Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 57.92K people in South Dakota with English ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with English ancestry (11.96K), followed by Pennington County (10.60K), and Lincoln County (4.02K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 11958 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 10597 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 4023 |
| 4 | Brookings County | 2676 |
| 5 | Meade County | 2313 |
| 6 | Lawrence County | 2264 |
| 7 | Brown County | 2116 |
| 8 | Codington County | 1465 |
| 9 | Butte County | 1423 |
| 10 | Hughes County | 1411 |
| 11 | Davison County | 1289 |
| 12 | Beadle County | 1282 |
| 13 | Yankton County | 1250 |
| 14 | Union County | 1173 |
| 15 | Clay County | 1062 |
| 16 | Fall River County | 926 |
| 17 | Custer County | 855 |
| 18 | Lake County | 727 |
| 19 | Spink County | 649 |
| 20 | Moody County | 371 |
| 21 | Turner County | 358 |
| 22 | Hand County | 355 |
| 22 | Tripp County | 355 |
| 23 | Hamlin County | 337 |
| 24 | Grant County | 335 |
| 25 | Clark County | 324 |
| 26 | Roberts County | 314 |
| 27 | Bon Homme County | 313 |
| 28 | Kingsbury County | 279 |
| 29 | McCook County | 269 |
| 30 | Brule County | 268 |
| 31 | Day County | 244 |
| 32 | Edmunds County | 240 |
| 33 | Gregory County | 236 |
| 34 | Perkins County | 226 |
| 35 | Walworth County | 218 |
| 36 | Deuel County | 213 |
| 37 | Charles Mix County | 207 |
| 38 | Bennett County | 206 |
| 39 | Stanley County | 176 |
| 40 | Sanborn County | 170 |
| 40 | Sully County | 170 |
| 41 | Aurora County | 166 |
| 42 | Potter County | 162 |
| 43 | Hutchinson County | 148 |
| 44 | Jerauld County | 142 |
| 45 | Hanson County | 140 |
| 46 | Faulk County | 136 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 122 |
| 48 | Miner County | 121 |
| 49 | Marshall County | 119 |
| 50 | McPherson County | 114 |
| 51 | Lyman County | 111 |
| 52 | Hyde County | 105 |
| 53 | Haakon County | 95 |
| 54 | Harding County | 89 |
| 54 | Mellette County | 89 |
| 55 | Jones County | 83 |
| 56 | Douglas County | 63 |
| 57 | Dewey County | 54 |
| 57 | Todd County | 54 |
| 57 | Ziebach County | 54 |
| 58 | Oglala Lakota County | 40 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 33 |
| 60 | Corson County | 30 |
| 61 | Buffalo County | 10 |