Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Eastern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.20K people in South Dakota with Eastern European ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Pennington County had the highest population with Eastern European ancestry (347), followed by Meade County (162), and Lincoln County (161).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Eastern European 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 Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
Pennington County
Meade County
Lincoln County
Minnehaha County
Butte County
Tripp County
Lawrence County
Charles Mix County
Kingsbury County
Bon Homme County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Pennington County 347
2 Meade County 162
3 Lincoln County 161
4 Minnehaha County 110
5 Butte County 70
6 Tripp County 51
7 Lawrence County 49
8 Charles Mix County 28
9 Kingsbury County 26
10 Bon Homme County 24
10 Oglala Lakota County 24
11 Lake County 22
12 Brookings County 20
13 Turner County 19
14 Day County 18
15 Custer County 14
16 Union County 13
17 Gregory County 7
17 Hamlin County 7
17 Moody County 7
18 Hanson County 4
18 McPherson County 4
18 Marshall County 4
19 Hutchinson County 3
20 Beadle County 2
20 Yankton County 2