Rapid City city, SD Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 73.94K Rapid City city, SD population, 21.07K had German ancestry (28.49%), 16.20K had Other Groups ancestry (21.91%), and 15.13K had Unclassified ancestry (20.47%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can also see similar information for other South Dakota cities and places, South Dakota counties, and for South Dakota.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Rapid City city, SD Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 21067 | 28.49 |
| Other Groups | 16200 | 21.91 |
| Unclassified | 15134 | 20.47 |
| Irish | 8781 | 11.88 |
| English | 6940 | 9.39 |
| Norwegian | 6677 | 9.03 |
| French (except Basque) | 2897 | 3.92 |
| American | 2841 | 3.84 |
| Swedish | 2342 | 3.17 |
| Scottish | 1979 | 2.68 |
| Czech | 1695 | 2.29 |
| Italian | 1483 | 2.01 |
| Dutch | 1380 | 1.87 |
| European | 1338 | 1.81 |
| Polish | 1209 | 1.64 |
| Danish | 1103 | 1.49 |
| Russian | 888 | 1.20 |
| Scotch Irish | 830 | 1.12 |
| Scandinavian | 580 | 0.78 |
| Welsh | 542 | 0.73 |
| Hungarian | 390 | 0.53 |
| British | 381 | 0.52 |
| Finnish | 380 | 0.51 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 365 | 0.49 |
| Canadian | 321 | 0.43 |
| French Canadian | 317 | 0.43 |
| Swiss | 281 | 0.38 |
| Eastern European | 252 | 0.34 |
| Greek | 234 | 0.32 |
| Haitian | 233 | 0.32 |
| Northern European | 164 | 0.22 |
| Subsaharan African | 133 | 0.18 |
| Jamaican | 124 | 0.17 |
| Arab | 122 | 0.17 |
| Lebanese | 109 | 0.15 |
| Portuguese | 103 | 0.14 |
| Slovene | 99 | 0.13 |
| Slovak | 95 | 0.13 |
| African | 94 | 0.13 |
| Czechoslovakian | 91 | 0.12 |
| Pennsylvania German | 89 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 84 | 0.11 |
| Lithuanian | 75 | 0.10 |
| Alsatian | 45 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 42 | 0.06 |
| Iranian | 42 | 0.06 |
| Romanian | 39 | 0.05 |
| Belgian | 29 | 0.04 |
| Palestinian | 27 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 24 | 0.03 |