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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.1%−0.1 pts
02Jones County, SDSD9132.1%+0.3 pts
03Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.7%+1.6 pts
04Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.6%+0.0 pts
05Clark County, SDSD4,0311.5%+0.3 pts
06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.5%+0.0 pts
07Butte County, SDSD10,8561.4%−3.4 pts
08Moody County, SDSD6,6321.3%+0.4 pts
09Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.1%−0.4 pts
10Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.1%−0.4 pts
11Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.1%+0.4 pts
12Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.0%+0.8 pts
13Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.0%−1.1 pts
14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.9%−1.6 pts
15Davison County, SDSD20,0690.9%+0.3 pts
16Hand County, SDSD3,1210.8%−0.5 pts
17Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.6%−0.5 pts
18Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.6%−0.2 pts
19Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.5%−0.2 pts
20Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.5%−0.1 pts
21Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.5%−0.9 pts
22Custer County, SDSD9,4310.5%−1.7 pts
23Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.5%−2.6 pts
24Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.5%−0.8 pts
25Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%−1.7 pts
26Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%−1.0 pts
27Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.4%−0.7 pts
28Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%+0.1 pts
29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.4%−0.4 pts
30Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.4%−0.2 pts
31Day County, SDSD5,4840.4%−0.5 pts
32Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.4%−0.1 pts
33Union County, SDSD17,4020.4%−0.9 pts
34Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.4%−0.0 pts
35Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%–
36Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%−2.9 pts
37Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.3%−0.5 pts
38Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.3%−1.2 pts
39Lake County, SDSD10,9930.3%+0.1 pts
40Brown County, SDSD37,5610.3%−0.8 pts
41Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.3%−0.5 pts
42McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%−0.4 pts
43Turner County, SDSD9,3140.3%−0.8 pts
44Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.3%−2.0 pts
45Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.3%−0.4 pts
46Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%−3.4 pts
47Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.2%−0.6 pts
48Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%−0.2 pts
49Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−1.3 pts
50Sully County, SDSD1,4790.2%−0.4 pts
51Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%−0.6 pts
52Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.1%−0.6 pts
53Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%−0.5 pts
54Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%−1.0 pts
55Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%−0.9 pts
56Spink County, SDSD6,1550.1%−0.1 pts
57McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.1%–
58Corson County, SDSD3,7810.1%−0.5 pts
59Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%−0.3 pts
60Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.1%–
61Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%−0.0 pts
62Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS