Codington County Demographics

A map of Codington County's Population by Race

Codington County, South Dakota had a population of 28,325 in 2020. It was 91.2% White, 0.4% Black, 0.7% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 2.5% Native American/Other, and 2.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Codington County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Codington County is the 7th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Codington County's White Population

25,841 residents of Codington County identify as White, or 91.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Codington County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Codington County is ranked #24 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is more White than neighboring Grant County (90.1% White), and Day County (84.3% White). Codington County is less White than neighboring Hamlin County (91.9% White), Clark County (93.1% White), and Deuel County (94.2% White).

Codington County's Black Population

109 residents of Codington County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Codington County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Codington County is ranked #23 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is more Black than neighboring Hamlin County (0.1% Black), Grant County (0% Black), Clark County (0.3% Black), Deuel County (0.2% Black), and Day County (0.1% Black).

Codington County's Asian Population

197 residents of Codington County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Codington County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Codington County is ranked #14 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is more Asian than neighboring Hamlin County (0.2% Asian), Grant County (0.2% Asian), Clark County (0.1% Asian), Deuel County (0% Asian), and Day County (0.3% Asian).

Codington County's Hispanic Population

739 residents of Codington County identify as Hispanic, or 2.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Codington County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Codington County is ranked #29 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is less Hispanic than neighboring Hamlin County (4.7% Hispanic), Grant County (6.4% Hispanic), Clark County (4.4% Hispanic), Deuel County (3.2% Hispanic), and Day County (2.8% Hispanic).

Codington County's Native American/Other Population

696 residents of Codington County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Codington 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, Codington County is ranked #36 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hamlin County (0.9% Native American/Other), Grant County (1.1% Native American/Other), Clark County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Deuel County (0.7% Native American/Other). Codington County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Day County (9.9% Native American/Other).

Codington County's Multiracial Population

743 residents of Codington County identify as Multiracial, or 2.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Codington County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Codington County is ranked #41 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Codington County is more Multiracial than neighboring Hamlin County (2.2% Multiracial), Grant County (2.3% Multiracial), Clark County (1.5% Multiracial), Deuel County (1.6% Multiracial), and Day County (2.5% Multiracial).

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