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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.05K people in South Dakota with Swiss ancestry. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with Swiss ancestry (873), followed by Pennington County (390), and Lawrence County (169).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Swiss 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 Swiss Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lawrence County
Union County
Brown County
Yankton County
Lincoln County
Lake County
Turner County
Davison County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with Swiss Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 873
2 Pennington County 390
3 Lawrence County 169
3 Union County 169
4 Brown County 159
5 Yankton County 137
6 Lincoln County 123
7 Lake County 117
8 Turner County 63
9 Davison County 48
9 Faulk County 48
10 Brookings County 45
10 Butte County 45
11 Clay County 41
11 Marshall County 41
12 Roberts County 37
13 Gregory County 35
14 Charles Mix County 34
14 Spink County 34
15 Custer County 33
16 Deuel County 30
17 Perkins County 29
18 Hughes County 26
18 Walworth County 26
19 Fall River County 25
19 Meade County 25
20 Beadle County 19
20 Hutchinson County 19
21 Clark County 18
21 Todd County 18
22 Brule County 15
22 Jerauld County 15
22 Sanborn County 15
23 Harding County 14
24 Lyman County 12
25 Hand County 11
25 Hanson County 11
25 Kingsbury County 11
25 Moody County 11
26 Jackson County 9
26 Jones County 9
27 McCook County 8
27 Tripp County 8
28 Codington County 6
28 Edmunds County 6
29 Miner County 4
30 Campbell County 3
30 McPherson County 3
31 Bon Homme County 2
31 Corson County 2
31 Grant County 2
32 Sully County 1