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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 57 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.3%–

02Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.6%–

03Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.6%–

04Clay County, SDSD15,0311.5%–

05Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.5%–

06Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.3%–

07Butte County, SDSD10,8561.0%–

08Day County, SDSD5,4841.0%–

09Moody County, SDSD6,6321.0%–

10Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.9%–

11Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%–

12Davison County, SDSD20,0690.7%–

13Potter County, SDSD2,3770.6%–

14Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.6%–

15Custer County, SDSD9,4310.6%–

16Union County, SDSD17,4020.5%–

17Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.5%–

18Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%–

19McCook County, SDSD5,9640.5%–

20Lake County, SDSD10,9930.5%–

21Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.5%–

22Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%–

23Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.4%–

24Clark County, SDSD4,0310.4%–

25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%–

26Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.4%–

27Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.4%–

28Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.4%–

29Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.3%–

30Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.3%–

31Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.3%–

32Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.3%–

33Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.3%–

34Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%–

35Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.3%–

36Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.3%–

37McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

38Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.3%–

39Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%–

40Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%–

41Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.2%–

42Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%–

43Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%–

44Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%–

45Brule County, SDSD5,2780.2%–

46Codington County, SDSD29,5620.2%–

47Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.2%–

48Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%–

49Hand County, SDSD3,1210.2%–

50Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%–

51Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.1%–

52Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%–

53Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%–

54Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%–

55Miner County, SDSD2,2810.0%–

56Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%–

57Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES