Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.38K people in South Dakota with British ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with British ancestry (567), followed by Pennington County (552), and Lincoln County (145).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with British 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 Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lincoln County
Lawrence County
Meade County
Hughes County
Brown County
Codington County
Brookings County
Yankton County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 567
2 Pennington County 552
3 Lincoln County 145
4 Lawrence County 105
5 Meade County 104
6 Hughes County 101
7 Brown County 80
8 Codington County 67
9 Brookings County 66
10 Yankton County 61
11 Beadle County 57
12 Custer County 55
13 Union County 45
14 Moody County 36
15 Deuel County 34
16 Grant County 30
17 Bennett County 26
17 Gregory County 26
18 Day County 22
19 Mellette County 21
20 Spink County 15
20 Turner County 15
21 Aurora County 14
21 Hutchinson County 14
22 Hand County 13
23 Haakon County 11
23 Jerauld County 11
24 Fall River County 10
25 Bon Homme County 9
25 Hamlin County 9
25 Miner County 9
26 Stanley County 8
27 Harding County 5
27 Marshall County 5
27 Walworth County 5
28 Brule County 4
28 Davison County 4
28 Edmunds County 4
28 Sanborn County 4
29 Hanson County 3
29 McPherson County 3
30 Clark County 2
30 Corson County 2
30 Dewey County 2
30 Perkins County 2
31 Kingsbury County 1
31 Lyman County 1