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Highest Danish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2010
01Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2847.5%−3.4 pts
02Turner County, SDSD9,3146.4%−5.0 pts
03Yankton County, SDSD23,6353.6%−1.6 pts
04Moody County, SDSD6,6323.2%−0.6 pts
05Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.1%−0.8 pts
06Brule County, SDSD5,2783.0%+0.8 pts
07Clay County, SDSD15,0312.9%−1.0 pts
08Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.8%+0.8 pts
09Custer County, SDSD9,4312.8%+0.6 pts
10Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.6%+0.0 pts
11McCook County, SDSD5,9642.5%+0.5 pts
12Union County, SDSD17,4022.5%−0.9 pts
13Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.4%+1.1 pts
14Sully County, SDSD1,4792.3%−2.3 pts
15Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1%+1.2 pts
16Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.0%−0.8 pts
17Lake County, SDSD10,9932.0%−3.1 pts
18Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.9%+0.3 pts
19Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.9%−0.6 pts
20Butte County, SDSD10,8561.9%+0.9 pts
21Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.9%+0.2 pts
22Codington County, SDSD29,5621.9%−0.9 pts
23Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%+0.2 pts
24Clark County, SDSD4,0311.7%+0.1 pts
25Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.7%+0.5 pts
26Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.7%+0.7 pts
27Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.6%+0.0 pts
28Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.5%+0.7 pts
29Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.5%−0.2 pts
30Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.5%−1.8 pts
31Potter County, SDSD2,3771.4%+0.8 pts
32Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.4%−0.1 pts
33Davison County, SDSD20,0691.4%−1.5 pts
34Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3%−1.2 pts
35Grant County, SDSD7,5341.3%−1.7 pts
36Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.3%+0.0 pts
37Meade County, SDSD30,7111.2%−0.0 pts
38Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.2%−0.7 pts
39Jones County, SDSD9131.1%+0.3 pts
40Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.1%+0.3 pts
41Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.1%−1.5 pts
42Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.1%−0.6 pts
43Day County, SDSD5,4841.1%−1.4 pts
44Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.1%−2.6 pts
45Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.0%+0.5 pts
46Brown County, SDSD37,5611.0%−0.4 pts
47Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.0%−0.7 pts
48Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%−1.0 pts
49Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.9%−0.2 pts
50Harding County, SDSD1,3310.8%−2.0 pts
51Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.8%−0.8 pts
52Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.8%−1.6 pts
53Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.8%−0.3 pts
54Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.7%−0.8 pts
55Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.7%+0.5 pts
56Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.7%−1.0 pts
57Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.6%−0.8 pts
58Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.5%−0.9 pts
59Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.3%–
60McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%−1.9 pts
61Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.2%−2.7 pts
62Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.2%−0.5 pts
63Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%−0.5 pts
64Todd County, SDSD8,8630.2%–
65Corson County, SDSD3,7810.1%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS