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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 690 people in South Dakota with Portuguese ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with Portuguese ancestry (168), followed by Pennington County (124), and Lincoln County (62).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lincoln County
Brown County
Spink County
Beadle County
Brookings County
Clay County
Meade County
Custer County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 168
2 Pennington County 124
3 Lincoln County 62
4 Brown County 55
5 Spink County 44
6 Beadle County 40
7 Brookings County 29
7 Clay County 29
8 Meade County 21
9 Custer County 20
10 Deuel County 17
11 Moody County 16
12 Codington County 13
13 Fall River County 11
14 Bon Homme County 9
14 Buffalo County 9
15 Charles Mix County 4
16 Clark County 3
16 Kingsbury County 3
16 Lawrence County 3
16 Union County 3
17 Gregory County 2
17 Hamlin County 2
17 Turner County 2
18 Roberts County 1