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Highest American population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 4.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mellette County, SD, up 48 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Jerauld County, SDSD1,65414.0%+11.8 pts

02▲16Jones County, SDSD91313.9%+12.1 pts

03▲13Lyman County, SDSD3,69413.1%+12.1 pts

04▲4Brule County, SDSD5,2789.7%+8.3 pts

05▲36Walworth County, SDSD5,2177.9%+4.8 pts

06▼2Aurora County, SDSD2,8017.8%+2.9 pts

07▲3Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3037.6%+5.8 pts

08▲11Turner County, SDSD9,3147.4%+4.7 pts

09▼3Davison County, SDSD20,0697.2%+2.8 pts

10▲7Buffalo County, SDSD1,8027.2%–

11▼10Sanborn County, SDSD2,3887.0%+3.2 pts

12▼5Perkins County, SDSD2,8537.0%+1.2 pts

13▼11Hanson County, SDSD3,4566.8%+2.8 pts

14▲35Tripp County, SDSD5,7086.6%+2.7 pts

15▼2Ziebach County, SDSD2,3896.6%+4.7 pts

16▼2McCook County, SDSD5,9646.5%+3.0 pts

17▲48Mellette County, SDSD2,1376.5%+5.9 pts

18▲30Butte County, SDSD10,8566.1%+0.8 pts

19▲34Gregory County, SDSD4,0376.1%+3.7 pts

20▲26Grant County, SDSD7,5346.0%+0.8 pts

21▲6Beadle County, SDSD19,6245.7%+1.5 pts

22▲15Lawrence County, SDSD29,4595.6%+1.2 pts

23▼11Harding County, SDSD1,3315.6%+2.9 pts

24▲4Custer County, SDSD9,4315.3%−2.6 pts

25▲13Lincoln County, SDSD77,1455.1%+1.2 pts

26▲3Sully County, SDSD1,4795.0%+1.6 pts

27▲31Hand County, SDSD3,1214.9%+1.6 pts

28▲7Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2844.9%+1.4 pts

29▲1Union County, SDSD17,4024.9%+1.2 pts

30▼15Moody County, SDSD6,6324.8%+3.2 pts

31▼9Corson County, SDSD3,7814.7%+3.8 pts

32▲7Hamlin County, SDSD6,9004.7%−0.6 pts

33▼10Meade County, SDSD30,7114.6%−2.2 pts

34▲18Hughes County, SDSD17,5704.6%+0.8 pts

35▲10Brown County, SDSD37,5614.5%+0.7 pts

36▼10Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6914.5%+1.3 pts

37▼17Fall River County, SDSD7,4674.5%+2.2 pts

38▼27Lake County, SDSD10,9934.4%−0.5 pts

39▼30Stanley County, SDSD3,0184.4%+1.9 pts

40▼19Haakon County, SDSD1,8024.3%+3.1 pts

41▲21Day County, SDSD5,4844.1%−1.9 pts

42▲1Codington County, SDSD29,5624.1%+0.8 pts

43▲13Clark County, SDSD4,0314.1%+0.6 pts

44▲6Douglas County, SDSD2,8884.0%−1.1 pts

45▼21Spink County, SDSD6,1554.0%−1.6 pts

46▼14Potter County, SDSD2,3773.9%0.0 pts

47▼42Miner County, SDSD2,2813.8%−0.4 pts

48▼14Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.6%0.0 pts

49▲8Campbell County, SDSD1,3773.3%+0.6 pts

50▼14Clay County, SDSD15,0313.0%+1.1 pts

51▼11Hyde County, SDSD1,1912.9%+0.6 pts

52▼21Dewey County, SDSD5,4192.8%+2.2 pts

53▼2Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.7%+1.0 pts

54▼29Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4132.6%−0.9 pts

55▼8Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.4%−1.1 pts

56▼1Edmunds County, SDSD4,0222.3%−0.1 pts

57▲7Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3382.3%–

58▼4Bennett County, SDSD3,3072.2%+0.3 pts

59▼17Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.9%−0.9 pts

60▼27Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.6%−2.6 pts

61▲2Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.6%−2.2 pts

62▼3Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.5%−0.4 pts

63Todd County, SDSD8,8631.5%+0.4 pts

64▼20Marshall County, SDSD4,4261.3%−1.4 pts

65▼5McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.9%−1.6 pts

66▼5Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.7%+0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES