butte County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Butte County is ranked #17 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Butte County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (4% Multiracial), Harding County (2.5% Multiracial), and Crook County (3.2% Multiracial). Butte County is less Multiracial than neighboring Meade County (5.5% Multiracial), and Pennington County (6.1% Multiracial).

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