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Highest Danish population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 64 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McPherson County, SD, up 43 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Turner County, SDSD9,3146.2%−5.2 pts

02▼1Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2844.5%−6.3 pts

03▲4Clay County, SDSD15,0314.2%+0.3 pts

04▲8Union County, SDSD17,4023.2%−0.2 pts

05▲26Potter County, SDSD2,3772.8%+2.2 pts

06▲7Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.7%+1.4 pts

07▲8Hand County, SDSD3,1212.6%+1.6 pts

08▼5Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.5%−2.7 pts

09▼1Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.4%+0.3 pts

10▲39Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.3%+1.2 pts

11▲30Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.3%−0.3 pts

12▲21Davison County, SDSD20,0692.3%−0.6 pts

13▼8Brookings County, SDSD37,6352.3%−1.7 pts

14▲3Lake County, SDSD10,9932.1%−2.9 pts

15▼6Custer County, SDSD9,4312.0%−0.2 pts

16▲7Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%+0.2 pts

17▲43McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.9%−0.3 pts

18▲29Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.8%+0.1 pts

19▼5Sully County, SDSD1,4791.8%−2.9 pts

20▼1Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.7%−0.8 pts

21Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.7%0.0 pts

22▼16Brule County, SDSD5,2781.6%−0.5 pts

23▼13Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451.6%−1.0 pts

24▲37Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.5%−1.4 pts

25▲32Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.5%+0.1 pts

26▲22Spink County, SDSD6,1551.4%−0.4 pts

27Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.4%−0.2 pts

28▼6Codington County, SDSD29,5621.3%−1.5 pts

29▼11Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.3%−0.3 pts

30▼26Moody County, SDSD6,6321.3%−2.6 pts

31▲5Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.2%−0.1 pts

32▲12Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.0%−2.7 pts

33▲25Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.0%−0.4 pts

34▲6Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.0%+0.1 pts

35▲3Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.0%−1.0 pts

36▼8Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.9%+0.1 pts

37▲13Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%−2.0 pts

38▼4Miner County, SDSD2,2810.9%−1.6 pts

39▼10Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.8%−0.9 pts

40▼16Clark County, SDSD4,0310.8%−0.8 pts

41▼4Meade County, SDSD30,7110.8%−0.4 pts

42▲10Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.8%−1.6 pts

43▼23Butte County, SDSD10,8560.8%−0.2 pts

44▼18Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.8%−0.2 pts

45▲11Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.7%−1.0 pts

46▼3Day County, SDSD5,4840.7%−1.9 pts

47▼2Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.7%+0.1 pts

48▼18Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.7%−2.7 pts

49▼17Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.6%−0.9 pts

50▲1Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.6%−1.0 pts

51▼5Brown County, SDSD37,5610.6%−0.8 pts

52▼36Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.6%−2.2 pts

53Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.6%−0.5 pts

54▼29Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.6%−0.6 pts

55▼44McCook County, SDSD5,9640.5%−1.5 pts

56▼21Grant County, SDSD7,5340.5%−2.5 pts

57▼18Jones County, SDSD9130.5%−0.3 pts

58▲4Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.4%−0.2 pts

59▼17Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.3%−1.4 pts

60▼1Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.2%–

61▼6Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.2%0.0 pts

62▲1Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.1%−0.5 pts

63▼9Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.0%−1.4 pts

64▲1Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−1.5 pts

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