Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Basque Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 157 people in South Dakota with Basque ancestry (0.02% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota counties, Haakon County had the highest percentage of its population with Basque ancestry (2.41%), followed by Stanley County (1.65%), and Jackson County (0.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 counties with high percentage of its population having Basque 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 Percentage of Population with Basque Ancestry in 2021
Haakon County
Stanley County
Jackson County
McPherson County
Custer County
McCook County
Kingsbury County
Pennington County
Minnehaha County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Basque Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Haakon County 2.41
2 Stanley County 1.65
3 Jackson County 0.59
4 McPherson County 0.18
5 Custer County 0.06
6 McCook County 0.05
7 Kingsbury County 0.02
7 Pennington County 0.02
8 Minnehaha County 0.01