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Highest German population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 46.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01McPherson County, SDSD2,34774.5%–

02Edmunds County, SDSD4,02270.8%–

03Faulk County, SDSD2,17870.0%–

04Campbell County, SDSD1,37768.5%–

05Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41367.7%–

06Potter County, SDSD2,37765.3%–

07Hanson County, SDSD3,45663.7%–

08McCook County, SDSD5,96461.5%–

09Hand County, SDSD3,12157.3%–

10Sully County, SDSD1,47957.2%–

11Walworth County, SDSD5,21756.9%–

12Brown County, SDSD37,56154.9%–

13Gregory County, SDSD4,03754.5%–

14Aurora County, SDSD2,80154.3%–

15Codington County, SDSD29,56254.3%–

16Miner County, SDSD2,28154.2%–

17Spink County, SDSD6,15552.6%–

18Clark County, SDSD4,03152.0%–

19Davison County, SDSD20,06951.8%–

20Brule County, SDSD5,27851.7%–

21Lake County, SDSD10,99350.7%–

22Jerauld County, SDSD1,65450.6%–

23Deuel County, SDSD4,40850.4%–

24Grant County, SDSD7,53449.9%–

25Jones County, SDSD91348.8%–

26Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24448.6%–

27Brookings County, SDSD37,63547.9%–

28Yankton County, SDSD23,63547.8%–

29Turner County, SDSD9,31447.7%–

30Perkins County, SDSD2,85347.4%–

31Lincoln County, SDSD77,14547.1%–

32Tripp County, SDSD5,70846.8%–

33Sanborn County, SDSD2,38846.7%–

34Stanley County, SDSD3,01846.4%–

35Marshall County, SDSD4,42645.6%–

36Haakon County, SDSD1,80245.4%–

37Beadle County, SDSD19,62445.4%–

38Hyde County, SDSD1,19145.3%–

39Lawrence County, SDSD29,45944.5%–

40Clay County, SDSD15,03143.9%–

41Day County, SDSD5,48443.8%–

42Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69143.8%–

43Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28442.8%–

44Hughes County, SDSD17,57042.7%–

45Hamlin County, SDSD6,90042.3%–

46Custer County, SDSD9,43142.1%–

47Union County, SDSD17,40242.0%–

48Butte County, SDSD10,85640.9%–

49Meade County, SDSD30,71140.5%–

50Moody County, SDSD6,63239.9%–

51Fall River County, SDSD7,46739.7%–

52Pennington County, SDSD116,79238.0%–

53Douglas County, SDSD2,88833.9%–

54Harding County, SDSD1,33131.8%–

55Roberts County, SDSD10,25531.3%–

56Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30330.2%–

57Lyman County, SDSD3,69427.3%–

58Mellette County, SDSD2,13725.6%–

59Corson County, SDSD3,78124.3%–

60Bennett County, SDSD3,30720.9%–

61Jackson County, SDSD2,66620.7%–

62Ziebach County, SDSD2,38916.0%–

63Dewey County, SDSD5,41913.2%–

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,8025.6%–

65Todd County, SDSD8,8635.1%–

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