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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 (2024 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.3%+0.0 pts
02Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.6%+0.0 pts
03Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.6%+0.1 pts
04Clay County, SDSD15,0311.5%−1.0 pts
05Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.5%+0.7 pts
06Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.3%−0.2 pts
07Butte County, SDSD10,8561.0%−3.7 pts
08Day County, SDSD5,4841.0%+0.1 pts
09Moody County, SDSD6,6321.0%+0.1 pts
10Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.9%−1.2 pts
11Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%+0.7 pts
12Davison County, SDSD20,0690.7%+0.1 pts
13Potter County, SDSD2,3770.6%+0.2 pts
14Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.6%+0.5 pts
15Custer County, SDSD9,4310.6%−1.7 pts
16Union County, SDSD17,4020.5%−0.7 pts
17Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.5%−0.7 pts
18Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%+0.2 pts
19McCook County, SDSD5,9640.5%−0.1 pts
20Lake County, SDSD10,9930.5%+0.3 pts
21Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.5%−1.8 pts
22Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%−1.8 pts
23Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.4%−0.4 pts
24Clark County, SDSD4,0310.4%−0.7 pts
25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%+0.0 pts
26Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.4%−3.2 pts
27Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.4%−1.1 pts
28Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.4%−1.1 pts
29Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.3%−0.4 pts
30Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.3%−0.5 pts
31Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.3%–
32Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.3%−0.5 pts
33Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.3%−0.2 pts
34Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%−0.4 pts
35Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.3%−0.1 pts
36Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.3%−2.8 pts
37McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–
38Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.3%−0.4 pts
39Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%−2.9 pts
40Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%−0.4 pts
41Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.2%−0.5 pts
42Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%+0.0 pts
43Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%−0.8 pts
44Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%−0.9 pts
45Brule County, SDSD5,2780.2%−0.8 pts
46Codington County, SDSD29,5620.2%−1.3 pts
47Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.2%−0.9 pts
48Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−1.3 pts
49Hand County, SDSD3,1210.2%−1.1 pts
50Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%−0.4 pts
51Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.1%−1.1 pts
52Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%−0.3 pts
53Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%−1.5 pts
54Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%−1.1 pts
55Miner County, SDSD2,2810.0%−0.7 pts
56Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%−0.7 pts
57Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES