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Highest Finnish population share, South Dakota cities · 2020

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 16 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 0.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2010

01Spearfish, SDSD14,1541.8%+1.0 pts

02Watertown, SDSD23,7361.3%+0.6 pts

03Pierre, SDSD13,8480.8%+0.7 pts

04Yankton, SDSD15,8160.6%+0.5 pts

05Huron, SDSD14,6070.6%+0.4 pts

06Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9750.5%−1.0 pts

07Aberdeen, SDSD27,9610.5%−0.5 pts

08Brandon, SDSD11,3060.5%+0.3 pts

09Rapid City, SDSD80,5890.4%+0.1 pts

10Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7480.3%+0.1 pts

11Vermillion, SDSD11,7200.2%−0.1 pts

12Box Elder, SDSD13,9360.1%0.0 pts

13Belle Fourche, SDSD5,7910.1%−0.8 pts

14Mitchell, SDSD15,7560.1%−0.3 pts

15Brookings, SDSD25,3550.1%−0.8 pts

16Madison, SDSD6,0650.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS