Meade County Demographics

A map of Meade County's Population by Race

Meade County, South Dakota had a population of 29,852 in 2020. It was 84.7% White, 1.4% Black, 0.9% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 3.1% Native American/Other, and 5.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Meade County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Meade County is the 6th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Meade County's White Population

25,294 residents of Meade County identify as White, or 84.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Meade County slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Meade County is ranked #42 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more White than neighboring Pennington County (75.8% White), and Ziebach County (16.7% White). Meade County is less White than neighboring Butte County (89.3% White), Perkins County (93.5% White), and Lawrence County (89% White).

Meade County's Black Population

408 residents of Meade County identify as Black, or 1.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Meade County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Meade County is ranked #7 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more Black than neighboring Pennington County (1.2% Black), Butte County (0.1% Black), Perkins County (0.1% Black), Lawrence County (0.5% Black), and Ziebach County (0% Black).

Meade County's Asian Population

275 residents of Meade County identify as Asian, or 0.9%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Meade County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Meade County is ranked #10 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more Asian than neighboring Butte County (0.3% Asian), Perkins County (0.2% Asian), Lawrence County (0.8% Asian), and Ziebach County (0.1% Asian). Meade County is less Asian than neighboring Pennington County (1.3% Asian).

Meade County's Hispanic Population

1,301 residents of Meade County identify as Hispanic, or 4.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Meade County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Meade County is ranked #14 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more Hispanic than neighboring Butte County (4% Hispanic), Perkins County (1.3% Hispanic), Lawrence County (3.6% Hispanic), and Ziebach County (1.4% Hispanic). Meade County is less Hispanic than neighboring Pennington County (5.1% Hispanic).

Meade County's Native American/Other Population

919 residents of Meade County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 3.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Meade 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, Meade County is ranked #30 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Butte County (2.1% Native American/Other), Perkins County (2.6% Native American/Other), and Lawrence County (2.2% Native American/Other). Meade County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Pennington County (10.5% Native American/Other), and Ziebach County (78.9% Native American/Other).

Meade County's Multiracial Population

1,655 residents of Meade County identify as Multiracial, or 5.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Meade County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Meade County is ranked #7 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Meade County is more Multiracial than neighboring Butte County (4.2% Multiracial), Perkins County (2.3% Multiracial), Lawrence County (4% Multiracial), and Ziebach County (2.8% Multiracial). Meade County is less Multiracial than neighboring Pennington County (6.1% Multiracial).

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