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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.08K people in South Dakota with Canadian ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Pennington County had the highest population with Canadian ancestry (322), followed by Minnehaha County (223), and Lake County (113).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Pennington County
Minnehaha County
Lake County
Custer County
Lincoln County
Butte County
Meade County
Davison County
Miner County
Union County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Pennington County 322
2 Minnehaha County 223
3 Lake County 113
4 Custer County 77
5 Lincoln County 51
6 Butte County 49
7 Meade County 39
8 Davison County 36
9 Miner County 32
10 Union County 26
11 Lawrence County 20
12 Bon Homme County 18
12 Yankton County 18
13 Turner County 16
14 Brookings County 8
15 Kingsbury County 7
15 Sanborn County 7
16 Perkins County 4
17 Charles Mix County 3
17 Hamlin County 3
17 Hyde County 3
17 McCook County 3
18 Spink County 2
19 Clark County 1