Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.54K people in South Dakota with American ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with American ancestry (9.99K), followed by Pennington County (4.18K), and Lincoln County (3.08K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.
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Related Topics: South Dakota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 9991 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 4183 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 3076 |
| 4 | Meade County | 1664 |
| 5 | Davison County | 1657 |
| 6 | Brown County | 1470 |
| 7 | Codington County | 1028 |
| 8 | Beadle County | 936 |
| 9 | Lawrence County | 831 |
| 10 | Union County | 814 |
| 11 | Lake County | 694 |
| 12 | Charles Mix County | 655 |
| 13 | Brookings County | 625 |
| 14 | Turner County | 605 |
| 15 | Yankton County | 508 |
| 16 | Moody County | 493 |
| 17 | Brule County | 456 |
| 18 | McCook County | 428 |
| 19 | Butte County | 395 |
| 20 | Clay County | 392 |
| 21 | Hutchinson County | 386 |
| 22 | Hughes County | 381 |
| 23 | Hanson County | 378 |
| 24 | Spink County | 374 |
| 25 | Fall River County | 361 |
| 26 | Sanborn County | 325 |
| 27 | Perkins County | 275 |
| 28 | Custer County | 270 |
| 29 | Jerauld County | 259 |
| 30 | Stanley County | 252 |
| 31 | Aurora County | 249 |
| 32 | Tripp County | 239 |
| 33 | Lyman County | 221 |
| 34 | Miner County | 211 |
| 35 | Grant County | 195 |
| 36 | Bon Homme County | 192 |
| 37 | Dewey County | 191 |
| 38 | Hamlin County | 190 |
| 39 | Ziebach County | 187 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 184 |
| 41 | Corson County | 174 |
| 42 | Kingsbury County | 146 |
| 43 | Day County | 144 |
| 44 | Deuel County | 143 |
| 45 | Hand County | 133 |
| 46 | Potter County | 129 |
| 46 | Roberts County | 129 |
| 47 | Buffalo County | 124 |
| 48 | Edmunds County | 122 |
| 49 | Walworth County | 118 |
| 50 | Gregory County | 116 |
| 51 | Douglas County | 113 |
| 52 | Faulk County | 97 |
| 53 | Haakon County | 94 |
| 54 | Sully County | 84 |
| 55 | Hyde County | 75 |
| 56 | Clark County | 71 |
| 57 | Bennett County | 63 |
| 58 | Harding County | 59 |
| 59 | Jones County | 39 |
| 59 | McPherson County | 39 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 38 |
| 61 | Campbell County | 31 |
| 62 | Oglala Lakota County | 23 |
| 63 | Mellette County | 12 |