Minnehaha County, South Dakota

According to the 2000 Census, Minnehaha County, South Dakota has a population of 148,281 people. Of those, 137,941 (93%) are White, 2,246 (2%) are Black, and 3,187 (2%) are Latino[1]. However, 1,551 (or 1% of the 148,281 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Minnehaha County a population of 146,730 with a demographic that is 93% White, 1% Black, and 2% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 148,281 1,551 146,730
White 137,941 1,082 136,859
Black 2,246 87 2,159
Latino 3,187 38 3,149


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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