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Highest Portuguese population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 27 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 27 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Deuel County, SD, up 14 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Spink County, SDSD6,1550.8%+0.3 pts

02Sully County, SDSD1,4790.7%–

03Hand County, SDSD3,1210.6%–

04▲4Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%+0.5 pts

05Brule County, SDSD5,2780.4%–

06Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.4%–

07▲14Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.3%–

08▲11Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.3%–

09Custer County, SDSD9,4310.3%−0.3 pts

10McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%–

11▲11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.1%+0.1 pts

12Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.1%–

13▼8Brown County, SDSD37,5610.1%0.0 pts

14Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.1%0.0 pts

15Day County, SDSD5,4840.1%+0.1 pts

16Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%–

17Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.1%–

18Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%–

19▼12Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.1%−0.1 pts

20Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.1%0.0 pts

21▼4Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.0%–

22▼13Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.0%−0.2 pts

23▼13Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.0%−0.1 pts

24▼1Turner County, SDSD9,3140.0%0.0 pts

25▼12Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.0%–

26▼2Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.0%–

27Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.0%–

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