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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.18K people in South Dakota with Swedish ancestry (2.86% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Spearfish city had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (3.82%), followed by Pierre city (3.71%), and Brookings city (3.40%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Spearfish city
Pierre city
Brookings city
Rapid City city
Vermillion city
Sioux Falls city
Yankton city
Huron city
Brandon city
Watertown city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Spearfish city 3.82
2 Pierre city 3.71
3 Brookings city 3.40
4 Rapid City city 3.17
5 Vermillion city 3.09
6 Sioux Falls city 3.04
7 Yankton city 2.99
8 Huron city 2.90
9 Brandon city 2.89
10 Watertown city 2.76
11 Aberdeen city 1.90
12 Box Elder city 1.21
13 Mitchell city 1.09