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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.14K people in South Dakota with Scandinavian ancestry (1.04% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Aberdeen city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.81%), followed by Sioux Falls city (1.32%), and Brookings city (1.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Aberdeen city
Sioux Falls city
Brookings city
Vermillion city
Yankton city
Brandon city
Watertown city
Rapid City city
Pierre city
Mitchell city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Aberdeen city 1.81
2 Sioux Falls city 1.32
3 Brookings city 1.21
4 Vermillion city 1.20
5 Yankton city 1.14
6 Brandon city 1.08
7 Watertown city 0.82
8 Rapid City city 0.78
9 Pierre city 0.73
10 Mitchell city 0.66
11 Spearfish city 0.62
12 Huron city 0.51
13 Box Elder city 0.45