Minnehaha County, SD Population

Overview

194,884

Total Population

35.3

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

53.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

10,499

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Minnehaha County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Minnehaha County is 35.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Minnehaha County's population under 18 was 25.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Minnehaha County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Minnehaha County, 21.57% were under the age of 15, 20.19% aged 15 to 29, 45.11% aged 30 to 64, 11.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,848 less females than males in Minnehaha County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Minnehaha County, SD.
The Minnehaha County, SD gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 8,145.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 7,111.

Minnehaha County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Minnehaha County population: 83.17% are White, 6.11% are Black or African American, 2% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.02% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.14% are some other race and 5.51% are multiracial.
Minnehaha County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 10,499 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 184,385 (94.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Minnehaha County is White with a population of 162,086 (83.17% of the total population).

Minnehaha County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 203,971 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Minnehaha County's population increased by 20,688 (13.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Minnehaha County's population increased by 27,722 (16.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Minnehaha County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 149,276.