Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Jerauld County, SD

The map below shows majority race by area in Jerauld County, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Jerauld County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Jerauld County, SD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Jerauld County overall is white, making up 89.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 6.4%. There are more white people in the central areas of the county. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Jerauld County

 
Self-Identified Race
Jerauld County, SD Population
White
89.7%
Hispanic
6.4%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Jerauld County, SD

The map below shows diversity in Jerauld County. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Jerauld County Diversity Score

18.9

More diverse than 28% of US counties

Jerauld County has a diversity score of 18.9: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Jerauld County is less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 28% of them. Within Jerauld County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Jerauld County, and the least diverse areas are in central Jerauld County.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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