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Highest Norwegian population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 8.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Butte County, SD, up 18 places to #28.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Day County, SDSD5,48425.3%+0.2 pts

02▼1Marshall County, SDSD4,42625.1%−5.5 pts

03Deuel County, SDSD4,40823.4%−2.0 pts

04▲5Perkins County, SDSD2,85323.0%−3.2 pts

05▲3Clark County, SDSD4,03119.5%−9.9 pts

06▲1Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28418.0%−7.5 pts

07▲12Miner County, SDSD2,28117.9%−2.8 pts

08▼4Harding County, SDSD1,33117.2%−24.1 pts

09▼4Lake County, SDSD10,99316.3%−4.3 pts

10Codington County, SDSD29,56215.8%−6.8 pts

11▲3Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.4%−3.8 pts

12▼6Jerauld County, SDSD1,65414.7%−2.9 pts

13▼2Haakon County, SDSD1,80214.6%−3.0 pts

14▼2Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.4%−9.9 pts

15▲3Lincoln County, SDSD77,14514.3%−6.6 pts

16▼1Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014.0%−10.0 pts

17▲4Grant County, SDSD7,53413.9%−3.0 pts

18▼2Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.8%+2.1 pts

19▲4Campbell County, SDSD1,37712.2%−1.9 pts

20Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69112.1%−5.6 pts

21▼4Sanborn County, SDSD2,38811.8%−2.8 pts

22▲8Hughes County, SDSD17,57011.8%−0.7 pts

23▼1Turner County, SDSD9,31411.2%−7.2 pts

24▼11Moody County, SDSD6,63211.0%−9.0 pts

25▲4Hyde County, SDSD1,19110.9%−6.5 pts

26▼1Brown County, SDSD37,56110.9%−4.3 pts

27▲16Walworth County, SDSD5,21710.0%−2.5 pts

28▲18Butte County, SDSD10,8569.7%−6.0 pts

29▼1Edmunds County, SDSD4,0229.2%−2.2 pts

30▼3Clay County, SDSD15,0319.1%−7.3 pts

31▲3Spink County, SDSD6,1558.9%−2.7 pts

32▲9McCook County, SDSD5,9648.6%−2.5 pts

33▼9Lawrence County, SDSD29,4598.6%−2.8 pts

34▲14Brule County, SDSD5,2788.6%−2.3 pts

35▲1Meade County, SDSD30,7118.3%−4.9 pts

36▲4Aurora County, SDSD2,8018.3%−3.6 pts

37▼5Union County, SDSD17,4028.2%−10.0 pts

38▲1Davison County, SDSD20,0698.1%−2.5 pts

39▼4Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.9%−7.8 pts

40▼3Pennington County, SDSD116,7927.8%−3.2 pts

41▲8Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.4%−1.0 pts

42▼9Sully County, SDSD1,4797.3%−0.9 pts

43▼17Faulk County, SDSD2,1787.1%+1.4 pts

44▼13Beadle County, SDSD19,6246.8%−5.0 pts

45▼7Custer County, SDSD9,4316.6%−4.2 pts

46▲11Tripp County, SDSD5,7086.3%+2.5 pts

47▼5Potter County, SDSD2,3776.0%−2.2 pts

48▲4Hanson County, SDSD3,4565.4%+0.2 pts

49▲5Hand County, SDSD3,1215.3%−3.7 pts

50▲5Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4135.1%−2.3 pts

51▼6Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.9%−4.2 pts

52▲1Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.6%−1.5 pts

53▲7Ziebach County, SDSD2,3893.9%−1.7 pts

54▼10Jones County, SDSD9133.8%−6.4 pts

55▼8McPherson County, SDSD2,3473.5%−3.8 pts

56▲5Corson County, SDSD3,7813.5%−1.0 pts

57▼1Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%−3.5 pts

58▲1Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.0%−7.0 pts

59▼9Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.7%−3.3 pts

60▲4Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.4%–

61▼10Douglas County, SDSD2,8882.3%−3.3 pts

62▲1Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.9%−0.8 pts

63▼1Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.3%−2.3 pts

64▼6Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.2%−0.4 pts

65▲1Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%−0.6 pts

66▼1Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES