Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 106.24K people in South Dakota with Norwegian ancestry (12.05% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Watertown city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (16.56%), followed by Spearfish city (15.81%), and Brookings city (15.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Norwegian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Watertown city
Spearfish city
Brookings city
Brandon city
Sioux Falls city
Pierre city
Aberdeen city
Huron city
Rapid City city
Mitchell city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Watertown city 16.56
2 Spearfish city 15.81
3 Brookings city 15.13
4 Brandon city 14.23
5 Sioux Falls city 13.16
6 Pierre city 12.37
7 Aberdeen city 10.92
8 Huron city 9.69
9 Rapid City city 9.03
10 Mitchell city 8.61
11 Vermillion city 8.45
12 Yankton city 8.41
13 Box Elder city 3.13