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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.46K people in South Dakota with Northern European ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Pennington County had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (303), followed by Minnehaha County (268), and Lincoln County (212).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Northern 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Pennington County
Minnehaha County
Lincoln County
Brookings County
Lawrence County
Union County
Codington County
Hughes County
Spink County
Grant County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Pennington County 303
2 Minnehaha County 268
3 Lincoln County 212
4 Brookings County 177
5 Lawrence County 120
6 Union County 60
7 Codington County 45
8 Hughes County 42
9 Spink County 38
10 Grant County 30
11 Yankton County 23
12 Todd County 21
13 Brown County 20
14 Fall River County 17
15 Clay County 14
16 Marshall County 12
16 Turner County 12
17 Edmunds County 5
17 Gregory County 5
17 Hanson County 5
17 Hyde County 5
17 Potter County 5
18 Jerauld County 4
19 Beadle County 3
19 Kingsbury County 3
19 Walworth County 3
20 Aurora County 2
20 Charles Mix County 2
20 Hamlin County 2
20 Lake County 2