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Highest Finnish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties 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 43 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2010

01Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014.5%+5.9 pts

02Clark County, SDSD4,0316.2%+5.0 pts

03Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.6%−0.1 pts

04Codington County, SDSD29,5621.5%+0.8 pts

05Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.3%+0.2 pts

06Custer County, SDSD9,4311.3%+1.2 pts

07Harding County, SDSD1,3311.0%−2.8 pts

08Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.0%+0.1 pts

09Brown County, SDSD37,5610.7%−0.7 pts

10Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.6%−0.0 pts

11Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.5%+0.1 pts

12Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%+0.2 pts

13Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.5%−0.5 pts

14Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%+0.3 pts

15Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.5%–

16Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.4%−0.2 pts

17Day County, SDSD5,4840.4%−0.4 pts

18Butte County, SDSD10,8560.3%−1.9 pts

19McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

20Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.3%−0.3 pts

21Brule County, SDSD5,2780.3%–

22Meade County, SDSD30,7110.3%−0.4 pts

23Moody County, SDSD6,6320.3%+0.2 pts

24Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.3%+0.1 pts

25Clay County, SDSD15,0310.3%+0.1 pts

26Miner County, SDSD2,2810.3%−1.0 pts

27Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.2%–

28Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.2%−0.7 pts

29Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.2%−0.1 pts

30Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.2%−0.2 pts

31Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.2%+0.1 pts

32Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%−0.0 pts

33Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.1%–

34Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%+0.0 pts

35Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%−0.0 pts

36Sully County, SDSD1,4790.1%–

37Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.1%–

38Davison County, SDSD20,0690.1%−0.3 pts

39Union County, SDSD17,4020.1%−0.0 pts

40Lake County, SDSD10,9930.0%−0.1 pts

41Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.0%−0.3 pts

42Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.2 pts

43Turner County, SDSD9,3140.0%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS