South Dakota Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of South Dakota was 33,705, which was 3.82% of the population of South Dakota.

The highest percentage of the South Dakota foreign-born population where born in Mexico (10.76%), followed by Ethiopia (7.24%), and Guatemala (6.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the South Dakota Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total South Dakota foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the South Dakota foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
South Dakota Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Mexico
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Philippines
El Salvador
Ukraine
India
China
Eritrea
Canada
South Dakota Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Country of Birth Number of People Percentage of Foreign-Born (%)
Mexico 3628 10.76
Ethiopia 2441 7.24
Guatemala 2198 6.52
Philippines 1701 5.05
El Salvador 1402 4.16
Ukraine 1331 3.95
India 1229 3.65
China 1146 3.40
Eritrea 1127 3.34
Canada 1101 3.27
Korea 1001 2.97
Nepal 970 2.88
Liberia 897 2.66
Thailand 864 2.56
Burma 840 2.49
Democratic Republic of Congo 835 2.48
Germany 624 1.85
Somalia 421 1.25
England 396 1.18
Japan 384 1.14
Iraq 346 1.03
Vietnam 319 0.95
Honduras 305 0.91
Dominican Republic 298 0.88
Laos 288 0.85
Congo 288 0.85
Sudan 281 0.83
Russia 259 0.77
Egypt 217 0.64
Cuba 189 0.56
Kenya 186 0.55
Jamaica 163 0.48
Cambodia 162 0.48
Pakistan 159 0.47
Bosnia and Herzegovina 156 0.46
Croatia 149 0.44
Colombia 142 0.42
Nigeria 124 0.37
Netherlands 120 0.36
Afghanistan 117 0.35
Ghana 117 0.35
Belarus 115 0.34
Peru 104 0.31
Romania 98 0.29
Ecuador 95 0.28
Spain 94 0.28
Lebanon 94 0.28
Panama 93 0.28
Haiti 91 0.27
France 90 0.27
Nicaragua 88 0.26
Brazil 82 0.24
Poland 72 0.21
Uganda 71 0.21
Chile 69 0.21
Iran 53 0.16
Turkey 44 0.13
Indonesia 42 0.13
Morocco 41 0.12
Argentina 36 0.11
Switzerland 35 0.10
Moldova 35 0.10
Australia 33 0.10
Sweden 31 0.09
Scotland 31 0.09
Belize 31 0.09
Israel 29 0.09
Malaysia 28 0.08
Singapore 27 0.08
Cameroon 27 0.08
Hong Kong 26 0.08
Italy 24 0.07
Syria 23 0.07
Denmark 22 0.07
Taiwan 21 0.06
Norway 20 0.06
Bangladesh 20 0.06
Serbia 19 0.06
Venezuela 19 0.06
Zimbabwe 18 0.05
Czechoslovakia 16 0.05
Lithuania 16 0.05
Uzbekistan 16 0.05
Jordan 14 0.04
Hungary 13 0.04
Costa Rica 13 0.04
Austria 12 0.04
Greece 12 0.04
Latvia 7 0.02
Saudi Arabia 7 0.02
Albania 6 0.02
Sierra Leone 5 0.02
Belgium 4 0.01
Fiji 4 0.01
Ireland 3 0.01
Armenia 2 0.01