Grant County Demographics

A map of Grant County's Population by Race

Grant County, South Dakota had a population of 7,556 in 2020. It was 90.1% White, 0.0% Black, 0.2% Asian, 6.4% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 2.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Grant County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Grant County is the 23rd most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Grant County's White Population

6,806 residents of Grant County identify as White, or 90.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Grant County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked #26 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is more White than neighboring Roberts County (54.3% White). Grant County is less White than neighboring Deuel County (94.2% White), Big Stone County (93.1% White), Codington County (91.2% White), and Lac qui Parle County (92.9% White).

Grant County's Black Population

0 residents of Grant County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Grant County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked #61 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is less Black than neighboring Deuel County (0.2% Black), Big Stone County (0.4% Black), Codington County (0.4% Black), Roberts County (0.3% Black), and Lac qui Parle County (0.5% Black).

Grant County's Asian Population

16 residents of Grant County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Grant County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked #42 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is more Asian than neighboring Deuel County (0% Asian). Grant County is less Asian than neighboring Codington County (0.7% Asian), Roberts County (0.3% Asian), and Lac qui Parle County (0.6% Asian).

Grant County's Hispanic Population

480 residents of Grant County identify as Hispanic, or 6.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Grant County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked #3 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is more Hispanic than neighboring Deuel County (3.2% Hispanic), Big Stone County (2.7% Hispanic), Codington County (2.6% Hispanic), Roberts County (2.1% Hispanic), and Lac qui Parle County (3% Hispanic).

Grant County's Native American/Other Population

82 residents of Grant County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Grant 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, Grant County is ranked #50 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Deuel County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Lac qui Parle County (0.4% Native American/Other). Grant County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Big Stone County (1.4% Native American/Other), Codington County (2.5% Native American/Other), and Roberts County (38.4% Native American/Other).

Grant County's Multiracial Population

172 residents of Grant County identify as Multiracial, or 2.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Grant County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked #50 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Grant County is more Multiracial than neighboring Deuel County (1.6% Multiracial), and Big Stone County (2.2% Multiracial). Grant County is less Multiracial than neighboring Codington County (2.6% Multiracial), Roberts County (4.7% Multiracial), and Lac qui Parle County (2.6% Multiracial).

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