Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 307.04K people in South Dakota with German ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with German ancestry (66.96K), followed by Pennington County (32.97K), and Lincoln County (22.45K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 66957 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 32974 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 22453 |
| 4 | Brown County | 17005 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 13885 |
| 6 | Codington County | 11847 |
| 7 | Meade County | 9634 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 8816 |
| 9 | Yankton County | 8356 |
| 10 | Davison County | 7383 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 6801 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 6360 |
| 13 | Clay County | 5410 |
| 14 | Union County | 5065 |
| 15 | Lake County | 4716 |
| 16 | Hutchinson County | 4421 |
| 17 | Grant County | 4019 |
| 18 | Turner County | 3588 |
| 19 | Custer County | 2918 |
| 20 | Spink County | 2823 |
| 21 | Roberts County | 2770 |
| 22 | McCook County | 2766 |
| 23 | Butte County | 2721 |
| 24 | Bon Homme County | 2708 |
| 25 | Walworth County | 2676 |
| 26 | Fall River County | 2508 |
| 27 | Edmunds County | 2297 |
| 28 | Charles Mix County | 2203 |
| 29 | Tripp County | 2177 |
| 30 | Day County | 2099 |
| 31 | Moody County | 2077 |
| 32 | Kingsbury County | 2015 |
| 33 | Hamlin County | 1905 |
| 34 | Deuel County | 1865 |
| 35 | Gregory County | 1719 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 1714 |
| 37 | Brule County | 1575 |
| 38 | Hanson County | 1523 |
| 39 | Clark County | 1501 |
| 40 | Hand County | 1435 |
| 41 | McPherson County | 1325 |
| 42 | Faulk County | 1300 |
| 43 | Perkins County | 1265 |
| 44 | Stanley County | 1217 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 1144 |
| 46 | Sanborn County | 1125 |
| 47 | Potter County | 1111 |
| 48 | Aurora County | 1107 |
| 49 | Campbell County | 1044 |
| 50 | Lyman County | 886 |
| 51 | Miner County | 880 |
| 52 | Jerauld County | 753 |
| 53 | Haakon County | 723 |
| 54 | Corson County | 716 |
| 55 | Hyde County | 648 |
| 56 | Bennett County | 633 |
| 57 | Dewey County | 622 |
| 58 | Sully County | 508 |
| 59 | Oglala Lakota County | 417 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 382 |
| 61 | Mellette County | 330 |
| 62 | Harding County | 322 |
| 63 | Todd County | 273 |
| 64 | Ziebach County | 268 |
| 65 | Jones County | 252 |
| 66 | Buffalo County | 108 |