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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 187 people in South Dakota with South African ancestry (0.02% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota counties, Edmunds County had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.85%), followed by Clark County (0.45%), and Dewey County (0.23%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Edmunds County
Clark County
Dewey County
Brown County
Day County
Roberts County
Spink County
Hamlin County
Brookings County
Hutchinson County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Edmunds County 0.85
2 Clark County 0.45
3 Dewey County 0.23
4 Brown County 0.17
5 Day County 0.15
6 Roberts County 0.14
7 Spink County 0.13
8 Hamlin County 0.07
9 Brookings County 0.03
9 Hutchinson County 0.03
9 Meade County 0.03
10 Clay County 0.01