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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Butte County, SDSD10,8564.8%–

02Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.6%–

03Harding County, SDSD1,3313.2%–

04Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.1%–

05Clay County, SDSD15,0312.5%–

06Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%–

07Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.3%–

08Custer County, SDSD9,4312.2%–

09Meade County, SDSD30,7112.2%–

10Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.1%–

11Jones County, SDSD9131.8%–

12Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.5%–

13Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.5%–

14Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.5%–

15Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.5%–

16Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.5%–

17Codington County, SDSD29,5621.5%–

18Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.5%–

19Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%–

20Hand County, SDSD3,1211.3%–

21Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.3%–

22Union County, SDSD17,4021.2%–

23Grant County, SDSD7,5341.2%–

24Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.2%–

25Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.1%–

26Turner County, SDSD9,3141.1%–

27Clark County, SDSD4,0311.1%–

28Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%–

29Brule County, SDSD5,2781.0%–

30Day County, SDSD5,4840.9%–

31Moody County, SDSD6,6320.9%–

32Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.8%–

33Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.8%–

34Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.8%–

35Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.8%–

36Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.8%–

37Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.8%–

38Miner County, SDSD2,2810.7%–

39Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.7%–

40Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.7%–

41Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.7%–

42Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.7%–

43Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.7%–

44McCook County, SDSD5,9640.6%–

45Davison County, SDSD20,0690.6%–

46Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.6%–

47Corson County, SDSD3,7810.6%–

48Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.6%–

49Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.6%–

50Sully County, SDSD1,4790.5%–

51Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.5%–

52Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.4%–

53Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.4%–

54Potter County, SDSD2,3770.4%–

55Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%–

56Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.3%–

57Todd County, SDSD8,8630.3%–

58Spink County, SDSD6,1550.2%–

59Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%–

60Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%–

61Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.1%–

62Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS