Lincoln County Demographics

A map of Lincoln County's Population by Race

Lincoln County, South Dakota had a population of 65,161 in 2020. It was 89.8% White, 1.7% Black, 1.5% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 3.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lincoln County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lincoln County is the 3rd most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Lincoln County's White Population

58,509 residents of Lincoln County identify as White, or 89.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Lincoln County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County is ranked #27 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more White than neighboring Minnehaha County (79% White), Clay County (84.6% White), and Union County (89.2% White). Lincoln County is less White than neighboring Turner County (92.7% White), and Lyon County (93.6% White).

Lincoln County's Black Population

1,116 residents of Lincoln County identify as Black, or 1.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County is ranked #3 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Black than neighboring Turner County (0.4% Black), Clay County (1.6% Black), Union County (1% Black), and Lyon County (0.3% Black). Lincoln County is less Black than neighboring Minnehaha County (5.8% Black).

Lincoln County's Asian Population

993 residents of Lincoln County identify as Asian, or 1.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County is ranked #6 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Asian than neighboring Turner County (0.1% Asian), and Lyon County (0.2% Asian). Lincoln County is less Asian than neighboring Minnehaha County (2.3% Asian), and Clay County (2.4% Asian).

Lincoln County's Hispanic Population

1,679 residents of Lincoln County identify as Hispanic, or 2.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County is ranked #31 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Hispanic than neighboring Minnehaha County (6.1% Hispanic), Turner County (2.9% Hispanic), Clay County (3.1% Hispanic), Union County (3.9% Hispanic), and Lyon County (3.4% Hispanic).

Lincoln County's Native American/Other Population

595 residents of Lincoln County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lincoln 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, Lincoln County is ranked #56 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Turner County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Lyon County (0.6% Native American/Other). Lincoln County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Minnehaha County (2.8% Native American/Other), Clay County (4% Native American/Other), and Union County (1% Native American/Other).

Lincoln County's Multiracial Population

2,269 residents of Lincoln County identify as Multiracial, or 3.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County is ranked #25 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Multiracial than neighboring Turner County (3% Multiracial), Union County (3.4% Multiracial), and Lyon County (1.9% Multiracial). Lincoln County is less Multiracial than neighboring Minnehaha County (4.1% Multiracial), and Clay County (4.4% Multiracial).

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