Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.22K people in South Dakota with Scottish ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Pennington County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (2.43K), followed by Minnehaha County (2.00K), and Brown County (644).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennington County | 2428 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 2002 |
| 3 | Brown County | 644 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 630 |
| 5 | Meade County | 573 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 380 |
| 7 | Davison County | 314 |
| 8 | Codington County | 259 |
| 9 | Brookings County | 216 |
| 10 | Custer County | 195 |
| 11 | Union County | 176 |
| 12 | Clay County | 161 |
| 13 | Roberts County | 132 |
| 14 | Butte County | 131 |
| 15 | Hughes County | 129 |
| 16 | Fall River County | 126 |
| 17 | Walworth County | 121 |
| 18 | Lake County | 102 |
| 19 | Beadle County | 96 |
| 20 | Bon Homme County | 86 |
| 21 | Moody County | 74 |
| 22 | Deuel County | 68 |
| 23 | Hamlin County | 60 |
| 24 | Jerauld County | 59 |
| 25 | Haakon County | 57 |
| 25 | Stanley County | 57 |
| 25 | Yankton County | 57 |
| 26 | Tripp County | 54 |
| 27 | Perkins County | 51 |
| 28 | Todd County | 50 |
| 29 | Faulk County | 49 |
| 29 | Hand County | 49 |
| 30 | Sully County | 41 |
| 31 | Grant County | 37 |
| 31 | Gregory County | 37 |
| 32 | Turner County | 35 |
| 33 | Jones County | 34 |
| 33 | Sanborn County | 34 |
| 34 | Day County | 31 |
| 35 | Spink County | 28 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 27 |
| 36 | Kingsbury County | 27 |
| 37 | Brule County | 25 |
| 38 | Harding County | 24 |
| 38 | Hutchinson County | 24 |
| 39 | Campbell County | 23 |
| 39 | Clark County | 23 |
| 39 | McCook County | 23 |
| 40 | Edmunds County | 22 |
| 41 | Charles Mix County | 20 |
| 42 | Bennett County | 19 |
| 42 | Lyman County | 19 |
| 43 | Aurora County | 17 |
| 44 | Oglala Lakota County | 15 |
| 45 | Hanson County | 13 |
| 46 | McPherson County | 11 |
| 47 | Hyde County | 8 |
| 48 | Buffalo County | 7 |
| 49 | Corson County | 6 |
| 50 | Miner County | 3 |
| 51 | Dewey County | 2 |
| 51 | Marshall County | 2 |
| 52 | Douglas County | 1 |