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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 527 people in South Dakota with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.06% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota counties, Miner County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (1.13%), followed by Hanson County (0.53%), and Fall River County (0.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Miner County
Hanson County
Fall River County
Grant County
Mellette County
Edmunds County
Turner County
Meade County
Douglas County
Davison County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Miner County 1.13
2 Hanson County 0.53
3 Fall River County 0.50
4 Grant County 0.46
5 Mellette County 0.31
6 Edmunds County 0.30
7 Turner County 0.23
8 Meade County 0.22
9 Douglas County 0.21
10 Davison County 0.18
11 Haakon County 0.16
12 Hughes County 0.14
13 McPherson County 0.13
14 Hutchinson County 0.12
15 Day County 0.09
16 Pennington County 0.08
17 Bon Homme County 0.07
17 Brookings County 0.07
17 Deuel County 0.07
18 Codington County 0.06
19 Lake County 0.05
20 Brown County 0.03
20 Butte County 0.03
20 Gregory County 0.03
20 Lincoln County 0.03
20 Perkins County 0.03
21 Brule County 0.02
21 Hamlin County 0.02
21 Minnehaha County 0.02
21 Yankton County 0.02