RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Highest Danish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2023 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.

South DakotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest American population Highest American population share Largest Arab population Highest Arab population share Largest Egyptian population Highest Egyptian population share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2000

01Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2847.5%–

02Turner County, SDSD9,3146.4%–

03Yankton County, SDSD23,6353.6%–

04Moody County, SDSD6,6323.2%–

05Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.1%–

06Brule County, SDSD5,2783.0%–

07Clay County, SDSD15,0312.9%–

08Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.8%–

09Custer County, SDSD9,4312.8%–

10Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.6%–

11McCook County, SDSD5,9642.5%–

12Union County, SDSD17,4022.5%–

13Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.4%–

14Sully County, SDSD1,4792.3%–

15Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1%–

16Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.0%–

17Lake County, SDSD10,9932.0%–

18Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.9%–

19Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.9%–

20Butte County, SDSD10,8561.9%–

21Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.9%–

22Codington County, SDSD29,5621.9%–

23Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%–

24Clark County, SDSD4,0311.7%–

25Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.7%–

26Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.7%–

27Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.6%–

28Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.5%–

29Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.5%–

30Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.5%–

31Potter County, SDSD2,3771.4%–

32Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.4%–

33Davison County, SDSD20,0691.4%–

34Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3%–

35Grant County, SDSD7,5341.3%–

36Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.3%–

37Meade County, SDSD30,7111.2%–

38Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.2%–

39Jones County, SDSD9131.1%–

40Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.1%–

41Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.1%–

42Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.1%–

43Day County, SDSD5,4841.1%–

44Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.1%–

45Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.0%–

46Brown County, SDSD37,5611.0%–

47Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.0%–

48Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%–

49Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.9%–

50Harding County, SDSD1,3310.8%–

51Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.8%–

52Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.8%–

53Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.8%–

54Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.7%–

55Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.7%–

56Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.7%–

57Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.6%–

58Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.5%–

59Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.3%–

60McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

61Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.2%–

62Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.2%–

63Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%–

64Todd County, SDSD8,8630.2%–

65Corson County, SDSD3,7810.1%–

SHOWING 1–65 OF 65

Download CSV (full list, 65 rows)

UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES